In Progress

This painting was started by my son Max (11) from his Balloons painting. I then just painted over parts by putting a version of a much older painting called "Lara's Valentine's Day" that was lost in Prague back in 1994.

This is the painting that was worked on while at the Urban Grind Coffee House. I really love what everyone done on this. It was a perfect "trial" for the next one. I will keep you posted on the progress.

"Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend are found guilty in Italy of murdering British student Meredith Kercher in 2007."

Later this year you will be invited to a be an artist for the night. My latest painting, “Amanda Knox” will be worked on by anyone who shows up. Is she guilty or innocent? Speak your mind on the canvas! The underpainting is nearly done and now only you can help finish it in true “Back-Story Underpainting” fashion.

This Friday you can come and view the painting before she goes back into the studio for more work. Once she is done then the Ransom note will be sent out. Once this is sent there will be a countdown to the defacing of the painting if the ransom is not met. The defacing consist of letting anyone write whatever they like ontop of the painting before I add the final layers hiding the peice forever. There will be a book with photos so that the process is well documented.

Come to Urban Grind Coffeehouse (off Sandy Blvd and 22nd) 2214 NE Oregon St. Portland OR 97232, Friday Feb 5th, 5 -7 pm and see the piece before the capture and ransom begin.

This painting is still being worked on and has also had many steps already. Some of which I will show later when it's finished. But basically it has to do with the trouble in North Korea and the hostages Laura Ling and Euna Lee and Deranged Leader Kim Jong Il.

The Korean writting above says "Free Now" and then below each portrait it has their names Laura Ling and Euna Lee.

Painting of Air France flight number # 447 Airbus A330 by Sam and Max Roloff.

I let Max Roloff paint in the airplane in it's first state.

Flight AF 447 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris Airbus 330-200

June 1 crash in which 228 people died, there were people of 32 nationalities aboard, including 58 Brazilians, 61 French and 2 Americans

Air France pilot body identified

Thursday, 25 June 2009 news.bbc.co.uk

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Flight 447's missing black boxes

June 25, 2009

actually bright orange

flight captain and the steward were among the 50 bodies recovered so far

BRASILIA, June 21

11 bodies have been identified from the 50 retrieved

Air France to compensate crash victims' families

Jun 19, 2009

100,000 euros per victim

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