Can An Artist Get Some Help?

First of all I want to thank everyone who has been viewing my blog, my page views have taken off over the past month and I've watched with a great amount of joy.  I continue to work on improving the blog and hope you all look forward to seeing more work, more variety and a series of workshops over the next month.  In the mean time I'm putting up this post to request everyones help.  I'm putting together a submission to a show at the BJ Spoke gallery, the show is a contest that will be doing more than showing artist work, the winner of best in show will get representation, something I am actively seeking and would be more than excited about, and the top three artist will recieve other showings, PR and cash prizes.  The bottom line is that I need to select my top 5 pieces for both their individual look and their ability to convey the message of my body of work overall.  (For information on my art read my post discussing the direction of my collages)  I'd really appreciate anyone who can take a short time out of their day to make a list of their suggestions for my top five and leave them as a comment to this post or email them to me at Nordicsummit@gmail.com  Again, I appreciate everyone who has been viewing my blog and I hope to improve things even more over the next month.  Salut!  Joseph

Updated Photos

The following four works have appeared in my blog before however in their previous photos the works had not yet been coated in the polymer I use to "finish" my works.  Because of this they lacked the surface quality and the enhanced "pop" of color so after finally finish the works I've reshot the and this post serves to update the previous images.  Enjoy!

69 3.5" x 5.5" Acrylic and Collage on Wood

Every Girl Loves A Rabbit 3.5" x 5.5" Acrylic and Collage on Wood

Fish! 5.5" x 3.5" Acrylic and Collage on Wood

Fire and Police 3.5" x 5.5" Acrylic and Collage on Wood



More New Collages

Orbit 5.5" x 11" Acrylic and Collage on Reclaimed Wood

The Latest Figures 9.25" x 5" Acrylic and Collage on Reclaimed Wood

Pee Wee's Big Memories 11" x 5.5" Acrylic and Collage on Reclaimed Wood

Silence Is Golden 5.25" x 7.75" Acrylic and Collage on Reclaimed Wood

Punch Drunk 5" x 8" Acrylic and Collage on Relcaimed Wood

On Sale Now 5.25" x 6" Acrylic and Collage on Reclaimed Wood

Bonnie And Clyde 5.25" x 4" Acrylic and Collage on Reclaimed Wood

New Collages

How To Be More Charming 8" x 10" Acrylic, Gouache and Collage on Canvas Board

Iron Man 7.75" x 9.25" Acrylic and Collage on Gessoed MDF

NAZI 8" x 10" Acrylic and Collage on Canvas Board

"No One Can Agree Precisely When It Started Let Alone Where It Starts" 8" x 9.25" Acrylic and Collage on Gessoed MDF

Little Black Dress 8" x 9.25" Arylic and Collage on Gessoed Canvas Board

More New Collages

Here are five of my newiest collage works, there are several more still unfinished that I should be able to post soon.  Contact me at Downtowndrummer@aol.com Joe

"Be A Man" approx. 5" x 9" collage and acrylic on reclaimed wood 

"Blue Attractions" approx. 5" x 10" collage and acrlyic on reclaimed wood

"Goodbye Horses" approx. 5" x 10" collage and acrylic on reclaimed wood

"Princess" approx. 5" x 9" collage and acrylic on reclaimed wood

"Selective Personality" approx. 5" x 9" collage and acrylc on panel

New Collages

Hey everyone, really excited to be posting some new collage work, several more on the way but here's what I've got to show you now.  On a creative note I'm trying with these pieces to say a bit more, use a bit less and involve a little more design.  Email Downtowndrummer@aol.com and share your thoughts, I'd love to hear them. 

69 3.5" x 5.5" Collage and Acrylic on Wood

Every Girl Loves A Rabbit 3.5" x 5.5" Collage and Acrylic on Wood

Fire and Police 3.5' x 5.5" Collage and Acrylic on Wood

Fish! 5.5" x 3.5" Collage and Acrylic on Wood

Get Me Bruce Willis! 8" x 10" Collage and Acrylic on Canvas Board



Skull Portraits

Some more recent work, this time using my brother and his girlfriend instead of self portraits.  Keep an eye out, I'm currently working on around 10 new collages that should be done soon and I just finished making a collaged imaged cigarette holder for my brother that I'll post an image of as well.  Enjoy!

"Josh As Human" Digital Photo

"Josh As Death" Digital Photo

"Olivia As Human" Digital Photo

"Death Becomes Him" Digital Photo