the park

the park, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

sold 2 paintings just before the holidays. here is one of them. this painting was part of my 2009 living room show and i literally took it off my wall and handed it to the buyer. i'm glad this painting will be in a good home that i can visit often...

waiting for the 61

waiting for the 61, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

here is the other painting that just sold.. it's an older painting on a gesso board. at the time i didn't consider it a finished painting and always thought i'd go back to finish it. years later though, i realize that it is complete. cheers.
quick note about the bench: it was an art piece i often saw in the halls of the late ACA - students had made a bunch of benches - this one was covered in halved racket balls. i was always tempted to sit on it.

2010 living room show

recycling is the theme for next year's living room show (this isn't the them i was initially going for, but that's the way it always goes...). i plan for the show to be up by the end of february... stay tuned for a sneak peak.

eavesdropping

eavesdropping, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

wedding present to Kimberly and Matt... cheers. i'm happy this painting will have a fabulous home...

marco and kevin in 1981

marco and kevin in 1981, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

just for fun... i have no idea what kind of ghost power i'm fighting for, but it has to be one of the funniest photos of my childhood... enjoy...

3 kathys

3 kathys, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

working on some cataloging this morning.... photographed a few works, numbered and signed some recent prints, and feel like a making a slight dent into the entire project. i've put the first 261 in numerical order up on my flickr page. after numbering all the recent prints, my count is up to 683 works. lately, i've been playing with the gouache, but mostly in my various sketchbooks...

gray anthem

gray anthem, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

working on the great cataloging project today... this is quite a rare painting in my collection as it's one of the few (if not the only) black and white paintings....

gardening

gardening, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

now this is an old painting. it's one of the first ones i ever painted and it still has an honorable spot on the wall in my studio. to me it is a perfect marriage of creepy and fun. i hope you enjoy.

orchid

orchid, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

sold this painting today. it's a painting that i love and will miss, but i'm glad it's going to a good home. now i need to find a new painting to hang in it's place...

pisa

pisa, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

this print is based on graffiti that i saw in pisa back in 2002. it looked like someone has graffitied someone elses grafitti by painting bright pink bunny ears on the skull. it made me laugh and was truely my favorite thing that i saw in pisa. (pisa is like the panama city beach of italy!) i love italy, just not pisa. alas, they have good grafitti artists!

gardenia

gardenia, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

here's my newest print. a gardenia flower.

simon

simon, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

here is my first print. it's my dog simon yawning and sticking his tongue out. enjoy.

daniel

daniel, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

going to the store today to buy some printmaking supplies. this acrylic painting is also sort of a print from another daniel painting, though the supplies i'll be getting are for linocut prints. enjoy.

marco

marco, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

here's me back in the day. the day being sometime in the 1970s. i'm not sure of the exact date... old photos + scanner = tons of fun. enjoy.

eula

eula, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

one of my favorite little paintings on gesso board. eula sitting on the orange couch with some books. fruit stripe wallpaper. enjoy.

eula on earth day

eula on earth day, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

should have posted this one last week for earth day, but then shouldn't everyday be earthday?

flappy earthstay shoe the bread flair

flappy earthstay shoe the bread flair, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

the title says everything there is to know about this wonderful little watercolor...

the great cataloging...

untitled, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

as i sort through and find paintings that i have not yet photographed i have made a few observations...
1. some of them were not photographed for a reason. that reason is usually because i think they are horrible paintings and should never been seen by anyone. that said, i'm going to photograph them anyway as they have brought me to where i am today. (once photographed though, they are completely at the mercy of the brush and chance getting a fresh face...)
2. i have come across a few works that have never been numbered. actually there are quite a few on paper that have never been signed, dated or numbered. some of my favorite works (past and present) are on paper (like number 58 here) so i'll soon go back and number all of them. that'll probably take me way over the 600 mark.
3. i found the folder of my works from my first painting class with eula. that's going to be so much fun to sort through and compare to my current stuff. a before and after fete!
4. this great cataloging project is really a lot of work, but i'm enjoying every minute. documenting my paintings, finding old gems, and working back through the years up to the present.

spring

untitled, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

it was a nice day today. beautiful sunny spring day. 60s probably. not warm enough for me to sit naked out in the grass, but apparently you enjoyed it. the grass is nice and lush due to all the rain we've been having (a nice change from the drought don't you agree?) there were a few clouds late in the afternoon, you could almost touch them if you stretched far enough. i hope to see you enjoying the weather again soon...

listening to This American Life

listening to This American Life, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

you love curling up with a good story. sometimes it's a book, sometimes it's your favorite radio show, sometimes a friend has a good story to tell. on this particular rainy day, you find your favorite chair and catch up on your favorite podcasts of This American Life. enjoy.

mowing

mowing, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

spring is here and you hate mowing the lawn, but you do it anyway. did you even notice that i was painting you?

sunbathing

untitled, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

and here's a painting of you sunbathing. you really enjoy the contrast of your orange blanket and your favorite blue swimsuit. now that it's sort of spring again, i imagine you'll be out catching rays more often. see you soon.

thanks for being patient

untitled, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

thanks for being patient while i plan the next phase of the great cataloging project. i have next week off work while wayne is on tour and i plan on doing a little painting and cataloging..... meanwhile, please enjoy this painting of you waiting patiently. cheers.

a japanime duck house with brain rays at the top of the steps outside in a big city with one flower. Pink.

a japanime duck house with brain rays at the top of the steps outside in a big city with one flower. Pink., originally uploaded by marcofrey.

this painting has my favorite title ever! sometimes a word or two just isn't enough....

the porcelain mannequin

the porcelain mannequin, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

the 2009 living room show is photographed up uploaded to flickr. this piece is my absolute favorite in the show. click on the painting to go to my flickr page to see the others.

napping

napping, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

here's a little gem on a little piece of cardboard. sometimes the best artwork is made on scraps of paper or inexpensive surfaces... perhaps we are just not worrying about the cost of the canvas and free ourselves to just paint... if i didn't sleep for nearly 12 hours last night, i might want to go and take a nap now...

a scene from pedro

a scene from pedro, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

i hear that there is a new pedro almodovar film coming out soon. i adore his movies which is why this painting has the title that it does. this is my interpretation of my imagination of a possible scene from one of his movies...

the world continued

the world continued, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

here's a collage i did a while back. still working through the great cataloging project and will continue to post various works here.

untitled

untitled, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

here's one of my favorite gouaches on paper. enjoy.

untitled

untitled, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

step one of the great cataloging effort is done. 1-20 are up on flickr, in their own set and in numerical order, not chronological order.

the great cataloging

feeling like i need to dive back in to the great cataloging project. it's a long and ongoing project, but i've got a different approach this time - focus on 20 paintings at a time. i want to make sure that each painting is titled, numbered, signed, photographed and added to my flikr page.

mary chin

mary chin, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

last weekend, i spray painted mary chin. taped off her face to give her a hooded appearance.

2009 living room show

2009 living room show, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

another sneak peak....

rizzo and miss kim

rizzo and miss kim, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

here's a sneak peak of the 2009 living room show. the one horizontal piece is above the fire place.