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The Vatican City visits my Blog

May 5, 2017

Today, I received a blog visit from the Vatican City in Rome. Maybe it was the Pope, who knows? There are only 195 officially recognized nations in the world today but this was the 215th flag to register on my blog widget. I’m working on a couple of new caricatures. I’ll be posting them in the coming days.

The Vatican City – Rome

215 Flag Visits From Around The World

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Pope Francis Caricature Study

May 1, 2013

I’ve been meaning to get around to doing a caricature of Pope Francis so I decided to get it done today. The old Pope was much more fun but this was fun too. It’s a profile which can sometimes be challenging picking out the features to exaggerate. Anyhow this is what I came up with. I will definitely do more with his big glasses on soon.

I will soon be starting a new caricature of one of my all time favorite living artists, David Jon Kassan. David is a brilliant artist so this will be a treat. When I have the caricature complete, I will also post a feature of David and his work. It’s mind blowing and I’m sure you will love it. Can’t wait for that.

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The Art of MICHAEL HUSSAR

Feb 8, 2011

Tonight I’m featuring an artist I recently became familiar with. As I’ve said before I love and appreciate all forms of art and the arts in general. Michael Hussar is an incredible although somewhat controversial artist with some powerful images that really stir emotions. After all, that’s what art is suppose to do. For those of you who haven’t heard of him, I give you Michael Hussar.

Driven by love, hate, sin, redemption and death, Michael Hussar’s oil paintings present the viewer with a contextual maturity that is both confrontational and evocative. Hussar describes his work as “a voyeuristic snapshot of perceived humanity, complete with freaks and fakery; a gothic wonderland illuminating the gray area between truths and lies.” Hussar’s attachment to his paintings runs deep; each piece is a journal of sorts, allowing him to come face to face with his demons and exorcising them with each new stroke of the brush. Hussar’s paintings are in the private collections of Warren Beatty, Francis Ford Coppolla and Leonardo Di Caprio.