 
""Farley"
15" x 24" Acrylic on Birch Wood It's been a long time since I used a photograph for a reference, but being on a short supply of models to use, I pulled out an old George Platt Lynes photograph of Farley Granger to use for this painting. I cut the shape of his body out on Birch wood and then painted it this week.
Maybe I'll paint Lady Bunny next, since she's hosting Savannah Pride here tomorrow. Then again, maybe not.
TONY
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Another in my series of made-up $aints and Santos.
This is: "Patron Saint of the Flying Dogs" 15.5" x 24" Copperleaf and Acrylic on Wood
$till Flying Along, TONY
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  The Patron Saint of Chain Smokers- The Patron Saint of Ants The Patron Saint of Chihuahuas -The Patron Saint of Gardenias- The Patron Saint of Painters- The Patron Saint of AIDS Prevention -The Patron Saint of Parrots -The Patron Saint of Bamboo- The Patron Saint of Dogs And this is: "The Patron Saint of Schizophrenics" 24" x 24" Copperleaf and Acrylic on Birch Wood 
Wishing you good mental health, TONY |
 
Last week, out of the blue, a 90 year old lady I knew when I lived in Hawaii, sent me an unexpected package filled with all sorts of gifts from Hawaii. An aloha shirt, short sleeve and long sleeve T-shirts, macademia nuts, a 2009 calendar of Hawaiian flowers, Kona coffee and guava jam. It made me a little homesick for Hawaii, and undoubtly inspired me to start work on this painting. I know I wouldn't have painted it had I not received that package. This is how I envision that little old lady as having looked, many years ago.
"Island Girl"
24" x 24" Acrylic on Birch Wood
Aloha, TONY
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   As a contrast to the last painting I did of my house, this time I tried using a bare minimum number of shapes and colors, and then slapped about ten pounds of paint onto it. It's not my favorite in this new series of my house, but I still see my house in it, and identify with it, as much as any of the other paintings. "The House, #4" 24" x 36" Acrylic on Canvas
There's no place like home,
TONY
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