portrait of wayne

portrait of wayne, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

here's a portrait i took of wayne while we were in richmond. this was on belle isle. look closely and you'll see wayne's head.
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untitled stripes

untitled stripes, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

here's the newest work... this photo was taken in eula's studio so you can see hints of her work around the edges...
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puberty

puberty, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

i'm still working on the same print and with my sprained ankles i haven't been to the art store to buy new supplies. so i have an older painting for you. it's from several years ago. i can't remember who the actual model was, but i do remember that she was wearing clothes. when i was finished with the painting, i stepped back and immediately thought of Edvard Munch's Puberty... so i gave mine the same title.
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Wild Iris

Wild Iris, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

of the series, this might be my fav....
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it's a she-devil

it's a she-devil, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

here's the latest, latest version of my wild iris print, she-devil. i set out to do about 20 or 21, but ended up doing 37 (so far). a strange number to end up with on the day before i turn 38! and i'll probably continue to carve away and print single color prints with the face and body.
print collectors will probably not like that i never number my prints like 1/37, instead i number all of my work as each piece is a unique piece of art. plus i catalog the prints right along with my paintings.. so there you have it...
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latest print

final, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

here's one of my latest prints... it's 1 of 7 and is in a few different colors - this is one of my favs though..
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stuffed (or. lady smith-smythe)

stuffed (or. lady smith-smythe), originally uploaded by marcofrey.

this is my favorite painting from the past year and as such it will be on the cover of my art calendar for next year...
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mon frere

mon frere, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

here's a mixed media painting you've probably never seen before. i did this many years ago and was inspired by this asian newspaper that i found. the little boy is from a photo of my brother back in the 1970s...
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katia

katia, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

here's an old painting i did of katia. the wax on her shirt was actually on the canvas before i painted her, it was not intentionally placed on her breast. that said, i think it's fantastic and hilarious.
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self portrait

self portrait, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

here's a self portrait on pegboard that i did a while ago... it doesn't really look anything like me, but it is...
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glass headless in forest

glass headless in forest, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

i was fascinated with dark and creepy paintings back in 2004.. here's a glass head that i placed in a very sparse forest... it makes me think of halloween which seems right around the corner now that we finally have some cooler weather...
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una donna da siena

una donna da siena, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

several years ago my family went on a family vacation to italy. while we were there we rented a villa in siena for a week and i fell in love with a painting that was hanging in the hallway there. in lieu of stealing it or finding someone to ask if it was for sale i took a picture of it. this is my version of that painting. the original was not quite as dark and had a bouquet of flowers and i believe the woman was wearing a hat...
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(aca) deserted

(aca) deserted, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

you may not have seen this one before. it's from several years ago but it's always been a favorite of mine. this was painted on the very last day of aca and because our class was on saturday, we were the very last class there. classrooms around us were already being cleaned out but we were still there painting....