Mike's Favorite Things II

Completed 2011
16"x20"
Oil

Lucky Mike gets another painting. He's been asking for a painting of a Colombian flag guitar forever. (See Colombian flag here.) So I've kind of owed him one. Well... "owed" in the way that a wife kindly does something for her husband occasionally.

I threw the Rubicon in the background as a tribute to his old Jeep.

...And now that I'm looking at the painting, I'm realizing there is something I need to fix.... oops. Hopefully no one sees what I see.

Evolution of a Birthday Gift

Mike's birthday was actually a few months ago, but I forgot I had taken these pictures. He works in the power industry, hence the man working on power lines.

My Obama figurine used to reference the size of this painting: a petite 3"x3".

Mike's favorite things

Looks like I got distracted last week...

Completed 2007
24"x36"

Oil

Probably one of my most thought-out paintings is this one I did for husband/ boyfriend at the time. I like to tell him that had we not "made it", I wouldn't have hesitated to take it back and repaint over his face with someone else. Luckily I didn't need to do that!

This typically either gets a laugh, or a funny look. It's definitely an interesting mix: Gary Williams (UMD basketball coach), my hubby, Carlos Valderrama (Colombian soccer player), and Beaker from the Muppets. All the food and drinks on the table (mostly drinks) are also some of Mike's favorites. Another shout out to Maryland with the Cornerstone mug...