Thursday, July 29, 2010

newspaper reader

leo, high powered attorney and thrice married, preferring the steps outside the office to the posh and air-conditioned lounge inside, is perusing the news. not the stock-market. not baseball. rather the obituaries. alfredo, an old friend and high powered italian mafia boss shot dead in five star chinatown eatery while dining on rice noodles and dumplings. what a pity.


oil on canvas / 6" x 6" in (15cm x 15cm) / 2009
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010

evicted pastry chef

Mr. Alparslan , courageous lion of turkish ancestry, is crossing the street in budapest on his way to seek solace in the arms of his besotted girlfriend.
a brilliant pastry chef with a volatile temper, he lost his privileged position at a prestigious establishment when his most recent tantrum ended with the kitchen in complete disarray, and a chopped off finger. this was an accident. he apologized profusely.
powdered sugar had obscured his vision.



oil on canvas / 7.9" x 10.2" in (22cm x 26cm) / 2010