Satchmo, Oil,"67" x 87""
The "Ambassador of Jazz" is, of course, made up of trumpets as a background. Louis Armstrong toured the world under the sponsorship of the US State Department with great success and he played until the day he died. The nickname Satchmo or Satch is short f

Iconic Obsessions: Hepburn's Children, oil,"67" x 87""
Audrey Hepburn wanted to be a ballerina as a child and was on track to become a prima ballerina. During the war she secretly danced to help collect money for the Dutch resistance but would soon also suffer from malnutrition and anemia. Following the war,

Iconic Obsessions: A Toast to Marilyn, Oil,"67" x 87""
My first painting in this series and why not, a favorite subject of many pop artist's. I asked my mother what words she would use to describe Marilyn Monroe; "Sex Goddess" is what she said. In keeping with this theme the background is composed entirely of

The Greatest, Oil,"67" x 87""
"Float like a butterfly sting like a Bee, your hands can't hit what your eyes can't see". No person accomplished what Muhammad Ali did for the sport of boxing. During a period of American transgression he not only was able to stand up against these issues

Iconic Obsessions: Einstein's Table of Elements, Oil,"67" x 87""
Based on the Periodic Table of Elements, Einstein's portrait is made up of his mathematical equations and famous quotes within small squares. Most people know that he is considered the father of modern physics and that the name Einstein has become synonym

Iconic Obsessions: Winning, Oil,"67" x 87""
In Paul Newman's painting I chose a background consisting of three symbols of his life. The movie camera, race cars and salad dressing bottles. As a young man the fluke of war probably saved his life on an aircraft carrier in the Pacific theater. His pilo