Paintings: 2000s

Jamaica Dreams
Medium: Oil 2001
Description: This is part of the "My Blue World" collection as well as a series of paintings done from photographs taken in Jamaica.

"My Blue World" which takes its name from a song title from a band in the 70s/80s called Electric Light Orchestra, is not specifically a style of painting but a color chosen as part of a method of painting that dates back to the Renaissance. If you look at many paintings by artists such as Leonardo Da Vinci, or Raphael, the basis of the colors are dark brown over a brighter base color like yellow. The technique involves first painting the canvas a lighter color, letting that dry, covering it over with a darker color, then before the darker color dries, removing it in the areas you want the light to shine through. After my first few oil paintings "A Day In The Park" or "The Dead Tree" I decided I really wasn't a big fan of the color brown. So I did the same thing with blue. Yes, I'm sure Freud would have something to say about this being a reflection of my mood during the times I painted these, but the truth is, I just love the colour blue!

The styles of the paintings are mostly what I do these days, whether if it's a pastel or oil paintings, the brush strokes must have movement. I call it a combination of my two favorite artists, Monet and Van Gogh with a little bit of Salvador Dali.

Blue Pelican
Medium: Oil 2005
Description: This painting is the only original oil painting from the series done in charcoal from the orginal photograph and digital seres. This painting was done on canvases that were originally used as background art for the "The Eyes Have It" photo exhibit in 2005

Price for Painting: $2,000.00
Price for Print: $50.00 (8x10 on matte paper)
Price for Post Card: $3.00 (4x6 with envelope)
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Blue Heron
Medium: Oil 2005
Description: . The painting is not actually the species called "Blue Heron" it's actually just a typical White Heron that are very common to Florida. Where I leave in North East Florida they can bee seen everywhere, and will sometimes stroll right up into your yard (and into the garage if you leave the door open).

Price for Painting: $1,500.00
Price for Print: $50.00 (8x10 on matte paper)
Price for Post Card: $3.00 (4x6 with envelope)
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Blue City 1
Medium: Oil 2006
Description:
These two paintings are of "Millennium Park" in Chicago IL. The original photographs were taken at dusk in July 2005.

Price for Painting: $500.00
Price for Print: $50.00 (8x10 on matte paper)
Price for Post Card: $3.00 (4x6 with envelope)
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Blue City 2
Medium: Oil 2006
Description:
The title "Blue City" has a double-meaning, since Chicago is "Home of the Blues."

Taj Mahal
Medium: Oil 2005
Description:
These two are from the India International Painting series. Many of the photographs that contributed to India portion of this series were provided by friends and business acquaintances that live in Hyderabad and Bangalore.

Ocean Burning
Medium: Oil 1998
Description:
Though the waves were really never that large, the sunsets in Sarasota Florida could sometimes seem to be on fire.

Sleeping Sun
Medium: Oil 1998
Description:
Like Ocean Burning, this was from my time living in Sarasota Florida. As with many cities in southern Florida, afternoons can get extremely hot, and all you want to do is lay down in a nice cool place with a breeze and take a nap.

Boy Blue
Medium: Oil 1987
Description:
One of my earlier "blue" paintings - this is of my son when he was seven years old. The photo it was taken from was a black and white and in our car, his arm leaning against the door.

Le Menu
Medium: Oil 1987
Description:
There was a cover to a cosmopolitan magazine a friend had on her coffee table. The artwork was very colorful. So I did what I did at the time, painted it blue. I changed a few things, such as the face which was hers and is also the first piece in the drawings section.

	Price for Painting: $2,00.00
	Price for Print: $50.00 (8x10 on matte paper)
	Price for Post Card: $3.00 (4x6 with envelope)

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Anthony Hodge

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