Once I finish up those two canvases, I will have enough work to fill the 170 wall feet of the two floored gallery with one of the more substantial shows I've ever put together. 

I'm excited about the themes running through the show, which range from my continuing dalliance with themes of beauty and commerce to the vapidness and complacency of today's American society.  As much as this work has developed along these lines, this show almost feels like a warm-up to a larger body of work just around the corner.

I feel some of the newer work retains the freshness of my process and continues to develop the themes integral to the work.  Though its not strictly 'pure painting' as Philip Trussell has mentioned when talking about my work on occasion, it owes as much to   De Kooning as it does to Beckmann and Levine. 

I continue to gain confidence in the studio, and also feel the wit and satire steeped into these paintings is a bit sharper than the over the top political show I put together for my rambunctious first show in Austin two and a half years ago.  I also feel there's little I can say for either side left yelling about American politics this point, and instead have just started to take a closer look at the emptiness that is running rampant today.

As America continues to become entranced in its own vices - empty celebrities, a callous consumption mindset and a firm belief in a dream that died a long time ago - society has supplied me with ample targets to keep this avalanche of new work going for some time to come. 

The show opens on Friday, August 26.  Located a block west of Quack's in Hyde Park, I will be exhibiting over thirty paintings on two floors.  The show will be up for three weeks, with a few smaller events lodged in between, so make plans to attend now, and hope that I can finish everything I need to soon.