Exhibited:
~ Samuel Collection Gallery | La Mesa, CA
~ Foothills Art Association
~ 2009 San Diego County Fair
~ San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild | Fine Art Festival V
~ Southwestern Artists' Association
~ St. Clair Gallery
~ Escondido Municipal Gallery
~ UU Bard Hall Gallery
~ 504 Gallery

This oil on mahogany is very popular!

From a contemporary suite of thematic works featuring monkeys in human situations following illustrator C. M. Coolidge's lead in his "Dogs Playing Poker" series for advertising firm Brown & Bigelow in 1903.

IDeology is a contemplative portrait.

In his cigar-smoking bravado, the monkey presents the raw male drive, flaunting mainstream conceptions of what is overtly male ~ an obsession with sports stats and puffing on a fine stogie.

However here, he exhales a sinuous line of smoke which moves up to cradle and caress the female timepiece ~ a symbol for creativity ~ inviting the brave to step out of the ordinary and engage in a dance with their own unconscious, inventive side.

From a contemporary suite of thematic works featuring monkeys in human situations following illustrator C. M. Coolidge's lead in his "Dogs Playing Poker" series for advertising firm Brown & Bigelow in 1903.

The Baroque frame dates to 1864