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Pencil portraits

Filed under: My Art — doktorjohn January 20, 2000 @ 3:49 am

Christopher Hitchens——————–Late Joe Ramundo ————————Mother Teresa

Portrait of Conductor Arturo Toscanini

Filed under: My Art — doktorjohn January 19, 2000 @ 2:52 pm

Pencil on Bristol board
circa 2000

White-on-Black Drawings

Filed under: My Art — doktorjohn January 20, 1999 @ 4:40 pm

I drew these three images inspired by the Universal Studio classic horror movie series circa 1931 – 1945

Karloff’s “Frankenstein’s Monster”———Gloria Holden as “Dracula’s Daughter”——-Lon Chaney‘s Jr’s “Wolfman”

These interesting and creepy portraits are done in a white-on-black technique

Portrait of Aunt Sadie

Filed under: My Art — doktorjohn January 19, 1999 @ 10:10 pm

Pencil drawings of my late great-aunt, Severina (Sadie) Miranti Colaneri

What’s Happened to American Gothic ?

Filed under: My Art — doktorjohn October 31, 1993 @ 2:37 pm

This is a portrait of artist and musician, Myke Hideous and Kerry created in ink on cardboard in 1993.

The composition is an obvious and intentional parody of Grant Wood’s “American Gothic.

TV in the 50s

Filed under: My Art — doktorjohn February 11, 1989 @ 2:22 am

This is almost a monochrome painting honoring the TV show “Flash Gordon”… popular in the 1950s, revived from the movie-theater serials from the 40s, done in tromp l’oeil or “fools-the-eye” style. The 3D effect has to be seen in person to appreciate.

The Raven

Filed under: My Art — doktorjohn January 21, 1988 @ 12:48 am

Acrylic on Canvas 20″ X 24″

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