May 1, 2022 | Brush with Bareknuckles
John Beatty John’s bareknuckle days began with fist fights as a youth, onboard ships in the Navy and a period as a bouncer. His first Pro Match was in 1980, when he won the Tough Guy Contest at the old Buffalo Auditorium. I was in attendance that night. I’d meet John...
May 1, 2022 | Brush with Bareknuckles
{image pending} Oil (72”x 57”) 2015 I jumped into this, the first piece in the series, with both feet, or in this case with both hands. Ringside at Richburg, by Andrew R. English, contains everything about the famous fight between John L. Sullivan and Jake Kilrain....
May 1, 2022 | Brush with Bareknuckles
Into The Fray Again, I’m as much drawn to the expressions as I am the action. I wanted to create a piece that was only done in reds. An acrimonious frenzy. Ancient Entertainment This piece was influenced by a wall painting in the ruins of Pompeii. To achieve the...
May 1, 2022 | Brush with Bareknuckles
Winner ? Sometimes winners look like losers. ‘ Nuff said Sucker Punch This is one of those pieces that asked ‘where are you going with this’? It’s all part of the process.Roll with the punches. Collide-O-Scope The modification of the word Kaleidoscope is well-suited...
May 1, 2022 | Brush with Bareknuckles
Rona Packs A Punch At one point I had asked Pam how I might break up the brutality of the show with something (dare I say) cheerful. She responded with one word, flowers. At first I couldn’t make sense of it. Then, I became intrigued. Flowers. How can flowers tie-in...
Apr 26, 2022 | Brush with Bareknuckles, Shows & Lectures
April 23 – May 7, 2022 646 Delaware Rd., Buffalo, NY 14223 (Parking on side streets) Private viewings on request, 3-7pm Click HERE for video. Throughout time there are many accounts of fisticuffs having been a source of crowd-pleasing entertainment. Prehistoric...
Jan 30, 2018 | Brush with Bareknuckles
The Crowd Pleasers A new addition to my Brush With Bare Knuckle series. I’m focusing on the faces of onlookers in some of these pieces. Expression is everything. Picture a Sunday morning in Great Britain. The sun is shining, the countryside is fresh and...
