Since 2008 I’ve been working on a series of paintings documenting the Obama years, which I coin as a ‘paintamentary’. The idea for the series titled, ‘are you a believer?’ was planted on a field trip to New York to visit an old friend, check out art, be a sponge, and let the city be …
It is nice to see paintings come to life, when this happens I know it’s nearly there.
I try to steer clear of politics with respect to my art. Back in 2009 when I created the ‘Are you a Believer?’ series, I was responding to a wave of hope that people projected just before Obama’s election. Once Obama was in office and the wave of hope had hit the shores and dissipated, …
…breathe. fotoMahalones Obama 1 ‘Are you a Believer?’ 30x40x2 in. acrylic on canvas c. 2009 The full story. Due to an overload of life stuff Mahaloness will be taking a moment to breathe, I will back at it soon my friends with renewed vigor, thank you for your unwavering support, Mahaloness to each and every …
One of the many things I do with paint is paint life. fotoMahaloness -life as we know it is a thing of uncertainty, and Obama as the 44th president of the United States is for all intensive purposes a universe that I will never truly know. Nearly 6 years ago on the cusp of his …
obamafive (Picasso’s dove) from the series ‘Are you a believer?’ Read More »
fotoMahaloness -‘Are you a believer?’ This is the 5th Obama painting in a series of five covering Obama’s presidency and what I like to call a paintamentary. I also referenced Picasso here with the white Dove, even though behind the lips a soldier takes aim. Also the tiles on the lower right corner are from …
fotoMahaloness -Obama ‘Are you a Believer?’ number one and five, a paintamentary following the Obama years. Acrylic on Canvas The first Obama painting can be ordered as a print from Saatchi, it is easy and affordable way to own my art, go to the link here Mahaloness
I love painting as much as I love Bowness. You will only understand the later half if you are from Calgary, and you either live or spend time in Bowness. This image is from many many moons ago, and in typical fashion I am seen painting on the floor, usually until I lost the feeling …
Conditions being favorable along with a relentless appetite for creative process and exploratory gusto, do I return with yet another installment, number 314 of the Mahaloness blog. Grammatically I can be scary, and yes one might say at times I am even ‘moody’ (theres probably more than one)…well without losing my precious readers due to …
I <3 mountains, forest, sky, clouds, wind, juniper berries, and so on. Also! OBAMA five is nearly there….. ps, thank you Agent R
