The "Eyes" Have It. Paintings by Sas Christian Compared To The Keane's

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Trfhls2KHWL-UMLvrLAWUVX8V3pkIih9pz3XaohJfE3d3BkFrygTFozmrDyQj3lr3b_P1W3zgZVsL0KZutlCNdyB7zws_33uJ1S8na8NHO3jIoN8PgV2JeKSHuXFP5Z3ZE1x6mDJfo12/s1600-h/masterscovernew.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5031870891017858386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Trfhls2KHWL-UMLvrLAWUVX8V3pkIih9pz3XaohJfE3d3BkFrygTFozmrDyQj3lr3b_P1W3zgZVsL0KZutlCNdyB7zws_33uJ1S8na8NHO3jIoN8PgV2JeKSHuXFP5Z3ZE1x6mDJfo12/s320/masterscovernew.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 525px;" /></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><br />I know that like fashion, art trends tend to repeat every few decades. There's certainly no better example than the recent and growing resurgence of interest in Big-Eyed Waif paintings.<br /><br />In the 60s and 70s Margaret D.H. Keane's paintings were all the rage. In case you think I meant Walter Keane's paintings, I didn't. You see, although they were signed as Walter, and sold as his, the paintings were actually done by his wife Margaret. Not wanting to relinquish the rights to the artwork, Walter and Margaret's divorce proceeding went all the way to Federal court. At the hearing, Margaret painted in front of the judge to prove her point. In 1965, the courts sided with her, enabling her to paint under her own name.<br /><br />You may think of these big-eyed paintings as 'retro' or 'kitsch' but considering original oil paintings of Keane's go for upwards of $25,000, that's a pretty penny to pay for "novelty" art.<br /><br />But what caught my attention, in addition to the publication of an art book celebrating this genre called <a href="http://besmirched.tripod.com/masters.html">Big-Eyed Masters</a>, is another <a href="http://9mmbooks.com/BookDetails/LookingIn/LookingInBkDetails.htm">newly published book of works</a> by contemporary artist <a href="http://www.hotboxdesigns.com/Sas%20Christian%20Paintings.html">Sas Christian</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqYm6xteVseB1BM80D3PnOsE6mNqWQXSBGoE9M6u8kmuntQEf-4GSgku3a01j1q8fpMoIlENGOFunb4lAFI4nvELecVWIXi6CeekVLS0DYC1O_N9AkY3TVEtfgQPQeditOZHLKebqX02tr/s1600-h/LookingInCoverFrontBack.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5031870405686553922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqYm6xteVseB1BM80D3PnOsE6mNqWQXSBGoE9M6u8kmuntQEf-4GSgku3a01j1q8fpMoIlENGOFunb4lAFI4nvELecVWIXi6CeekVLS0DYC1O_N9AkY3TVEtfgQPQeditOZHLKebqX02tr/s320/LookingInCoverFrontBack.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 254px;" /></a><br /><i> cover of Sas Christian's Looking In</i><br /><br />Christian's paintings are uncannily similar in both subject matter and composition to Keane's but she insists that her paintings are not inspired this artist. Instead she says- and I quote from her own biography, "She was never inspired by one person in particular, however now the artists she most admires would be Bouguereau, Tamara De Lempicka, Mark Ryden... Sas draws inspiration from everyday occurences, movies and music."<br /><br />It's hard to believe Christian is not aware of her works' likeness to Keane's. Perhaps her more macabre treatment of the subject matter is why she likens herself to <a href="http://www.markryden.com/">Ryden</a>. Some of her paintings incorporate blood or slightly sadist sexual imagery that was absent from Keane's sad and teary paintings. It is also possible that because of Christian's youth and venue (she was born in London) she's not aware of Keane's work. But even more odd to me is the lack of parallels drawn between the two by her publishers and other art critics.<br /><br />Both artists work is very soulful with the subject directly confronting the viewer. Neither paints 'happy' portraits and both paint youthful subjects, often with pets. There's even an asian flavor to some of each artists works.<br /><br />Granted Christian's work is less painterly and more illustrative as well as more 'realistic' if I can use that term loosely. Clearly both artists are talented and prolific and their work has a certain eerie appeal. But it's hard to deny the similarities.<br /><br />Below are some examples of Keane's work from over 30 years ago side by side with Christian's present work.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRGhyJuELKso6pKwpvQqFmcBRL3zrRIHqW67NANZpLpWshBwrpLinBW5uFXIV3jS4UL6Ja-8gZY9u8Bx_MK-1w6QJTwWalKgow-ckeUNIX7zuwfzlL4PjEe6auKlNh9RNSxPIsKPZOq3wI/s1600-h/eyes+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5031869624002506002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRGhyJuELKso6pKwpvQqFmcBRL3zrRIHqW67NANZpLpWshBwrpLinBW5uFXIV3jS4UL6Ja-8gZY9u8Bx_MK-1w6QJTwWalKgow-ckeUNIX7zuwfzlL4PjEe6auKlNh9RNSxPIsKPZOq3wI/s320/eyes+copy.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 850px;" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbOGH2iH5Et1cO_3EjDQs5RXabKhp68PkQF_4avn8_FfJeziJoMq4YIMdDzuZny9tdogsWSEO14tOZC_CAQhTgrc7I7LWADlW6PLWS3F5N4Utnzr_-cZBRcl0gAakokKyswDEEOdKugPuK/s1600-h/kidsdogs.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5031869770031394082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbOGH2iH5Et1cO_3EjDQs5RXabKhp68PkQF_4avn8_FfJeziJoMq4YIMdDzuZny9tdogsWSEO14tOZC_CAQhTgrc7I7LWADlW6PLWS3F5N4Utnzr_-cZBRcl0gAakokKyswDEEOdKugPuK/s320/kidsdogs.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 371px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG7j-whoMqrKTi-40wIFTGpcP60SFGKefK4vheMxlzyhW8zO2MjJSnS49WbAzgnxh8FoVAIbBXSLav3puyi4vVMdvFW81wB7NIc-2xHx8aGxy8oSpmUx-8qcAnZmzX9naEPnhgGBygAn8q/s1600-h/portraits.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5031869941830085938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG7j-whoMqrKTi-40wIFTGpcP60SFGKefK4vheMxlzyhW8zO2MjJSnS49WbAzgnxh8FoVAIbBXSLav3puyi4vVMdvFW81wB7NIc-2xHx8aGxy8oSpmUx-8qcAnZmzX9naEPnhgGBygAn8q/s320/portraits.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 393px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ErVS5_nkFwSsBuSXWWXYLrKbhprIGv_O6Wy4_nAzuRfHa_WsNAucWsUOEQknMxbfHV68Oy2TzUWMBCMzbIA5BqktJcCkm4UPYlymaaQQHpUO0ALXLBPtwvby0ZC7Vg5mN-M5yWf078Zi/s1600-h/keaneart.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5031873111515950434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ErVS5_nkFwSsBuSXWWXYLrKbhprIGv_O6Wy4_nAzuRfHa_WsNAucWsUOEQknMxbfHV68Oy2TzUWMBCMzbIA5BqktJcCkm4UPYlymaaQQHpUO0ALXLBPtwvby0ZC7Vg5mN-M5yWf078Zi/s320/keaneart.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 420px;" /></a><br /><i>More of Margaret Keane's work above, click to enlarge </i><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjygIfencE7mRX7ontl5kEjbIgvGMYHSCiMHBokrDD4R0vXdgOzStcgA1L5uioJctathxrNPKYsw_l9pZRCu1OKiwlF4nIG-imX3TV7Nzai7DmhbApjuIZ2qy20CAOxgNZNkoi1ilVYRjat/s1600-h/sasart.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5031873485178105202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjygIfencE7mRX7ontl5kEjbIgvGMYHSCiMHBokrDD4R0vXdgOzStcgA1L5uioJctathxrNPKYsw_l9pZRCu1OKiwlF4nIG-imX3TV7Nzai7DmhbApjuIZ2qy20CAOxgNZNkoi1ilVYRjat/s320/sasart.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 430px;" /></a><br /><i>More of Sas Christian's work above, click to enlarge </i><br /><br />As much as I enjoy Christian's work, it looks pretty derivative to me.<br />All those in favor say "eye".

The "Eyes" Have It. Paintings by Sas Christian Compared To The Keane's

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Meet David Tomb. His Artwork Is The Bomb.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOQwiQ3YrT9poiNw4vOgtDvmS858ONWwDibgF0AsXzfIwACp6gsGEwJuNby3_mQkp6b9oEx0pJ2hOlNIZ99K7xlYD5Yn2Ak1-4eSXKut6opAcLeDQ7KG0DGbGheM1EjLKLiiOggI6x0Vj/s1600/still_lives_in_living_color_59x58.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475647247558470210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOQwiQ3YrT9poiNw4vOgtDvmS858ONWwDibgF0AsXzfIwACp6gsGEwJuNby3_mQkp6b9oEx0pJ2hOlNIZ99K7xlYD5Yn2Ak1-4eSXKut6opAcLeDQ7KG0DGbGheM1EjLKLiiOggI6x0Vj/s400/still_lives_in_living_color_59x58.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 531px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">above: Still Lives in Living Color, 59" x 58.75" Oil paint, alkyd glaze, pastel on canvas, 1988 </span><br /><br />Looking to collect work from the next great artist? Here's one.<br /><br />A California native and resident, Tomb (which DOES rhyme with Bomb) has mounted solo exhibitions at the Fresno Art Museum, and the Artists’ Forum, among others. He has participated in group shows throughout the United States. His work is included in the collections of the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, the Fresno Art Museum, and the Oakland Museum.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVq82JLb-QhBHoWMwLaHgHn0OYx4hTFAiI_URK1tIziA5S9f5idl7nrRdUgVgbgR2gV5GasOaWX156fhQBzvr4j9083z6i7tAsteIv2RsFuPDZU6VH9zKiNDO_2funtsc2I8zV36DWJph/s1600/burden_of_dreams_84x80_1991.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475647609765970050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVq82JLb-QhBHoWMwLaHgHn0OYx4hTFAiI_URK1tIziA5S9f5idl7nrRdUgVgbgR2gV5GasOaWX156fhQBzvr4j9083z6i7tAsteIv2RsFuPDZU6VH9zKiNDO_2funtsc2I8zV36DWJph/s400/burden_of_dreams_84x80_1991.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 319px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">above: Burden of Dreams, 84" x 180" oil paint, alkyd glaze on canvas 1991 </span><br /><br />David Tomb has embraced the discipline of the portrait, but abandoned its historical convention, choosing to infuse his work with an intense and uneasy energy that speaks to our time. A San Francisco Bay Area Painter, Tomb's energetic line, acid color, and keen observance make for penetrating portraits and fresh figurative works that demonstrate a unique contemporary vision.Tomb utilizes in his media, charcoal, gouache, ink and watercolor, often loosing himself in the beauty and purity of mark making and pattern. His works assimilate stylistic tropes from a pantheon of canonical portrait painters, from Francis Bacon, to Lucian Freud, to Alice Neel.<br /><br />As a huge fan of the painters mentioned above, it's no wonder I love his work.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzjDF1DVps1VXNY9QyT2I5VPHsyFk7WNDLMMg0yMSkD-0FavF-ypwOuFWvdWDnjFB7VPg9NlUAHHrIpncQowXEjHGedkuEST8i0ZJ9TlxLCkkk2f0SC9rxozcwv55jthH_Cp8d73rJ9IVD/s1600/navigating_5x10_dtl.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475648031770423778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzjDF1DVps1VXNY9QyT2I5VPHsyFk7WNDLMMg0yMSkD-0FavF-ypwOuFWvdWDnjFB7VPg9NlUAHHrIpncQowXEjHGedkuEST8i0ZJ9TlxLCkkk2f0SC9rxozcwv55jthH_Cp8d73rJ9IVD/s400/navigating_5x10_dtl.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 517px; height: 263px;" /></a><br />above: Navigation, 1989, Oil paint, alkyd glaze, pencil on canvas, 60"x120"<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zqFoq3qej2c/RbenbYmaS9I/AAAAAAAAAFs/JUzOoBmBuMg/s1600-h/susan_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023667998256942034" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zqFoq3qej2c/RbenbYmaS9I/AAAAAAAAAFs/JUzOoBmBuMg/s400/susan_1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 532px;" /></a><br />above: Susan (oil painting)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPpMa5_yfmEhJuE7Nzd_ZGPVb8IT7zx00EOCHQ7wTiQo5wk-Q4w-FYM6aaQegQCmtXZ63t78gNYmXraY-j_9kH5kpg28Sm8_QMIM87wkuuVzjUW9xzOsKHf81WOq3n3PgsJl88VYIFjJbL/s1600-h/brent_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023667731968969666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPpMa5_yfmEhJuE7Nzd_ZGPVb8IT7zx00EOCHQ7wTiQo5wk-Q4w-FYM6aaQegQCmtXZ63t78gNYmXraY-j_9kH5kpg28Sm8_QMIM87wkuuVzjUW9xzOsKHf81WOq3n3PgsJl88VYIFjJbL/s400/brent_1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 785px;" /></a><br />above: Brent (mixed media)<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zqFoq3qej2c/RbeoJYmaS-I/AAAAAAAAAF0/sSLdzPaXdzU/s1600-h/Image02_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023668788530924514" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zqFoq3qej2c/RbeoJYmaS-I/AAAAAAAAAF0/sSLdzPaXdzU/s400/Image02_1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 781px;" /></a><br />above: Untitled Male 1, 2001, 44 x 30", mixed media on paper by David Tomb<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp8ljz7aqQnu2_nplJaQnxh7ha8QvOaf8o7_efRFFDro28P8YOCcJ9XS5JJWUbOW5o_x2XtpYS5qRpnrcRWBC5SJ3gJjUasrie3mQZ85Xzpq94GtFhY9P-8PlQGAFoG-lvEm23p_75-_m-/s1600/cory_60x48_2000.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475646847634473954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp8ljz7aqQnu2_nplJaQnxh7ha8QvOaf8o7_efRFFDro28P8YOCcJ9XS5JJWUbOW5o_x2XtpYS5qRpnrcRWBC5SJ3gJjUasrie3mQZ85Xzpq94GtFhY9P-8PlQGAFoG-lvEm23p_75-_m-/s400/cory_60x48_2000.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 629px;" /></a><br />above: Cory (oil painting)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBAM4Z4Zw8Qw5DpnXBwXZz-74jqPGhnWIhb7JKfmW9cCJCrQkNKpQsvzBGSOzCWc7VA_7fS4ZZEB3QenOmjJJR7yK7guXMmxWx-P12yQsF2Bzu0V7ngp2Nb6B9QHvr0rWjlK-koSlSu050/s1600-h/david+in+studio.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023671124993133554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBAM4Z4Zw8Qw5DpnXBwXZz-74jqPGhnWIhb7JKfmW9cCJCrQkNKpQsvzBGSOzCWc7VA_7fS4ZZEB3QenOmjJJR7yK7guXMmxWx-P12yQsF2Bzu0V7ngp2Nb6B9QHvr0rWjlK-koSlSu050/s400/david+in+studio.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />above: David in his SF studio<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zqFoq3qej2c/RbetsomaTAI/AAAAAAAAAGU/AZpuwPz4bjk/s1600-h/tombexamples.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023674891679452162" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zqFoq3qej2c/RbetsomaTAI/AAAAAAAAAGU/AZpuwPz4bjk/s400/tombexamples.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 364px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnn54SDdjHMO1m1HyBU5LgXEVNxHgvp5W1wpKc5HBHMLnLGiBXaEeej9j_tnvzW0eZSnkPqEnasxBK5th0SVnZOUHj45qqmebJHC3JLJV30uFxYzEuNzerei2cJHbaOItqB6J4MNQ8xfC/s1600/ethan_wallison_30x20.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475648828111720562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnn54SDdjHMO1m1HyBU5LgXEVNxHgvp5W1wpKc5HBHMLnLGiBXaEeej9j_tnvzW0eZSnkPqEnasxBK5th0SVnZOUHj45qqmebJHC3JLJV30uFxYzEuNzerei2cJHbaOItqB6J4MNQ8xfC/s400/ethan_wallison_30x20.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 364px;" /></a><br />above left: various paintings and exhibit. Above right, Ethan Wallison, oil painting<br /><br />Below are just a few links to impressive reviews of his work:<br /><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size:78%;">: <a href="http://www.davidtomb.com/press/san_francisco_chronicle_david_tomb_article_IV.htm">San Francisco Chronicle IV</a></span></b></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><br />.: <a href="http://www.davidtomb.com/press/press.htm">San Francisco Chronicle I</a><br />.: <a href="http://www.davidtomb.com/press/san_francisco_chronicle_article_II.htm">San Francisco Chronicle II</a><br />.: <a href="http://www.davidtomb.com/press/san_francisco_chronicle_david_tomb_article_III.htm">San Francisco Chronicle III</a><br />.: <a href="http://www.davidtomb.com/press/s_f_weekly.htm">SF Weekly</a><br />.: <a href="http://www.davidtomb.com/essays/essays_david_tomb.htm">Essay by Harry Roche</a><br /></span><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size:78%;">.: <a href="http://www.davidtomb.com/press/david_tomb_essay_bruce_nixon.htm">Essay by Bruce Nixon</a></span></b></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size:78%;">.: <a href="http://www.davidtomb.com/press/san_francisco_bay_guardian_art_review.htm">Review: San Francisco Bay Guardian</a><br /></span><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size:78%;">.: <a href="http://www.davidtomb.com/press/artweek_david_tomb.htm">Artweek</a></span></b></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size:78%;">.: <a href="http://www.davidtomb.com/press/san_diego_union_tribune.htm">San Diego Union-Tribune</a></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></p>

Meet David Tomb. His Artwork Is The Bomb.

above: Still Lives in Living Color, 59" x 58.75" Oil paint, alkyd glaze, pastel on canvas, 1988 Looking to collect work from the ...

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