Mark Bryan

I told you there was a lot of this sort of thing (see previous post). If you don't care for it I'm sorry (for you). I think Mr. Bryan has on occasion captured some very universal themes. I mean, who doesn't sometimes feel like a smoking baby-man with monkeys for brains?
artofmarkbryan.com






















"Monkeys In My Head" 11x15" 2008


















"The Plein Air Incident" 36x48" 2006

Marion Peck

There's a lot of this kind of kitschy, ironic pop counter culture art out there. And I like it.
But honestly, a lot of it just looks like clone-work of all the others. Which is unfortunate because there's plenty of room for striking individuality in this odd sub-genre. Here's a great example. And if anybody out there has a name for this school of art, let me know.
See more at www.marionpeck.com.

















"Landscape with a Submerged Deer" 19.5x25" 2008




















"Kittens" 12x14" 2003











"Dream #186 (Block Party)" 16x22"

Rick Beerhorst

An interesting combination of post renaissance inspired style and surrealist imagery. I'm not sure why all my favorite pieces are of figures with their eyes covered in peculiar ways. There are plenty with eyes revealed at http://www.flickr.com/photos/studiobeerhorst/ along with photos and work by the entire beerhorst clan of mom dad and six kids. The kids are clearly the prominent feature of Rick's work.






















"Braided Vision" 12"x16"






















"Double Rose Third Hand" 3'x4'






















"Hmummingbird Girl" 8x10"

Carl Randall

I was first struck by this night scene for reasons anyone who has looked at my own work will understand. (I particularly like the use of red to capture that peculiarly urban light). While there are more paintings that are quite good, I was overwhelmed when I looked at his relatively more recent portrait drawings in Japan, including survivors of the bomb in Hiroshima.
There are more paintings and plenty of drawings to look through at his website (but nothing to indicate what he's done in the past couple of years): carlrandall.com


















"House at Night" 65x45" 1999






















"Portrait of Hibakusha - Mr. Kakuta" (survivor of the atomic bomb, Hiroshima) 35x45cm 2005






















"Portrait of Hibakusha - Ms. Hideko Takahata" (survivor of the atomic bomb, Hiroshima) 35x45cm 2005























"Portrait of Donald Richie" 60x45cm 2005