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“Double Dip”, Day 29 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days
You can keep your sugar cone, your waffle cone and for God’s sake, your cup. I was always a fan of the flat bottom “Eat-It-All” cake cone. Yeah. It didn’t compete with the flavor of the main event, and the … Continue reading
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“Café au Lait & Beignets” Day 28 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days
You’re in New Orleans. It’s the morning after one of those nights. You head down to Cafe Du Monde in the French market. You get a cafe au lait. And of course and order of beignets, with about eight inches … Continue reading
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“Leftovers Lunch”, day 27 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days
Leftovers till hell won’t have ‘em? Make sandwiches. Sandwiches to the sky, Dagwood style. I’m doing a painting each day this month. 30 paintings in 30 days. Being November, the Month of the Feast, the theme is Things We Love … Continue reading
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“Pumpkin Pie with a Mountain o’ Whipped Cream,” Day 26 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days
Come on, people. Give it up for pumpkin pie! And whipped cream! Whipped cream AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE! This is an original 5″ by 7″ acrylic painting, on illustration board, The paint of the whipping is thick … Continue reading
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“’68 Pineapple,” Day 22 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days
Possibly the most delectable fruit of them all. The noble, but prickly pineapple. The colors here are nowhere near the intensity of the original, with its hot-pink background and magenta block motif. Good thing I’ve got a new scanner, which … Continue reading
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Corn on Blue Plate with Red Grippers: Day 20 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days
This painting was dictated to me by our friend Alan Rubin, an artist in Virginia. He suggested “corn on the cob with a pat of melting butter on a blue plate with a red plastic corn gripper on each end.” … Continue reading
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“Banana Magritte”, Day 18 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days
Sometimes a banana is just a banana, and other times it’s the funniest of fruit. MUCH funnier than a staid old apple. Slipping-on, double-entendres, in-the-ear jokes, etc. The banana takes the cake. Anyway, ceci ne pas un Magritte… c’est un … Continue reading
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“Chicago Hot Dog: Fully Loaded,” Day 16 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days (SOLD)
In all it’s glory… the pride of the Windy City… the tube steak of big shoulders… it’s the Chicago hot dog, with all the fixins. That would be a Vienna Beef dog, tomatoes, pickles, onions, hot little sport peppers, yellow … Continue reading
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Corn Dogs: the Carny Food of Kings. Day 15 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days (SOLD)
From the “30 Paintings in 30 Days” collection, another original painting: Corn Dogs. Corn dogs, I say! Yeah, it’s the carny food of kings, hence the classy French tag line. “Le Chien de Maïs” which means, of course, “The Corn … Continue reading
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