and other paintings

It all started very early, my mother says I was drawing when I was three, and that by age five I had already won my first Art Competition. But I turned out to be a filmmaker and it was through drawing and sketching my ideas on paper that I conceptualized my film projects.

Then in 1988, wanting to complement my film work, I started to paint on the side.

But it’s only been since 2015, when I retired from filmmaking and teaching that I became a full-timer.

What follows are some of the stages, trial and errors and experiments along the way.

the cars

The ’50s and early ’60s cars that I grew up with were really weird looking machines! I needed to paint them!

They are large pieces painted on prepared and gessoed wood panel with the shape of the car cut out using the same formulas and materials as those used by the early Renaissance painters.

They just float in space without any reference to a ground, back or foreground.

'56 Dodge painting, car painting, autos, cut out on wood, fifties cars, oil painting on panel, contemporary realist art’56 Dodge
Oil on panel
32 x 46 in. 81 x 117 cm.

’61 Plymouth Taxi
Oil on panel
37 x 68 in.  90 x 173 cm.

'64 Dodge painting, car painting, autos, cut out on wood, fifties cars, oil painting on panel, contemporary realist art’64 Dodge
Oil on Panel
35 x 68 in. 89 x 173 cm

Artist with painting, Luis Crump, cut out painting on wood, '50 Studebaker, fifties cars, oil painting, contemporary realist artIn the studio with ’50 Studebaker

some still life

This genre has always been useful to the painter as a means to learn and experiment with his or her craft. In my work I have gone from traditional towards more experimental realism.

Lemons, fabric, table cloth and glass, still life, oil painting, contemporary realist artEight Lemons
Oil on Canvas
30 x 48 in. 76 x 122 cm.

Tin and ceramic mugs, colorful mugs, still life, contemporary realist painting, realist artSix Mugs
Oil on Canvas
30 x 30 in. 76 x 76 cm.

Converse shoes, Chuck Taylor All-Stars, old white sneakers, still life, oil painting, pop art, contemporary realist artWhite Converse
Oil on Canvas
24 x 36 in. 61 x 91 cm.

Green Totumos, tropical fruit, still life, oil painting, contemporary realist artGreen Totumos
Oil on Canvas
24 x 24 in. 61 x 61 cm.

Shirt and tie, fabric, polka dots, still life, oil painting, realist artShirt with Tie
Oil on Canvas
46 x 36 in. 117 x 91 cm.

Lemons, still life, oil painting, realist artLemons in Green Bowl
Oil on Panel
12 x 18 in. 30 x 46 cm.

Stack of dishes, colorful dishes, still life, oil painting, contemporary realist painting, pop artStack of Dishes with Yellow Mug
Oil on Canvas
40 x 30 in. 102 x 76 cm.

White wooden patio chair, oil on canves, oil painting, contemporary realist art, pop artPatio Chair
Oil on canvas
30 x 30 in. 76 x 76 cm.

Glass salt shaker on yellow table cloth, still life, contemporary realist painting, realist artSalt Shaker-Yellow
Oil on canvas
24 x 20 in. 61 x 51 cm.

 Glass salt shaker on white table cloth, still life, contemporary realist painting, realist art

Salt Shaker-White
Oil on canvas
24 x 20 in. 61 x 51 cm.
Glass salt shaker on red table cloth, still life, contemporary realist painting, realist art

Salt Shaker-Red
Oil on canvas
24 x 20 in. 61 x 51 cm.

Salt Shaker-Green
Oil on canvas
24 x 20 in. 61 x 51 cm.

portrait and figure

More than anything, all these pieces represent the learning process in trying to paint the human face and figure… A lot of fun with wife Patricia as the ceramist and other models and friends!

woman working on a ceramic piece, ceramist, oil painting, window light, tropical, contemporary realist artThe Ceramist
Oil on canvas
48 x 36 in. 122 x 91 cm.

woman dancing, ballet practice, red dress, long braid, window light, oil painting, contemporary realist artPractice, practice!
Oil on canvas
48 x 48 in. 122 x 122 cm.

woman reading mail, airmail, oil painting' window light, tropical, nineteen fifties, twentieth century tropical decor, pink flamingo, fifties dress, contemporary realist artAirmail
Oil on canvas
48 x 48 in. 122 x 122 cm.

girl with cat, cats, oil painting, window light, contemporary realist artPia with Cat
Oil on canvas
48 x 36 in. 122 x 91 cm.

woman's portrait, oil painting, contemporary realist artVeronica
Oil on canvas
24 x 18 in. 61 x 46 cm.

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