newest paintings

hi pal..sorry I've not been the best art buddy lately but I have been working. I'll share these and the other paintings I've been making

in greater depth when I can. Hope all is good your way. Love,William

2 close to being finished...

Further updates to come..Love,William

the roguish actor

Happy Fall my friend! this is watercolor on paper, 9x12"

Anton Chekhov final

Watercolor and dyes over claybord, 11x14". I had fun carving on this one with a new razor blade. I'll feature the other sepia painting also as I've just finished it as well. Both pictures originally found at My Daguerrotype Boyfriend.
Love,William

Michael 2011

watercolor and dyes, 9x12", August 2011

Anton Chekhov (in progress)

watercolor & watercolor pencil on claybord, 11x14"

smiling self portrait tibetan variation

This one is watercolor over my repainted giclee over watercolor paper. The green color is pigment from sleeping beauty turquoise made into watercolor paint. thank you Daniel Smith! more fun to come.

the sunbeam variations

good morning..as this is the happiest self portrait I can imagine creating, I wanted to experiment with it I printed two giclees on the same watercolor paper I did the original on (it took a few hours of work to bring them to "life") and painted the backgrounds with watercolor, acrylic and dyes to approximate the sunbeams from "Howdy Dooit" and "Mickey Rodent"..I had so much fun I want more! hope you enjoy.

self portrait revised

It was brought to my attention that my left eye on this one was too low and the left side of my face was too rounded, so here we are! It will be delivered tomorrow so it is finished. happy Monday my friend.

new self-portrait

Hi there..as usual I have several new paintings finished or nearly so I'm going to share with you..for now here's a new self portrait I was commissioned to paint (how lucky am I?).  watercolor and acrylic on paper, 6.5x8.5"

Ivan in swimwear

Wow, it's been a while since I posted..I have been working on making lots of paintings. I hope to be sharing more with you soon. For now this painting is 9x12", acrylic, watercolor and dyes on paper.

smiling self portrait final

except it's never really final ;) I printed 2 copies on watercolor paper so I can experiment with backgrounds..I want my sunbeams behind me dammit! 

watercolor, acrylic, dyes and sumi ink on paper, 9x12"

(some of) what's on this week

smiling self portrait stage 3

smiling self portrait stage 2

smiling self portrait stage 1

watercolor on paper, 9x12"

new painting: Gianluigi final stage

and a day later, with the addition of some sumi ink and having painted out what was necessary..here it is. 9x12", acrylic and watercolor on paper.

new painting: Gianluigi first stage

watercolor pencil and acrylic on paper, 9x12".

Our Lynda Barry Experience..

..was Amazing. We are wound up and ready to write, draw and paint. I've been very behind on posting but keeping up to date in producing art so hopefully will be sharing more with you. Happy Mother's Day! Love, William

new sketch

new sketch 4 24 2011..watercolor pencil on moleskin 5x7”..I think I’ll paint him out now that he’s captured in this form. an imaginary man.

black and white painting in progress..

not a whole lot left to do on this guy (it's my second attempt to get him looking acceptable to me ;) mostly acrylic with watercolor & watercolor pencil on an acid free black fiberboard I'm trying out..11x14"

stupa self portrait/gold-brown background

Here's a variation I painted after scanning and printing my latest self portrait on watercolor paper, then painting a new background with transparent dyes, watercolor and metallic pigment. I like to leave the original as uncovered as possible so I can do more with the image over time. I print with Epson Claria inks then reinforce any weak areas with new watercolor, watercolor pencil and sumi ink. 8.5x11"

painted stupa self portrait

this was originally rendered with watercolor pencil and sumi ink on paper. I've painted out the pencil now and wanted to share it with you again now that it's finished.. 9x12"

in progress

sorry to take so long to share updates with you..there's more than this but here's some..more details as I finish each piece.

Happy Mardi Gras!

Collage by Michael Callaghan circa 1995..done the old fashioned way with scissors and glitter ;)

some progress..

my first large watercolor in some time..30x40"

new painting: Henry

Acrylic, watercolor, dyes and sumi ink with cray pas pastel on paper, 12x12" Inspired by my new friend Henry Diaz's beautiful self portrait photo. My scanner cut the image off, will post the uncropped version soon.

Please check out Henry's work at facebook http://www.facebook.com/henrymdiazphotosfb and http://www.henrymdiaz.com/

Blondbeard

for this painting I abandoned the photo I'd started with as reference early on and gradually worked him out over the past 2 months. Acrylic, watercolor and sumi ink over paper, 9x12"

copper beardy

this is a tiny painting, approx 1 x 1.5"

in progress

I'm overdue sharing my current projects..I've been thinking a lot about new approaches to oil painting and incorporating collage to my work..here are the pieces I've been working on the last couple of weeks..mostly acrylic with watercolor pencils at this (early) stage.