The 'Artist Portrait' series are portrait paintings of other artists that come together intuitively. Usually it's that I'm struck by something an artist makes, does or says, or, if I know them personally, something about their personality in general. For instance, when I saw Female Figure by Jordan Wolfson it made me think of contradictions in the female identity so I did a painting of the piece in a worship pose with the word "Mary" underneath.
Mary (Portrait of Jordan Wolfson), 2017, oil on canvas, 44" x 34"
Reflection/Redemption (Portrait of Jeff Koons), 2017, oil on canvas, 30" x 24"
Original (Portrait of Alice Lang), 2017, oil on canvas, 24" x 18"
Your Story (Portrait of Jackson Pollock), 2017, oil on canvas, 24" x 18"
Double Trouble (Portrait of Julie Weitz), 2017, oil on canvas, 24" x 18"
MIRRORS (Portrait of Andy Warhol), 2017, oil on canvas, 24" x 18"
Momma (Portrait of Leigh Ledare), 2017, oil on canvas, 24" x 18"
Follower (Portrait of the Artist), 2017, oil on canvas, 44" x 34"
Gaze (Portrait of Troy Brauntuch), 2017, oil on canvas, 44" x 34"
ty-died (Portrait of Ty Blakely Stephens), 2017, oil on canvas, 44" x 34"
Freedom (Portrait of Cady Noland), 2017, oil on canvas, 44" x 34"
Every Body (Portrait of Kara Walker), 2017, oil on canvas, 30" x 24"
The Yes! paintings are also taken from other artworks, though often more historical ones. Paintings that include open hands, either in gestures of faith, such as Caravaggio's The Conversion of St. Paul, or protest, such as Goya's Third of May (1808), are both labeled with the word "Yes!" in a gesture of acceptance.
These painted objects are made of drywall and drywall joint compound, but imitate the look of paintings. They reveal their inauthenticity through small "glitches," with so-called canvas folds appearing in the wrong places, betraying their real identity.