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After studying Pop Art with Wayne Thiebaud, I moved my studio from Davis, California to Bushwick in New York City. I began a dialog with the work of Andy Warhol.

In California I had read in the New York Times that Mr. Warhol’s ocean side estate at Montauk, east of New York City was recently sold, so I made a point of driving out to get a feel for the place.

Fifty years ago, Andy was a very busy guy in NYC. He was art famous. He was mass producing contemporary art using images he found in the media. He hired a staff to produce his art while he created his life as an ArtStar.

Andy found his ocean estate wasn’t as glamorous as NYC and was not on his social calendar much. I took a look around his estate and began painting Andy ‘communications’ thinking he would have liked that.

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ANDY DIALOGS 2012

 

DEAR ANDY 2011

 

DEAR ANDY 2010

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Dear Andy147 24x24MelSmothers10a

 

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DearAndy200 OilCanvas 24x24 MelSmothers10a

 

Dear Andy 2009

Dear Andy144 24x24MelSmothers09a

 

 

Postcards to Andy Warhol 2007-08

Dear Andy 100 10x10MelSmothers08a   Dear Andy(Montauk)51 40x40MelSmothers$2400c   Dear Andy 12 24x24MelSmothers$1250c   

 

 

Painting Over an Andy Warhol 2006

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