Collection #1

I knew right away that my first collection entry would be Philip Burke. Although the name is not familiar, his work has been in Time, The New Yorker, Vogue, and Rolling Stone. Best known for his caricature type portraits, Burke comically and magically expresses the demeanor of some of history's most famous faces. I'm most drawn to his bright colors and simple, confident brush strokes. As a bonus, he was born in buffalo NY! I bought a 30x20' print of Jerry Garcia by Burke a few years ago at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Its in the middle of the house and I look at it almost everyday.

I always wondered why the artist painted two faces. But after looking at it awhile, he starts to look like he's swinging his head back and forth, bobbing up and down, and really rocking out.
I love the complete color, this artist is definately not afraid of overkill, in fact seems to embrace it. The shading of red on his face and the scales of purple and blue, work just the same as shades of gray.