For James Gandolfini:

Tony's Journey. 24" x 240". Mixed media on wood panels.

 Back in 2009 I was hooked on the Sopranos - great story, great acting, and great visuals. I became fixated on the introductory sequence to each episode which took the viewer through the different neighborhoods between the Jersey Turnpike and Tony Soprano's suburban home. It was so compelling I felt I had to make a painting which described that journey.


Tony's Journey. Stricoff Fine Art - New York. 2009

Many of you will have seen this piece either in New York or at my studio. It measures just over twenty feet long. I was looking at it today and remembering James Gandolfini who played Tony Soprano - he was a great actor. But more than that he was a good man. He cared deeply about war veterans and made documentaries about their struggles, especially with PTSD. His death is a sad loss.    

Story of a Painting.

Here are some of the development stages of a recent painting. Read from the bottom up.

San Francisco Skyline

For a couple of weeks now I've been aware that I needed to get an image of the San Francisco skyline to work into one of my paintings. I was even thinking I would arrange to come into the city from Marin on the ferry to get a good photograph. And then I had to go to the dentist. This is the view from the window of my dentist's 19th floor office - luckily I had my camera with me! The skyline is now on a painting in my studio. Come and see it at my Open Studio on 11th October. (More information will be posted nearer the time.)