Airplane Paintings

A couple weeks ago, Jane and I were accepted into an International Paint the Town Competition in Downtown Saint Petersburg Fl. Hodges Soileau was also there in attendance. I found the composition of the airport very abstract and out of the ordinary, so I painted it. The little black one got an Honorable Mention. So I'm happy about that.... enjoy.


-trey b.

Your Invited to My Polo Show!

I have been invited by the Polo Grill in Lakewood Ranch, Sarasota, to exhibit my Polo work. They are mostly paintings that range from 4 inches to 6 feet. Mediums include acrylic, latex, and oil. The show is May 5th, at 5pm. I know this will be a crazy week due to the Senior Illustration Show and Best of Ringling but I'm just trying to go out with a bang. I hope you can make it to the show!

-trey b.

Old American Paintings

I drove up to West Virginia for two days last week to see my brother perform in GUYS AND DOLLS. While there, my dad brought up some old American paintings that I grew up. Its amazing to me that I was fortunate enough to be raised in a house filled with American antiques such as furniture, paintings, and firearms. Most people don't ever think about this but anything American made before the revolution was highly illegal. Sorry for the bad photos but these were taken in my brother's conference room after an hour of sifting through the warehouse. One painting in particular is a real Andrew Jackson painting that my father has had for years. I love the paint application and the apparent quality of time put in to the canvases. Early American paintings have a quality in them that is not in many paintings today.

more on this later...hope you enjoy!

-trey b.

More Acrylic Polo Pieces

Polo color Sketches

Sarasota Mote Aquarium

I am back from Kansas City, wow what a trip! John, Mark and Brent sure know how to live. Now I'm back in the swing of things with some process about a MOTE assignment. I hope you can enjoy and read the thumbnails.

POLO

Some sketches for paintings, pen and inks and ideas for this week in Thesis Town. I am also preparing a post of work I am doing for the Sarasota Mote Marine Laboratory this week as well, more on that later, hope you enjoy!

-trey b.

Second Approach..

Another direction, thanks for the imput francis and dustin, the noise was almost t uniform for me, i'll mess around with it more thought.


-Trey b.

Community Gardens

-Trey B.

A Trip Back Memory Lane

Back in 07,

Jane and I went on an amazing journey to visit all the major cities and their museums on the east coast. On our travels, we stopped at the National Portrait Galley in DC to meet and stay with Alex Huneke. Two Images from that trip still haunt me since the first time I saw them, a portrait by Larry Rivers and a Phil hale painting. If you haven't seen them I suggest you make a trip and bring another pair of underwear, your gonna need it.

Popquiz: Why does the phrase "a pair of underwear" mean one piece, instead of "a pair of," ?......


-Trey B.

Madison Ave. Going Broke.

An article in the New York Times about the high-priced-square-footage of Madison Ave. and how high priced fashion boutiques can't make rent. enjoy.


....Also a wine rack.


-Trey B.

"Bookshelf"

5 x 4ish ft.,

Painted in oils, this was inspiration for the "showcase."

-Trey B.

" B I G " PAINTINGS

I have final put up photographes of my paintings from the " B I G " Show. The show was a huge success! Justin Runfola and I both sold paintings. There was also a huge turn out. All my paintings were painted on site and range from 4x4 to 4x6 feet. There is one more painting that I have not included in this post because I it was sold and I have to find my image of it and sorry for the glares. Thanks everyone for coming out, you made my semester!....enjoy!