Jay draws Alex drawing Jay

Top: Me, Drawing of Jay Esangga, pencil on paper, 5.25"x8.25".

Bottom: Jay Esangga, Drawing of Alex Menocal, pen on paper, 8.5"x11".

The First Day of December Means the Beginning of the End

The First Day of December Means the Beginning of the End, 10"x14", acrylic on board, 2009.

The Rhythm, The Rebel

The Rhythm, The Rebel, 8.5"x11", chalk on paper, 2009.

Unless You Stop I'm Going

Unless You Stop I'm Going, rubber and buffalo, 2007.

High Heeled Stories Cure Guns

High Heeled Stories Cure Guns, buffalo, fire truck, railroad spikes and similar, skunk skull, electric selectrix type ball, action figure, antlers, seashell, barnacle, rubber, dimensions variable, 2007.

Untitled Landscape

Railroad spikes, rubber, dimensions variable, 2007.

Vanessa and Andrew's Wedding invite

My friends Vanessa and Andrew asked me to help with their wedding invite. The final piece is ~23in wide, it folds to fit a 6"x6" envelope. I silkscreened the image onto three colors of paper. It was pretty fun.

Look at Me, I'm in Tatters: Greetings From The Exclusion Zone!

Look at Me, I'm in Tatters: Greetings From The Exclusion Zone!, acrylic, oil, encaustic on laminate, 67"x84", 2007.

Look at Me, I'm in Tatters: Greetings From The Exclusion Zone!

Look at Me, I'm in Tatters: Greetings From The Exclusion Zone!, acrylic on laminate, 67"x84", 2006.

When The Power's Out and It's Dark in the House I will Run

When The Power's Out and It's Dark in the House I will Run, acrylic, oil, and encaustic on canvas, 16"x20", 2006.

Did You See the Stylish Kids in the Riot

Did You See the Stylish Kids in the Riot, acrylic and Vinyl on Laminate, 44"x74", 2006.

Everything Was Perfect Then We Had To Run Away

Everything Was Perfect Then We Had To Run Away, acrylic and vinyl on polish linen, 24"x45", 2005.

On Three Let's Count to Seven

On Three Let's Count to Seven, acrylic and vinyl on shirt linen, 20" oval, 2005

Your Bloood Can Tell You On the Other Side

Your Bloood Can Tell You On the Other Side, acrylic and vinyl on shirt linen, 9"x12", 2005.

Shot Full of Money on the Very Same Day

Shot Full of Money on the Very Same Day, acrylic and vinyl on linen, 16" oval, 2005.

Cars 2005

Cars 2005, crayon on
paper, 8.5"x11“ 500 pieces,
2005.

They've Given Up Sleeping Alone and Now They're So Confused

They've Given Up Sleeping Alone and Now They're So Confused, Acrylic on shirt linen, 24" oval, 2003.

I had to Learn Everything All Over Again

I had to Learn Everything All Over Again, acrylic on Irish Linen, 14"x24", 2003.

I Played Cards in London I Threw Dice in Spain

I Played Cards in London I Threw Dice in Spain, acrylic on jute, 28"x44", 2003.

Blame it on your Falling Sky

Blame it on your Falling Sky, acrylic on linen, 40"x32", 2003.

Blame it on Your Black Star

Blame it on Your Black Star, acrylic on linen, 40"x32", 2003.

Large Flowers

Large Flowers, Acrylic on Polish linen, 30"x24", 2003.

Cars 2002

Cars 2002, crayon on
paper, 8.5"x11“ 500 pieces,
2002.

C-Clamps

C-Clamps, acrylic on shirt linen, 12"x16", 2002.

The Claw

The Claw, acrylic on irish linen, 7"x9", 2002.

Chicago, IL.

puresmoothprecision

puresmoothprecision, acrylic on irish linen, 7"x9", 2002.

Still life

Still life, acrylic on shirt linen, 11"x14", 2002.

Mid-West

Mid-West, acrylic on shirt linen, 14"x11", 2002.

H-Clamp

H-Clamp, acrylic on shirt linen, 9"x12", 2002.

Raleigh, NC.

Small Still Life

Small Still Life, acrylic and charcoal on shirt linen, 12"x9", 2002.

New York, NY.

Pequod's Pizza Holder

Pequod's Pizza Holder, acrylic on shirt linen, 11”x9”, 2002.

Lexington, KY.

Hard Rock Swizzle Stick

Hard Rock Swizzle Stick,
acrylic on shirt linen,
16”x12”, 2002.

Cars 2000

In 1998 I did about 500
crayon rubbings of car
emblems. Cars in the wild,
no dealerships. I did
another several hundred in
several subsequent years.
In total I have ~1,700.

Cars 2000, crayon on
paper, 8.5"x11“ 500 pieces,
2000.

puresmoothprecision

puresmoothprecision, oil on carpet, 16"x28", 2001

The Cathedral

The Cathedral, acrylic on board, 11"x14", 1998.
My father built and painted the frame for this little painting.

New York, NY.

Puresmoothprecision

Puresmoothprecision, acrylic on board, 45"x30", 1998

Casa Feliciana

Casa Feliciana, acrylic on board, 69"x48", 1998

In 1961 my father was one of 1,197 Cubans captured in the infamous Bay of Pigs invasion. During 20 months of confinemnet on the Isle of Pines he found himself to be part tailor (being one of only two men incarcerated with a needle and thread), and part artisan. He used a razor and cigarbox lids to craft miniature furniture replicating the furnishings of his family house in Havana. After being liberated, he created a dollhouse with pieces he'd built while in prison. The dollhouse now resides in a barrister's cabinet in Philadelphia, and it's named Casa Feliciana after his mother.

Two guitars

Two guitars, oil, wax, and collage on board, 69"x48", 1998. The little guitar on the right is made of a concert ticket from a Fugazi show at Mississippi Nights.

New York, NY.

There Was Egg Dripping From The Ceiling

There Was Egg Dripping From The Ceiling, oil on board, 11"x14“, 1997.