Portraits were among the first images I made from dollar bills. Taking an object of public value and turning into an image of personal value seemed like a pretty OK thing to do.
Lincoln. Prototype portrait for "Dead Presidents" project (see proposals). Poster reproduction available (see Shop).
Ben Bernanke. Commissioned and rejected by Time magazine for their 2009 "Person of the Year" cover. Later purchased and exhibited by the National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian.
This is what the cover would have looked like, they say.
Study collage, form printed on the letterpress. Includes one each of the "usual suspect" Washingtons: figure head, visionary, mouthpiece, sucker, butt licker, etc.
Benjamin
Chuck Close, reigning king of portraiture.
I used to work as a minion of one of Chuck Close's minions.
Best studio assistant ever ever ever. Cat not only made me make more art, she also made me make better art. Her business card reads "Cat Glennon. Is awesome good enough for you?"
I can never remember if I titled this piece "Are What You Eat What You Are" or "Hand to Mouth."
Jeff and Tondra.
The collages are actually in two separate oval frames hinged together like a locket.
Jeff Koons
Money Lisa
Bucks Obama
Mint Romney
"Voting with Your Pocketbook" Voting Booth as installed at Western Exhibitions. The Project will be revisited every US Presidential Election dovetailing with "Dead Presidents" project. (see proposals)
Gone to Seed
Vanity Triptych
Mirror Mirror
Washington Through a Wrought Iron Washington
American Neoclassic.
View its time lapse construction (see process videos)
Self-Portrait Via Ancestors
Elective Surgery
Poster reproduction available (see shop).
