"The Pool", Oil on Panel, 24" x 36", 2008<br />
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"The Pool", Oil on Panel, 24" x 36", 2008
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“The Pool”, Oil on Panel, 24″ x 36″ (61 x 91.5 cm), 2009

I had the initial idea for,”The Pool”  when I went out with some friends to see a turtle derby in Los Angeles in the summer of 2005.  Perhaps the large rectangular ring set up as a racing rink for turtles suggested the cubic bath central to the composition.  I’m not sure.  Besides – I never saw any racing turtles – the atmosphere of the club was unbearable – a college frat scene pick up joint – so I just hid in a corner since I didn’t like it.  I amused myself by making the preliminary sketch for this painting.  Since that time I have worked on the painting off and on until finally I have completed it -  three and a half years later.

Details from the painting (click on a thumbnail to view slideshow):

“Series I” prints are made  by the artist, the signed and numbered prints are limited to 100.

The print area of “The Pool”  measures 12″ x  18″ (30.5 x  46 cm) The original painting was executed in oil on a panel and measures 24″ x 36″ (61 x 91.5 cm).    The print is  a 66.6 %  reproduction of the original.

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