Chairs & Genetically Flat-Assed Men

I've been painting chairs for a few decades. Throw paint on a real chair, or do a portrait of a chair, doesn't matter to me. Who the hell knows (or cares) why I keep coming back to chairs? It may have something to do with the fact that I come from a long line of ass-less men, and the comfort of my boney posterior, with it's thin veneer of flesh became important to me  at some point. Or, it may have to do with the recent realization that I've been wrong in thinking I painted stuff that looks cool. I'm pretty sure I paint stuff that looks cool TO ME! This idea is well illustrated by my "sales history". Perhaps other men who's pants will never fit quite right will start knocking down my studio doors for the chance to own something I say looks cool. I won't hold my breath. If I do, my trousers may fall.

This guy's 2&1/2" long 

Floras,no mas. 25"x8"

Mama Said 25"x13"

Self Portrait, a natural history

Why I like getting up

More Damn Flowers

Don't know why, but lately my ideas have become more linear, literal, & oddly (for me) kind of pretty! Maybe I'm just addled, or, maybe I'm finally reacting to very significant changes I've undergone in the past few years. Who cares? Not me. All I know is this is what I do every day &
that's good enough for me.

Process

Airbrushing for me is 90% prep-work, 2%painting, & the rest figuring out what it is I'm doing & why am I doing it.

I like everything about this process. Even the tedium of cutting, & masking for hours, just to get a little paint to do what I want. I actually find the taping & masking to be as close to a meditative state as I get. It turns off the noise & leaves me in a peaceful place (or maybe that's just the drone of NPR in the background).

I also like the idea of paint attaching itself to a surface without me touching the surface.

My favorite part is the obvious: The Reveal.
After all the masking & covering up, it's like
Christmas for a little kid who knows what he
asked for but may get a big surprise instead!

I even love the surprises (mistakes)! That tells
me the painting has other ideas, & they're usually
better than mine. They present challenges &
keep my mind open & relatively limber
Airbrushing for me is 90% prep-work, 2%painting, & the rest figuring out what it is I'm doing & why am I doing it.

I like everything about this process. Even the tedium of cutting, & masking for hours, just to get a little paint to do what I want. I actually find the taping & masking to be as close to a meditative state as I get. It turns off the noise & leaves me in a peaceful place (or maybe that's just the drone of NPR in the background).

I also like the idea of paint attaching itself to a surface without me touching the surface.

My favorite part is the obvious: The Reveal.
After all the masking & covering up, it's like
Christmas for a little kid who knows what he
asked for but may get a big surprise instead!

I even love the surprises (mistakes)! That tells
me the painting has other ideas, & they're usually
better than mine. They present challenges &
keep my mind open & relatively limber
(for a geezer).

One of several Self Portraits

This is about as literal as I get.