Neon cat dreams. This series was initially enhanced color photographs, as the grey skies we received that day did nothing to create a county fair atmosphere. After they were exhibited, I still had the prints, so I treated them like art supplies and each became the starting point for another piece. Over the photograph Daytona, I added more color: first, drawings of cute scary animals and other doodles and then loosely painted multiple pairs of cats to create an exaggerated carnival atmosphere.
Feral fairground. This series was initially enhanced color photographs, as the grey skies we received that day did nothing to create a county fair atmosphere. After they were exhibited, I still had the prints, so I treated them like art supplies and each became the starting point for another piece. Over the photograph Spirals, I added more color: first, drawings of cute scary animals and other doodles and then loosely painted multiple pairs of cats to create an exaggerated carnival atmosphere.
Boxing painted flags. This series was initially enhanced color photographs, as the grey skies we received that day did nothing to create a county fair atmosphere. After they were exhibited, I still had the prints, so I treated them like art supplies and each became the starting point for another piece. Over the photograph Banners, I added more color: first, drawings of cute scary animals and other doodles and then loosely painted multiple pairs of cats to create an exaggerated carnival atmosphere.
Gondola in the valley. This series was initially enhanced color photographs, as the grey skies we received that day did nothing to create a county fair atmosphere. After they were exhibited, I still had the prints, so I treated them like art supplies and each became the starting point for another piece. Over the photograph Gondola, I added more color. First, doodles including drawings of cats and then a loosely painted landscape: a valley in 29 Palms , CA where the Marines hold large-scale exercises. The team in the foreground I turned into cats, painting thinly enough to keep each layer visible.
Swings and the village. This series was initially enhanced color photographs, as the grey skies we received that day did nothing to create a county fair atmosphere. After they were exhibited, I still had the prints,so I treated them like art supplies and each became the starting point for another piece. Over the photograph Swings, I added more color. First, doodles including drawings of cats and then a loosely painted landscape based on a hillside I remember from memory, but modified with a more interesting one: the steepest street in the world in the UK, with the pedestrians changed into cats, painting thinly enough to keep each layer visible.
Sunset ferris wheel. This series was initially enhanced color photographs, as the grey skies we received that day did nothing to create a county fair atmosphere. After they were exhibited, I still had the prints, so I treated them like art supplies and each became the starting point for another piece. Over the photograph Ferris wheel, I added more color. First, doodles including drawings of cats and then a loosely painted landscape: an ocean sunset inspired by the amazing ones we saw in California, with the world’s largest reflector.
