big john, 78x25", is based loosely on this 12x5" collage, created in houston, august, 2012
big john: stage 1, 11/3/12
stage 2
stage 3 nov.4, 2012
final painting, nov. 5, 2012
of interest: the deep red mark in the upper left quadrant of the painting (click on the final painting to enlarge) is a cutout from a reproduction of a 1963 tony berlant painting, sue, which I found in an old la louver catalogue.