One of my more recent abstract paintings called Germs #4. Acrylic on canvas, 12" x 24", 2008. It's a flashback on my first Germs graffiti abstract paintings series in 2000, but with a fusion of some new elements.
I did the "Open Canvas" live painting show at ArtBar in Riverwest on Sunday, and did some improv with a little cubist and graffiti fusion. Thanks for everyone that came out!
The savvy creatives at Digitas opened up a new office in Texas, and asked me for a super-sized print of my painting Eeek! 2 for their lobby. I wonder which came first, the wall color or my painting? You can see the painting on my online gallery.
I've always had a passion for cubism and cubist paintings so I tried exploring cubist themes a little. This was inspired in part by a Picasso cubist painting of mother and child. I like surprising myself with new paintings.
I've been running a show in the main gallery at the Intercontinental Hotel in downtown Milwaukee, featuring ten of my paintings. The show will be running until mid/late January 2008. The hotel also features some cool upscale restaurants and cocktail lounges including Kil@wat, Clear, and Zen Den. You can view some pictures from this show and previous shows at billoneil.com