current AVAILABLE Paintings
This page is a complete list of currently available paintings. Almost this entire inventory is priced between $500 and $700. For more specific information on a painting, email me here or by using the contact button above. All of my paintings are created in acrylics either on Ampersand Hardwood Panels with a 1 1/2” birch cradle or high quality gallery wrapped canvas.
All of my work (almost without exception) is created at the 30”x30” size. They are all completely original and, of course, one of kind. The panels are prepared with multiple coats of gesso. Recently I have used the technique of pouring flat white latex directly and thickly to areas (that I want exhibit extreme texture) of the hardwood panels or gallery wrapped canvas. These painting are extremely detailed and with each completed work, the detail seems to grow. Like my digital work these painting are easy to live with and will make you smile.
Still life with Grapes and toy soldiers
This painting was was completed on March 15, 2025, 30”x 30”, acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas.
(story to come)
BELIEVE (face tight)
This painting was was completed on Feb 1, 2025, 30”x 30”, acrylic on hardwood.
I always wanted to do a close-up of the BELIEVE subject.
This is his story…Frankie "the glove" takes his position, nervous yet hopeful, his time has arrived. The picture called BELIEVE stands for seasonal rebirth and the immortally of youth. Spring training's idyllic land of hope and dreams has begun.
The mystic
This painting was was completed on Feb 20, 2025, 30”x 30”, acrylic on hardwood.
This is his story…Mad Mikey was more than a handful; girls, drugs, the weird books, the avian sacrifices. It had to come to an end. Many of his peers thought him distant…there at the end. But by then, the damage was done…The Mystical Society of the Felines - once ‘the word of magical truth’….was now a relic of the past.
And he was to blame
alexander: the feline who Knows
This painting was was completed on March 1st, 2025, 30”x 30”, acrylic on hardwood.
This is his story…Alexander: The Feline who Knows was born into a large family of magic loving scoundrels on March 3, 1880. He rose above his family’s cheap parlor tricks to become a popular and highly paid stage mentalist and feline seer. Alexander promoted his psychic art as a form of mental telepathy or mind reading. Even in our enlightened day many of his conjurings remain mysterious.
The Strange Case of RAndolph Van Purr
This painting was was completed on November 12, 2023, 30”x 30”, acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas.
This is his story…His Purr suffered from psychotic episodes and delusions and when he was at his most creatively prolific he was at his most mentally challenged. This biographer has an opinion not shared by many, THAT Randolph suffered from “primary-eyeballist”. In other words he could only really see the colors of primary color wheel - and therefore that’s what he painted - and therefore we have Post-Impressionism.
Hello Kitty
This painting was was completed on November 3, 2024, 30”x 30”, acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas.
This is her story…Suzzy Shimizo is a fashion designer, she has unearthed a bit of flotsam called Hello Kitty, with a note attached that seems to detail a portion of her backstory. “Hello Kitty real name is Kitty White, and she is an eight-year-old girl who lives in the suburbs of London with her parents and twin sister. She has a pet cat named Chammy Kitty and boyfriend named Dear Daniel.” The mystery deepens.
Is SAM SPADE?
This painting was was completed on DECEMBER 2ND, 2024, 30”x 30”, acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas.
This is his story…Pulp magazines were the home of hard-boiled detectives, cunning criminals, and damsels in distress. Here we are introduced to Sammuel (or Sam to his homies).
We find our boy after a hard evening rounding up perverts and pinkos at the local Bijou. Sam has just gotten off the blower with Astrid, a long-haired yet shapely diva with a lisp.
He muses… “If she lost the power of speech, I’d marry her tomorrow.”
Arrrgh Matey
This painting was was completed on September 15, 2024, 30”x 30”, acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas.
This is his story…I, Murdock Longshankes, a sea-man in good standin’ ,in the spirit of the whimsical winds and the laughter-filled waves, do solemnly pledge to be a jolly pirate, not of the fearsome sort, but of the merry and comical kind. I promise to wear me eye patch with a wink, me hook hand with a thumbs-up, and me peg leg with a jaunty dance.
In the name of parrots, rubber chickens, and talking skulls, I swear to embrace the art of silliness on the high seas. So swear we all!
The Tudor Feline
This painting was was completed on August 28, 2024, 30”x 30”, acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas.
This is his story…Thomas Furwell was well known as the Tudor Feline. He rose to prominence as the King’s Advisor for “The Affairs of Cats”. The felines of that time were a
high-stepping, thickly furred breed of noisy malcontents. But not at court...where getting out of line could mean “off with his paw” or “hang ‘em by the tail.”
Apart from his far-flung family, Thomas was not well loved. But…he had the King’s ear and a throaty purr…therefore he lived a full nine lives.
Time after time
This painting was was completed on August 2,, 2024, 30”x 30”, acrylic on cradled hardwood.
This is his story…H.G. Wells has been credited with building the first time machine that he was going to use to travel to a utopian future.
But it was his assistant Melvin who proved to be the hero of this tale. Melvin had a gift of miniaturization, as shown by his “time fedora” that can be controlled by his oversized pocket watch. In this adventure we find him in land of the giant sunflowers.
IN HER EASTER BONNET WITH ALL THE FRILLS UPON IT
This painting was was completed on May 10, 2024, 30”x 30”, acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas.
This is his story…Megan McNab was a thrice married thespian with an up and down acting career. To date her only success had been limited to the forgettable “Disco Beavers From Outer Space”. With her casting in Easter Parade fortunes changed dramatically, a major hit, an Academy award, film immortality. However there is an apocryphal story from the filming, about a rash of unexplained bunny deaths - that clouded production.
This is ground control to Major tom
This painting was was completed on April 15, 2024, 30”x 30”, acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas.
This is his story…Even at an early age, Thomas Furbutt Jr. was a bit of an adventurer. This led to confrontations with school administrators,
then law enforcement until finally a judge gave him a choice - jail time or the US Air Force. His reckless nature served him well as a test pilot and astronaut.
His one, off-earth mission brought him to the attention of the British crooner, one D. Bowie.
The Art Critic
This painting was was completed on March 10th, 2024, 30”x 30”, acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas.
This is his story…I’d like you to meet the lovely Claudia of the Knotted-Fur clan. As the ranking critic for the various culture rags serving the neighborhood, she knows the HOT item when she see it. Today we find her at the opening of “Cats: I’ve Known a Few” from the brush of contemporary artist R. Brooks. I wonder what she will have to say.
murder by taxi
This painting was was completed on February 15th, 2024, 30”x 30”, acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas.
This is his story…“Miguel Proust is a mixed breed Tom of immigrant heritage. He is also a Manhattan Detective with a unique set of abilities. This case has been baffling on many levels. Why on this specific crowded corner? How this suspect disappear SO QUICKLY?The final mysterious twist, when the gray-furred-physic handed Miguel the note…….”Death Cab for Cutie”
Enter the Tiger
This painting was was completed on January 26th, 2024, 30”x 30”, acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas.
This is his story…Historical note: Argosy Magazine in 1896 started using cheap pulp paper, making it the first PULP magazine. One of Argosy’s earliest contributors was one Max Brand, who often set his improbable adventure stories in the Wild West. His serialization of “Enter the Tiger” was considered among the finest “feline vs. beast” novels ever published. Cover illustration by Thompson, starkly conveys this intense rivalry …as a by-product, this cover was used by parents to frighten many a young kit into compliance.
Pecos Bill and the alien
This painting was was completed on January 9th, 2024, 30”x 30”, acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas.
This is his story…Pecos Bill is said to be fictional cowboy and folk hero in stories set during American westward expansion. Rumored to have been raised by coyotes after his parents lost him near the Pecos River. Latter, he rode a mountain lion, used a rattlesnake as a lasso, bested the toughest of hombres.Pecos Bill was an exaggerated personification of Western stamina and values. HOWEVER…little is known about his dual with the Alien as was chronicled by Western Magazine.
This Fine Gentleman
This painting was was completed on December 25, 2023, 30”x 30”, acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas.
This is the story…”Take this fine gentleman for example, he has just set down his metal detector and is excited about a rare find, dating from the progrnerator days,
something called a “Lincoln Penney”. It never occurs to him that this background seems to have been torn from a post-impressionism reality. The curator will look into this.”
moms for milk
This painting was was completed on November 24, 2023, 30”x 30”, acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas.
This is the story…“Although many people believe that milk is good for cats, the reality is that it's a myth. Unfortunately, milk is not the healthiest beverage for felines. A large majority of cats are lactose intolerant. While your kitten may seem perfectly content lapping up a bowl of milk, it's not good for him or her. In many ways, milk can become your kitten's "comfort food" that is reminiscent of their mother's milk.” -from the 1905 book on kitchen tips MOMS FOR MILK.
The Old Sea Captian
This painting was was completed on September 29, 2023, 30”x 30”, acrylic on hardwood with a 2 cradle.”
This is his story…HMS Defiant has just dropped anchor in the Galapagos islands. The grizzled old sea captain knows the age of steam is coming but he’s enjoying what is likely his last command. Seems he been on the tail of the French raider “le baguette” whom he hopes to confront east of Fiji. “We’ll do more than break-bread”, he thinks to himself…then smiles at the pun…and farts.
marco the steampunk warrior
This painting was was completed on September 10, 2023, 30”x 30”, acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas.”
This is his story…It’s late in the day, the first contingent of steampunk warriors are starting to drift in after their climactic paintball battle with the Borg. Marco their beloved leader and alpha male is shown here, posing for our admiration.
weird tails
This painting was was completed on August 20, 2023, 30”x 30”, acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas.”
This is the story…Weird Tails is an American fantasy and horror fiction magazine that began publishing in late 1922.However, this early issue never sees the light of day. The problem was that the story was true! A manuscript has turned up from an ancient geezer named Jacob Donner Jr. which proportedlly tells the story of an ill-fated wagon train, the attempted winter crossing of the Sierra Nevada’s, the sickness and depravity and finally CANNIBALISM. Jacob has somehow survived the harrowing experience and ends his account with “that which happens in the mountains stays in the mountains.” The publisher thinks the story is not weird enough for his discerning audience.
Amazing Stories
This painting was was completed on February 28th, 2023, 30”x 30”, acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas.
This is the story…Hugo Gernsfur was the publisher of an extensive line of genre fiction. None of which is more famous than his flagship magazine “Amazing Stories.” This early mock-up of the never published first issue featured himself on the cover.His distractors considered him a bit vane and pompous but when measuring tail with other publishers… few could compare. Today, the top prize for science fiction is naturally, called the “Hugo”.
Malcolm the Steampunk Professor
This painting was was completed on Feburary 16th, 2023, 30”x 30”, acrylic on hardwood with an 1 1/2” cradle.
This is his story…Malcolm studied the steampunk fantasies of WilsonGibson during his undergraduate years, he practiced these useful delusions in his later everyday AND his professional life. IT WAS his theoretical breakthrough followed by the unfortunate lab accident…that gave him pause.The resulting alternate universe was a given, the translucent T-Rex was a surprise.He is shown here staring at that result.
space oddity
This painting was was completed on August 20, 2024, 30”x 30”, acrylic on cradled hardwood.
This is his story…Most of us know the story of Major Tom, who was brought to the attention to the British crooner -one D. Bowie. BUT…what if that was not the real end of the story. WHAT IF… Violent solar flares disrupts communications. Space time continuum shifts the ships position, and deposits our Tom on Phobos, a moon of Mars. I would think mister D. Bowie would have to add a verse.
Alexander hamelfur
This painting was was completed on May 30th, 2022 and heavily revised on September 11 2023, 30”x 30”, acrylic on hardwood with an 1 1/2” cradle.
This is his story…This is Charles, he lived in North Hampton just a tad south of the tiny hamlet of Purrinwell on the Isle of Puss in the British East Indies. An orphan, raised by a local-merchant and later educated at Columbia college under the non de plume of Alexander Hamelfur. Not as well known is his great love of the theater, where he produced the meta classic “Sincerely A. Ham.” More happened, but that’s another tail.
St. Teresa has metal parts
This painting was was completed on December 16, 2022, 30”x 30”, acrylic on hardwood with an 1 1/2” cradle.
This is her story…The Robots of Ming rose up against their feline overlords in the later days of the of the steam-driven Victorian Empire. Teresa of Saxony, through her many cyborg medical sacrifices and evangelical conversion efforts, saved the day. A modicum of peace was therefore achieved as well as a new pronoun added to the lexicon.
Tatoo: It’s not a crime
This painting was was completed on September 10th, 2022, 30”x 30”, acrylic on hardwood with an 1 1/2” cradle.
This is the story…“The curiosity in question was recently unearthed in a Soho sub-basement. But, Roderick the archaeologist, would likely disagree with the sentiment. “No self-respecting feline would be caught dead removing his fur to deface his skin”. Unless of course your one of those fur-less, god-less Sphynx characters,
lately of the New Town area.
His Lordship Randolph nibs
This painting was was completed on July 5th, 2022, 30”x 30”, acrylic on hardwood with an 1 1/2” cradle. This is his story…This is Randolph Nibs, First Lord of the Steam Folk and mayor of Hardferdshire on the Thames. He’s tickled pink today; seems this is first time in two years his people can gather, march and party. Good times for his Nibs.
The Migrant Calico
This painting was was completed on June 20th, 2022, 30”x 30”, acrylic on hardwood with an 1 1/2” cradle.
This is her story…Within the feline world created from my paintings this is a sad tiny story we call “The Migrant Calico.” Her family murdered
by roving MS16 gangs, left raped and barely alive - Maria knew she must flee. A feline “coyote” charged $1,500 (US) to arrange a crossing.
After weeks of brutalities and uncertainties her journey came to a for now, successful close. Maria is one of the few that might stand chance at a new life.
the mousie song
“The Mousie Song” was completed on September 13th, 2021.
Acrylic on on hardwood , 30”x 30” with an 1 1/2” cradle. One of a kind.
This is his…Namour the Mouser, advisor and chief storyteller to “King Francis of the Knotted Fur,” finds he is extremely pleased.
It seems flotsam from a alternate somewhere has brought fourth lyrics that he uses to entertain a bored royal court.
the black cat
The Black Cat was completed on March 28th, 2020. Acrylic on hardwood, 30”x 30” with an 1 1/2” cradle. One of a kind, no prints.
Here is the story…Martha is a cyber-punk deva from Brooklyn’s Brighton Beach. During the day she manages the ethnic eatery “Little Odessa” but tonight finds her at the Drafthouse, for a late night viewing of the classic...“The Black Cat”
Another Roadside Attraction
This painting was was completed on February 14, 2018, 36”x 36” acrylic on hardwood with an 1 1/2” cradle.
One of a kind, no prints.This is his story…Marvin Busterbaum has recently returned from a tour in the Navy. While he was fighting the Islamic Feline Terrorists his country veered back and forth between reactionary conservatism and outright totalitarianism. As the roadside attraction shows...things might be looking up.
Three Dudes and a Babe
Three Dudes and a Babe was completed on April 3, 2019. Acrylic on hardwood, 36”x 36” with an 1 1/2” cradle. One of a kind, no prints. This is their story…
Top Left-George McTooker:
Not all cannabis is created equal but on George’s three hundred rural acres it sure is plentiful and profitable. In season he employs vast caravans of migrant felines. Where exactly does this take place? Certain information should remain secret.
Top Right-Professor Jones:
The good professor, a life-long progressive is among the foremost paleontologists in academia. Certain students found him vain and aloof while others thought him handsome and brave...sometimes calling him Indiana. No one truly knows why.
Bottom Left-Tiny Dancer:
Belladonna is a dancer of near mystic abilities, as a pole dancer at Orlando's in West Baltimore she entertained many a rowdy Tom. Twirling and stretching, her edges blurring to the music playing in her head. This is "Tiny Dancer"
Bottom Right - The Curator:
Henry Peerpot Softfur is the curator for "Contemporary Concepts" at the National Museum. His latest exhibit is entitled "Recent Steampunk Directions in a Conservative Environment."
