THE ARTIST
The Wedding Ring, 1990 - acrylic on canvas, 36 x 36 in, 91.4 x 91.4 cm
Description: Both images come from drawings. The mask is always captivating—the visible and the invisible. That’s my hand with a wedding ring I bought at the Beverly Center the day our son Sean was born.
Can It Get Any Worse, 1991 - acrylic on canvas, 35 1/2 x 48 in
Description: Painted at Red Tails in Ramirez Canyon. Cassie was very sick. We were running out of time.
Recovery, 1991 - acrylic on canvas, 36 x 24 in, 91.4 x 61 cm
Description: Painted from a photo. Big and fast I painted this, one day at the easel. Cassie was on the phone with her doctor. I dreaded those calls. She put the phone down slowly and sat there as I watched her in the afternoon light. When I went over to sit with her, she quietly said, “It doesn’t look good for me.” We held hands, held back tears, and I said, “I’ll put the kettle on.”
Lies, 1994 - acrylic on canvas, 12 x 9 in, 30.5 x 22.9 cm
An Irish Rothko, 1994 - acrylic on canvas, 36 x 23 in
Ear Plugs, 1995-2013 - acrylic on canvas, 48 x 48 in, 121.9 x 121.9 cm
Description: I painted this during the making of the James Bond movie “Goldeneye.” At Leavesden Studios. I had one of the executive offices, which was my dressing room/studio for six months. Every day would be an ear plug day with the weapons and explosions. This was the illustration from the packet.
Resurrection, 1994 - acrylic on canvas, 16 x 12 in, 40.6 x 30.5 cm
Bora Bora, 1995 - acrylic on canvas, 30 x 24 in, 76.2 x 61 cm
Description: Keely took me to Bora Bora. It was there that love bloomed. This was a birthday present.
Charlotte, 1995 - acrylic on canvas, 24 x 24 in, 61 x 61 cm
Description: From a photo of Charlotte on a summer’s day…we never had enough summers.
Keely in Santa Fe, TBC - acrylic on canvas, 36 x 24 in, 91.4 x 61 cm
Description: Painted from a photo taken of Keely in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Fiji, 1996 - acrylic on canvas, 24 x 24 in, 61 x 61 cm
Description: I had just met Keely. I was in Fiji for that Christmas. Keely in Australia. This was my room at Beau Marie’s house, looking at Goho Bay. I put the outline of Bora Bora on the horizon.
Bora Bora 2, 1998 - acrylic on canvas, 28 x 22 in, 71.1 x 55.9 cm
Description: Quick and fast painting.
Head I, 1998 - acrylic on canvas, 20 x 16 in, 50.8 x 40.6 cm
Description: Painted at Top House in Malibu. Just paint. No thought, straight from the tube.