Paintings

16×16″ mixed media on canvas.

16×16″ mixed media on canvas.

16×16″ mixed media on canvas.

16×16″ mixed media on canvas.

48×18″ mixed media on canvas.

2′x4′ acrylics, latex paint and charcoal pencil on canvas.

Acrylics and graphite on plywood. My first foray into the exciting world of stencil art — definitely a technique I’d like to explore further. In addition, given the amount of plywood filling our garage, I’ll probably be using wood instead of canvas for my next couple of pieces.

Inspired by Noelle’s obsession with the Statler plushie in the claw machine at Publix, though I’m not sure where the shrunken head idea came from. On a side note, it was nice to finally figure out what Waldorf’s counterpart was named since no one ever seems to remember (not Astoria). It was actually Statler’s wife who was named Astoria, and was really just Statler in drag. Acrylics, watercolor pencils and markers on canvas.

8×8″ acrylics and watercolor pencils on canvas. Inspired by my dad’s comfort food — bread and butter. Features a snippet of Moja Piosenka (My Song) by Polish poet Cyprian Norwid. Happy Birthday Tata!

8×8″ acrylics and ink on canvas. I tried playing music while I worked, which led to an odd mix of DJ Shadow, Drop Kick Murphys, DJ Z-Trip, finishing off with the Hot Fuzz soundtrack. I don’t know if I work better with music or without; but I do know that the music kind of gets embedded in the painting, and always resonates with those songs.
Adam is 23, and this is his painting.

Bumbelina Falloverly, originally uploaded by matyldam.

Odd title, interesting story. While Katie and I were both learning to ride, we had a tendency to drop our motorcycles. Kind of frequently. Katie’s Triumph Speedmaster is yellow and black, so she christened her bike, Bumbelina Falloverly.

The canvas is my usual 8×8”, and the medium is acrylics and ink.

Today (3/21/2008) is Katie’s birthday, so I’d like to wish her all the best (beer, boys, and bees), and thank her for sticking by me through thick and thin, upright and falloverly.

Still Life #34, originally uploaded by matyldam.

This one is yet another masterwork in the ‘birthday’ series. This one is for Steve, and was inspired by his bread and butter: Jäger and cigarettes. I’ve moved to an 8×8” format, and have really begun to like the still life genre. This new size gives me a little more room to work than the previous 6×6” canvases, but it still maintains the intimate feel of this smaller format. With this piece I’m also further exploring the use of pen and ink combined with acrylics on canvas. Happy birthday General Mayelaze.

Haire’s Famous Canned Lutefisk, originally uploaded by matyldam.

6×6" acrylics and ink on canvas. For those who don’t know, lutefisk is a Scandinavian dish comprised of air-dried cod soaked in lye. For those who don’t know what lye is, wikipedia says: Lye is a caustic chemical which is leached from hard wood ashes and is used for glass making, soap making, textile production, biodiesel fuel, food preparation, drain openers, and oven cleaners.

That’s right, nothing says “Swedish culinary delight” and “night of projectile vomiting” like biodiesel fuel and oven cleaners. Happy Birthday Toby!

Beefer, originally uploaded by matyldam.

6×6" acrylics and ink on canvas. Created for Tim “Beefer” Devine’s birthday. Tim loves beef and rockin’.