Venues

New painting of a tree and a pile of rocks.

Here’s a new painting. It’s a kid in a devil mask. It’s named Devil Kid. You can read anything into that that you like. Go ahead, read something into it. Yeah, you’re right, I just thought it was kind of funny. But funny strange or funny ha ha? That’s the question.
Oil on canvas 20″ x 24″

A New York artist has canceled the public showing of his portrait of President Obama after receiving a barrage of angry e-mails condemning the religious nature of the work.

“The Truth,” a painting by Michael D’Antuono, was scheduled to go on view in Union Square in Manhattan to mark the president’s first 100 days in office.

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WorldNut Daily has the funniest take one the controversy:

Like others in the news who have depicted Obama in Christ-like imagery, D’Antuono insists he isn’t claiming the man is Messiah, but only inviting “individual interpretations.”

Graphite on board 14″ x 11″

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Boris Koller is a fabulous artist who works much in e tradition of Odd Nerdrum. The painting below is called Islands.

This one is Summer in the Pasture.

This one is called Comfort.

Koller’s website can be found here.