"the Victorious Sphinx" (after Gustav Moreau) currently at the Trunk Show gallery in Tahoe City
Here are the Finished Paintings for
2014's "War of the Gargantua" exhibition at the Egan gallery in
Fullerton March 7th. Opening Night is March 7th and will be open from 6
to Midnight! The show consists of 36 paintings of 12 different
subjects,an interpretation of each theme by myself,Doug Horne,and Big
Toe.....
The categories are...
1)Femme Fatale
2) Old master study
3) Grindhouse,Exploitation,Monster movies
4) Thriftstore find Revisted
5) Self-portrait
6) Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
7) Cryptozoology
8) Papua New Guinea
9) Folktale,Fable,or Myth
10) Marquesan Islands
11) Bestiary
12) Create a Monster
Inspired
by a watercolor by Gustav Moreau,the Sphinx is the perfect opposition
to Oedipus and his quest for Truth. As shown on the Rocky cliffs below
her,she is a formidable femme fatale...