Vintage Pepsi Bottles

This still life of three retro Pepsi Bottles are available:

Oil on Canvas 18" x 24"

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Creamer with Cherries

Another of my wife's creamer collection. I added a couple of cherries to the mix.



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Pansy with Glass Creamer Still Life

Pansy with glass creamer.



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My * T * Fine - painting series #16

My*T*Fine!
Just the name of this pudding, intrigued me to paint this retro pudding box. The square canvas led me to paint it like a package. Reminds me of having "Mousse in a Minute", many times after dinner.


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Maypo Pancake Mix - painting series #14

Mmm ....... waking up to the smell of pancakes on a Saturday morning! What more can you ask for? Found this retro pancake box and couldn't pass it up! I really love the yellows and red together and the animated character on the box. It notes: Great for Waffles. That was always the big debate. Pancakes or Waffles?


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Skippy and Ritz - - painting series #13

This painting has been shipped to the Elliott Fouts Gallery this week.

If anyone is interested, please contact the Elliott Fouts Gallery (Phone: (916) 736-1429).

A few months back, I painted a Skippy peanut butter painting and sold it on eBay. I enjoyed it so much I had to do another. I changed the background and the size. The bag of Ritz crackers rests on top, waiting to be slathered with Skippy.

Quaker Oats - painting series #12

"Quaker Guy"
30" x 40" oil on canvas.

18' x 22.5" Giclee Print on Canvas- Strawberry Quik

This is a signed and numbered limited edition Giclee that is now available at the Elliott Fouts Gallery in Sacremento California. The Giclee is Gallery wrapped on high quality canvas with the finest quality reproduction colors. The size is 18" x 22.5". If you are interested please email Elliott Fouts at efgallery@sbcglobal.net or call 1-(916)-736-1429.

In addition, there are three other Giclee available as well as original artwork. Check out my auction for more detail on this print as well as the others for sale.

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Tastee Freez!

Its that time of year when the weather finally warms up and its time for ice cream! I loved going to the local Tastee Freez or Dairy Queen as a kid. I still love to go. This painting is a study of a larger piece that I am thinking about painting.

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Heinz Ketchup Painting - painting series #10

This painting will also be included at the Elliott Fouts Gallery. The exhibition date has been scheduled for mid November of 2008. I have painted many ketchup bottles in the past but this compostiion was my wifes idea. She insisted I paint it with a swipe of ketchup on it. I have a ton of work ahead me. I intend to paint some really large paintings for the show. I will be exhibiting with a Gallery artist Tim White.


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Sugar Smack - painting series #9

This painting is another painting that will be included at the Elliott Fouts Gallery.

When I found this cereal box I knew that I had to paint it. You don't find cereal boxes like this anymore. So unique! I can't tell you how fun and strange it was to paint this painting. That clown is to die for! The lettering and layers in this rather large piece was a challenge in patience.

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7-UP Bottle Still Life - painting series #8

Vintage 7 Up bottle with bottle opener.

16" x 20" oil on canvas.

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Retro Coke Bottle - painting series #7

This painting is number 7 in my series for the Elliott Fouts Gallery. My wife and I found some wonderful retro pop bottles at an antique store which stirred up some nostalgic memories. She placed an opener on top and thats how this idea came about. In addition, I found an old 7-up bottle which I will do next as its partner. This oil painting is large - at least for me - 16" x 20". This painting will be exhibited in an upcoming exhibition this year.

If anyone is interested, please contact the Elliott Fouts Gallery (Phone: (916) 736-1429).

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Jif Peanut Butter with Crackers - painting series #5

Jif Peanut Butter (creamy). Remember the saying "Choosey Mothers Choose Jif"? And of course, you have to have the saltine crackers to go with it.


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Chocolate Nestle Quik - painting series #4

This is companion piece to the other Quik painting I did for the exhibition in November 2008, at the Elliott Fouts Gallery.


Remember scooping mounds of chocolate powder mix and dumping it into a glass of milk? I do.


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Strawberry Nestle Quik - painting series #3

For the last few weeks I have been preparing for an upcoming exhibition. I will post more detail later. This painting has a companion, which I will post in a few days. This exhibition will consist of new work that is very different than any other work I have done. The show will revolve around food packaging that are nostalgia from my past and for all those who enjoy those wonderful food products that remind us of our youth. For as long as I can remember, when I see a box of cereal, a can of Nestle Quick, Twinkies and many other products, I recall my childhood and early school years. As long as I can remember, I always wanted to be Americanized. My parents arrived here in the States from San Marino Italy in the early 1950's and ever since I was a child I wanted to live the American dream. Don't get me wrong, I love my heritage and the culture that it brings. However, as I child growing up in Detroit, I grew up watching Gun Smoke, Get Smart and All In The Family. I wanted to be the true American child. I enjoyed the the American commercialization and the American breakfast and Dinner of Champions. This vision came with such fantastic products such as Captain Crunch, Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Ice Cream and many many other products. Some may think that it is commercializations, but to me they are a portal of art to something wonderful that I remember. To be a kid again. To sit at the breakfast table and read those ads on the cereal boxes, or to read about the enclosed toys or stare at those clever ads are part of my past. My kids have grown and those days of sitting at the breakfast table or sitting doing homework are no longer in site. Those days nay be gone but my memories and ability to paint these objects still live on. I hope to paint a large series of these paintings for this exhibition and will occasionally post them. As soon as a date is finalized, I will supply more detail on the exhibition. The details are still being worked out.
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If anyone is interested, please contact the Elliott Fouts Gallery (Phone: (916) 736-1429). Limited Edition prints are also available.

Third Commissioned Painting for Diner

This is my third commissioned painting I have completed for my client who will be opening a home style Diner in Arkansas within a few months. This cherry pie painting is 16" x 20" on canvas.

My next and last painting will be something new for me.

Detail on the right. Click to enlarge

Ketchup and Salt / Pepper Shaker-Commissioned

This large painting (16" x 20") is the second of four commissioned pieces that I did for a very nice client who will be opening a Diner in a few months. The Diner is located in Bryant, Arkansas (just outside of Little Rock). It will serve home cooked meals with a retro atmosphere.

Ice Cream Cones - painting series #2

You got to love ice cream. The complimentary realism of the ice cream scooper and the very rich colors of the ice cream cone box creates a tension of realism in this contemporary realism pop art painting.

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Cap'n Crunch - painting series #1

Lately, I've become a little nostalgic. The days of morning cereal with my kids have long been gone. As a kid, Cap'n Crunch cereal has been one of my favorites. The awesome imagery and colors of this design is really one of a kind in American produce and advertising. This semi contemporary painting borders on realism and pop art. Whatever the case, any excuse to capture the wonderful realism of this great America classic is fine by me.

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