"King of Hearts"

I painted this for an upcoming Corazon (Heart) exhibit I was asked to participate in. "King Of Hearts" 20" x 30" Acrylic on Canvas Heartfully, TONY

"Flower Power"

The person in this painting is loosely based on someone I met here. The flowers are from memory, representing my anxious yearning for the arrival of spring. "Flower Power" 24" x 30" Acrylic on Canvas Glad January is Over, TONY

Swamp Dogs

It's been raining a lot here lately, with water often bubbling up into small pools in my back yard. My dogs, Rosie and Junior, aren't quite sure what to make of all the rain and water everywhere, and most of the time, I'm not either.I decided to reuse this small frame, after i broke the glass and threw it out, otherwise I would not paint something so small. "Swamp Dogs" 10" x 10" Acrylic on Masonite Painting In The Rain,TONY

"Baptism in the Swamp"

I sketched this painting out on canvas, before I started painting it, in the midst of a torrential downpour. I've never lived in a place that rained so much, even in Hawaii. Even when it's not raining, water seems to just bubble up from the ground everywhere. Properties advertised as "Water Front" usually mean "Swamp Front". The ground sort of oozes up water as you slosh through it. Being from Southern California it seems odd to me that I never see anyone watering their lawn or plants, and I have seen a single sprinkler since I've been here. Swamps, pools, rivers and lakes seem to surround Savannah (all of them with alligators living in them), but people value them knowing they're the main line of defense against hurricanes and flooding. So the word "swamp" has become part of my everyday vocabulary, life, and experience. "Baptism In The Swamp"24"x 30" Acrylic on Canvas Swampily, TONY

San Corazon (Saint Heart)

This is the latest in my series of made-up and make-believe saints, which have included Saint Chihuahua, San Homo, and The Patron Saint of Ants, among others.   This is: "San Corazon" (Saint Heart) 20" x30" Silverleaf and Acrylic on Canvas   No Saint By Any Means, TONY

"Virgin of Hollywood" (Santa Maria de la Hollywood)

This is a conglomeration of images from my past, from the Virgin to my friends and family, to part of the Hollywood sign to the Spanish Moss-draped oak trees I'm surrounded by today. "Virgin of Hollywood" 24" x 30" Acrylic on Canvas Peace to all, TONY