Ideal Bookshelf

Ideal Bookshelf 338: LL

Ideal Bookshelf 338: LL
2011 / 8"x10" / gouache & ink on paper

Ideal Bookshelf 326: JJ

Ideal Bookshelf 326: JJ
2011 / 9x12" / gouache & ink on paper

Ideal Bookshelf 325: CWFIII

Ideal Bookshelf 325: CWFIII
2011 / 8x10" / gouache & ink on paper

Ideal Bookshelf 309: SAK and Ideal Bookshelf 310: ISK

Ideal Bookshelf 309: SAK
2011 / 9"x12" / gouache & ink on paper

Ideal Bookshelf 310: ISK
2011 / 9"x12" / gouache & ink on paper

A couple gave each other paintings for their annversary, so awesome.

Ideal Bookshelf 267: KP

Ideal Bookshelf 267: KP
2011 / 8"x10" / gouache & ink on paper

Ideal Bookshelf 265: KCK

Ideal Bookshelf 265: KCK
2011 / 8"x10" / gouache & ink on paper

Ideal Bookshelf 245: AM

Ideal Bookshelf 245: AM
2011 / 8"x8" / gouache & ink on paper

Ideal Bookshelf 243: MS

Ideal Bookshelf 243: MS
2011 / 8"x8" / gouache & ink on paper

Ideal Bookshelf 228 & 229: KT

Ideal Bookshelf 228 & 229: KT
2011 / 8"x10" / gouache & ink on paper

Ideal Bookshelf 227: KE

Ideal Bookshelf 227: KE
2011 / 8"x10" / gouache & ink on paper

Ideal Bookshelf 212: JMG

Ideal Bookshelf 212: JMG
2011 / 8"x8" / gouache & ink on paper

Ideal Bookshelf 193: TB

Ideal Bookshelf 193: TB
2011 / 8"x8" / gouache & ink on paper

Ideal Bookshelf 187: DWL

Ideal Bookshelf 187: DWL
2011 / 8"x8" / gouache & ink on paper

Ideal Bookshelf 89: BW

Ideal Bookshelf 89: BW
2010 / 8"x10" / gouache & ink on paper

EK sent me the list of favorites of his friend BW. He couldn't get photos so I photographed the books at a bookstore. I love that they're so graphic and punctuated with bright colors.

Ideal Bookshelf 86: JS

Ideal Bookshelf 86: JS
2010 / 9"x12" / gouache & ink on paper

SS commissioned this painting for her father as a birthday present. She's currently 3,000 miles away from him, so I photographed versions of the books he loves (based on the list she sent) at the bookstore (thanks B&N!) and combined them. I think the colors are amazing.

Ideal Bookshelf 80: GW

Ideal Bookshelf 80: GW
2010 / 9"x12" / gouache & ink on paper

I consider George one of my best friends ever, even though we don't see each other in person very often, despite living in the same city. I value his opinion highly; whenever I start a new project of some sort, I wonder, "What would George think about this?" and often improve things based on the answer. We went to college together, where I dated his best friend and he dated the girl who would eventually become my first roommate in Manhattan (and would later marry Steve Martin). Later on George and his wife Jen and I all worked together at Bolt. Now he is the chef and owner of egg in Williamsburg, where the line for a weekend table stretches around the block. He and Jen and their two beautiful blond daughters also have a farm upstate where they grow much of the produce for egg.

These are the books he feels contributed to who he is today.

Ideal Bookshelf 65: MS

Ideal Bookshelf 65: MS
2010 / 8"x10" / gouache & ink on paper

Meg Scheminske lives in Portland, Oregon. This piece was one of four I painted for a show she curated at Milepost 5. The theme was "I Want To Feel At Home Here," so I painted the books of several folks who call PDX home.

Ideal Bookshelf 62: NG

Ideal Bookshelf 62: NG
2010 / 9"x12" / gouache & ink on paper

DG commissioned this painting for his brother NG's wedding present. A great example of how everybody seems to have their own book color scheme.

Ideal Bookshelf 64: SLD

Ideal Bookshelf 64: SLD
2010 / 9"x12" / gouache & ink on paper