dried flowers and strawberries

dried flowers and strawberries, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

my newest work - dried flowers and fresh picked strawberries. i took the day off work and in the morning we went and picked 75 pounds of fresh strawberries at a farm south of atlanta. when we got home, we turned most of them into 40 pint sized jars of preserves! naturally, i took some pictures of the fresh strawberries and used them in this painting.. they were as yummy as they look.
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bird of paradise

bird of paradise, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

here is last week's bird of paradise painting. i love a giant object on a distant landscape.
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penny

penny, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

also from a magazine photo though the glasses were from a different photo. wayne thinks she looks like penny marshall so i named her penny. i spent a little more time on this one trying to get the hair just right, but this one was an instant favorite of friends.
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playboy

playboy, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

so i found this great photo in a magazine of this older woman dressed for mardi gras. i planned on sitting down and working for a while on this painting to really capture the image well. less than 10 minutes later i had this finished piece...
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untitled

untitled, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

this painting was completely off my radar. i also discovered this one while at my friends' house photographing my works that they own. this was one of the very first paintings that i ever painted. my friend and i were roommates back then and i gave this to him at that time. that was maybe 12 or 13 years ago and he still has it. i'm so glad he still has it and that i was able to photograph it today. i ended up giving it the letter a instead of a number, since it completely predates my numbering system and cataloging efforts. it even has my old signature! it was a very fun find for me!
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update: i changed my mind and gave it the number 536.

invisible boy in wife beater

invisible boy in wife beater, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

found! i thought this painting was lost - i had looked and looked through my studio and was never able to find it. then today, i went over to my friends' house to photograph my works that they own and they had this painting! i'm very happy that it's not lost, that it has a good home, and that i now have a photo of it!
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