As the most celebrated director in the history of animation, Chuck Jones' masterpieces starring the Warner Bros. cast of characters, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Pepé Le Pew, Wile E. Coyote, and the Road Runner (among others) have taken their rightful place among America's most cherished cinematic treasures.
After graduation from the famed Chouinard Art Institute (now CalArts in Valencia) Jones drew dollar caricatures on Olvera Street in the heart of downtown Los Angeles. In the early 1930s he found employment with Ub Iwerks Studio washing cels and then as an animator with Leon Schlesinger Productions working in the Tex Avery unit. His directorial career began for Warner Bros. in 1939 with the release of The Night Watchman. Jones left Warner Bros. in 1962 when the decision was made to close the animation department, continuing his work first at MGM, then Chuck Jones Enterprises and Chuck Jones Film Productions.
In a career that spanned almost seventy years, Jones made over 250 films, won four Academy Awards, and was nominated for six others. Jones' razor-sharp eye for character movement, his legendary sense of timing, and his beguilingly irreverent wit have combined to create some of the classic cartoons of all time, including these classic films released by Warner Bros.: Bully for Bugs, Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2 Century, Duck Amuck, Rabbit Seasoning, The Scarlet Pumpernickel, Robin Hood Daffy, A Scent of the Matterhorn, and Feed The Kitty.
In 1965, he created and directed perhaps his most abstract work, the acclaimed animated short The Dot and The Line, which was devoid of any of his famous and familiar character stars -- and won an Academy Award that year for Jones.
Jones also created and directed some of the most popular and critically-acclaimed animated television specials in the history of the medium, including Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Horton Hears A Who, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, Mowgli's Brothers, and The White Seal.
On March 25, 1996, Jones' work was celebrated with a special Lifetime Achievement Oscar, presented to him at the Academy Awards by Robin Williams. In addition, Chuck Jones has been honored with three other Oscars, nine Academy Award nominations, a Museum of Modern Art retrospective, two honorary degrees and countless honors including France’s greatest creative honor—Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
His cartoon shorts, What's Opera, Doc?, Duck Amuck and One Froggy Evening, have been inducted into the National Film Registry next to a select honored group of other great American film masterpieces.
Chuck Jones died at the age of 89 in February 2002, but he leaves a legacy of brilliance, comedy, joy, color, and laughter that will live on forever.
Original watercolor on Arches paper, 11" x 14", by Chuck Jones, circa 1998.
An original production cel, gouache on acetate, presented on a photo-reproduced background, 10.5" x 12.5", hand-signed, from the 1994 short cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. .
An original production cel, gouache on acetate, presented on a photo-reproduced background from the 1996 short cartoon produced and directed by Chuck Jones, "From Hare to Eternity", 10.5" x 12.5".
Original production cel, gouache on acetate with India ink on rice paper, 10.5" x 12.5", from the 1965 Academy Award-winning short cartoon, "The Dot and the Line" produced and directed by Chuck Jones.
Original character model design of the Spelling Bee, mixed media on paper, 10.5" x 12.5" for the 1970 feature film, "The Phantom Tollbooth", directed by Chuck Jones.
On original production cel, gouache on acetate, presented on a photo-reproduced background, 10.5" x 12.5", from the 1976 television special produced and directed by Chuck Jones.
Hand-painted cel art edition, gouache on acetate, from an original line drawing by Chuck Jones, 10.5" x 12.5".
Hand-painted cel art edition, gouache on acetate, created from an original line drawing by Chuck Jones, 10.5" x 12.5".
Fine art reproduction on canvas, 24" x 18", from an original oil painting by Chuck Jones.
Although Chuck Jones’ film credits identified him for more than six decades as a director of Warner Bros. animated pictures, his stature as a graphic artist is little recognized by the public. In addition to the trying requirements of any director unifying story, layouts, animation, music, dialogue, etc. into a finished pictured, he was also personally instrumental in the graphic styling of his pictures.
Dedicated as he was to animation as the new graphic medium of his time, Jones had never forgotten that drawing the land and people around him was imperative to assure new ideas as to shape and color and design. For many years, he drew and painted the human figure and the landscape in search for new gesture and new expression. This study is reflected in the freshness of his professional work.
Steeped in an awareness of the importance of dramatics, humor, action and rhythm in telling an animated story, he managed to instill into his still drawings and paintings these same qualities.
Although many artists skilled in making still drawings have enriched animation, seldom has an expert in animation contributed so much to the great tradition of the still drawing. Here, caricature, an essential factor in all great art, has been exploited on a high level. Penetrating observation reveals new and daring aspects of ordinary people and their actions. Each drawing is a statement of an experience and a venture into new graphic structure. Here, content and form are balanced to insure the intrinsic value of each drawing and painting as a work of art.
Fine art reproduction on paper, 32" x 20", from an original charcoal drawing by Chuck Jones, circa 1957.
Fine art reproduction on paper, edition of 99, 18" x 26", created from an original watercolor by Chuck Jones.
Original oil on canvas, 24" x 18", by Chuck Jones, circa 1966.
Original charcoal drawing, 10.5" x 12.5", by Chuck Jones, circa 1966.
Original red ink applied by brush on paper of a woman's profile from life, 14" x 11", by Chuck Jones, circa 1959.
Fine art reproduction on canvas, edition of 99, 12" x 17.5", from an original oil painting by Chuck Jones, circa 1946.
Fine art reproduction on paper, edition of 99, 18" x 30", from an original watercolor by Chuck Jones, circa 1962.
Fine art reproduction on paper, edition of 100, 24" x 20", from an original life drawing by Chuck Jones, circa 1957,
Fine art reproduction on paper, edition of 100, 40" x 26", from an original life drawing by Chuck Jones, circa 1958.
Fine art reproduction on paper, edition of 100, 18" x 26", from an original mixed media painting by Chuck Jones, 1960.
Fine art reproduction on canvas, 20" x 15", from an original oil painting by Chuck Jones, circa 1955.
Watercolor on Arches paper, 18" x 24", circa 1960
Original watercolor on Arches paper, 18" x 12", circa 1960
Oil on canvas, 24" x 18", circa 1955
Original oil painting on canvas, 16" x 20", circa 1955
Bursting with dazzling color, expressionistic imagination, and in-your-face proportions, Tom Everhart's paintings are the culmination of 20 years of close association with cartoonist Charles M. Schulz and the PEANUTSTM phenomenon.
The only fine artist authorized to artistically render the PEANUTSTM characters; Everhart had been a successful painter of large-scale landscapes before being asked to render drawings of the PEANUTSTM characters for a commercial project in 1980. With no background in cartooning, Everhart prepared for the task by projecting Schulz's comic strips onto a 25-foot wall in his studio for closer examination. He was stunned to discover that, blown up larger than life, Schulz's pen strokes closely connected to his own painting style. His immediate fascination with Schulz's "line" — and his remarkable ability to capture it with his own distinct interpretation — impressed Schulz and launched a friendship and collaboration that continued right up until Schulz’s death in February 2000.
In 1988, Everhart had the vision of taking the lovable PEANUTSTM gang to a new level of art — what one commentator would later dub "Expresstoonism." Ironically, Everhart was in the hospital with life-threatening cancer when the inspiration struck. But today, with his illness in remission, the 47-year-old California artist is pursuing his vision of the PEANUTSTM paintings with energy as irrepressible as his imagery.
Everhart's paintings have been exhibited at museums all over the world, including the Louvre in Paris. His exhibition schedule for 2000 included the Museu da Cidade in Lisbon, Portugal, and the Suntory Museum in Osaka, Japan.
Additionally, CBS television selected nine of Everhart’s paintings to be highlighted in a special on Charles Schulz hosted by Whoopi Goldberg in May.
Mixed media on paper, 24" x 24", by Tom Everhart
Original mixed media on canvas diptych, 72" x 144", by Tom Everhart
Mixed media on paper, 24" x 24", by Tom Everhart
Mixed media edition on paper by Tom EVerhart
Mixed media edition on paper by Tom Everhart
Mixed media on paper by Tom Everhart
Mixed media on paper by Tom Everhart
Mixed media edition on paper, 20" x 40", by Tom Everhart
Mixed media edition on paper by Tom Everhart
Redefining the classic Art Deco genre through the use of 21st century palettes and concepts places the art of Mike Kungl in a category all his own. Exhibited internationally, this award-winning illustrator and fine artist brings a dynamic classicism and an exquisite sensibility to the Disney and Chuck Jones/Warner Bros. archive of animated characters and films.
"I strive to produce work that I'm personally going to have fun designing and painting. Therefore when it's complete my goal is having the audience be just as entertained looking at it as I was creating it." - Mike Kungl
After completing art and design school Kungl applied his graphic design education to achieve a successful career in advertising. After spending nearly two decades creating award winning logos, package design and illustration for companies such as Panasonic, Johnson & Johnson, Toshiba and Nissan Motors, Kungl turned his focus on creating fine art full time.
Soon into his new career, Kungl never suspected that success on one coast would lead to recognition on another. Within just two years of setting aside his first career, the California artist was selected to create the official artwork for Miami Beach's 25th annual Art Deco Weekend.
The Miami honor is just one of many in a succession of developments that highlight Kungl’s growing reputation as a recognized artist across the country and around the world. His work is featured regularly in magazine articles, how to books and television shows.
Kungl currently works in his southern California studio shaping and refining each of his meticulously crafted works of art. The Chuck Jones Gallery is pleased to present the original and limited edition art of Mike Kungl.
Mixed media original, edition of 5, 30" x 40", by Mike Kungl
Original acrylic on board,, 30" x 20", by Mike Kungl
Acrylic on board, 20" x 16", by Mike Kungl.
Original acrylic on board, 20" x 16", by Mike Kungl
Fine art reproduction on canvas, 30" x 20", diptych, by Mike Kungl
Fine art reproduction on canvas, 30" x 20", by Mike Kungl
Fine art reproduction on canvas, 30" x 20", by Mike Kungl
Fine art reproduction on canvas, 30" x 20", by Mike Kungl
Fran Lew is a representational artist, trained in classic academic realism. Her work sets the bar for the heights an artist can aspire to. Adhering to the time tested techniques and training of the Old Masters; this path is less traveled, especially in recent times, as it can be a difficult and arduous path, and it takes spiritual strength, strong conviction in artistic beliefs, and inspiration by beauty to stay on it.
Fran Lew comes from a long line of artists and philosophers. She began drawing at her father’s side at the early age of three. Her formal studies earned her an MFA degree from Boston University. She did her postgraduate work in Venice, Italy at the renowned Palazzo Grassi International Center for Painting and Design. In New York City, she studied at the Art Students League under masters Daniel Greene and John Howard Sanden; and later moved to White Plains, New York, where she studied under the tutelage of the renowned award winning instructor, Cesare Borgia; protégé of the late Frank Reilly, and founder of the Reilly League of Artists.
The late Frank Reilly is considered one of America’s foremost teachers of realism; and Fran Lew’s growth as an artist is chiefly attributed to her exposure to the Reilly principles of painting. This influence was everywhere evident at her exhibits, among which were Portraits and Figures at the prestigious Columbus Club and Grand Central Art Galleries in New York City. Everyone seeing her work is at once impressed with the deep respect Fran Lew has for the traditions of the Old Masters presented through her own contemporary vision.
“Ms. Lew is noted for her ability to synthesize a classically-based technique with a contemporary sensitivity. She disarms the formality of the portrait genre by the warmth and humanity of her perception. Her intelligence and receptivity are vital contributing factors to her accomplished style ”.
Grand Central Art Galleries
Ms. Lew's list of subjects includes Heads of State, Captains of Industry, Stars of Stage and Film, distinguished Members of the Clergy and Medical Profession, and Nobel Laureates. Ms. Lew's works can be found in many private, corporate, and museum collections.
Education: Brooklyn College with Philip Pearlstein, BA (with Honors in Art), 1966; Boston University School of Fine Art and Applied Art, MFA, 1968; International Center of Paintings and Costume Design, Palazzo Grassi, Venice, Italy, with Gregory Battcock, Archimedes Seguso, 1978; Art Students League, New York, with Daniel Greene, Robert Beverly Hale, and John Howard Sanden, 1978-79; Reilly League of Artists, New York, with Cesare Borgia, 1979-82.
Public Collections: Cornell Museum; Sherwin Miller Museum; Maitland Art Center Museum; State of Israel Collection; Brooklyn Historical Society Museum.
Select Commissions: portrait, Interpublic Group of Companies, New York; portrait, Tambrands. New York; portrait, Testwell Craig Corp, New York; portrait, Grant Industries, New Jersey; portrait, Metropolitan Geriatric Center, New York; portrait, Matilda Cuomo, First Lady of New York, portrait, Governor Mario M. Cuomo, New York; portrait, Dr. Vincent du Vigneaud (Nobel Laureate), New York; portrait, Henry Graff, historian, Columbia University, New York; portrait, Rabbi Maurice Davis, New York.
Select Solo Exhibitions: Columbus Club, New York, 1982; Manhattan Borough President’s Art Gallery, New York, 1989; Pen & Brush Club, New York, 1989; Coalition of Italo-American Assns., New York, 1990; Grand Central Art Galleries, New York, 1990. Group Exhibs: Palazzo Grassi International Center of Painting and Costume Design, Venice, Italy, 1978;
National Arts Club, New York, 1986; Salmagundi Club, 1985, 86, 87; American Artist Magazine Golden Anniversary Exhib. John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California, 1987; Grand Central Art Galleries, New York, 1987; Hudson Valley Art Assn., New York, 1986-94; Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, New York, 1986-89.
Teaching: Instructor art, American International School, Israel, 197 1-72; Chairwoman art department, Palisades Park, New Jersey, 1973-80; private studio and workshop instruction 1980-1997; Lecturer, business and art organizations, 1980-1997.
Select Awards: Gold Medal, Knickerbocker Artists, 1984; Thora M. Jensen Award, Hudson Valley Art Assn., 1985; Sharon Ortlip Memorial Award, Salmagundi Club, 1985; Anna Hyatt Huntington Bronze Medal, First Place Graphic, Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, 1986; Crescent Cardboard Company, Corporate Prize, American Artist Magazine Golden Anniversary National Competition, 1987; Solo Award-Best In Show, Pen & Brush Club Oil Exhibit, 1987; Margaret Dole Portrait Award, Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, 1988.
Select Bibliography: Eds., Northlight Magazine, feature article, Member of The Issue, summer 1982; New York Daily News, May 1986; Drawings in the Golden Anniversary National Art Competition, American Artist Magazine, June 1987; Edward Rubin (author), Manhattan Arts, October 1989; Oggi Magazine, April 1990; Quoted, American Artist Magazine, June 1993; Quoted, Gannet Newspapers Georgette Gouveau (author) 1995; Quoted, New York Post, 1995; Quoted, New York Times, 1995; Whos Who in American Art.
Original charcoal with white pastel drawing, 25" x 19", by Fran Lew
Fine art reproduction on paper, 12" x 16", edition of 85, by Fran Lew
Original charcoal and white pastel drawing, 13.75" x 13.75", by Fran Lew
Original charcoal with white pastel drawing, 25" x 19", by Fran Lew
Fine art reproduction on paper, 16" x 12", by Fran Lew
Original charcoal and white pastel drawing on toned paper, 25" x 19", by Fran Lew
Original charcoal and white pastel drawing, 25" x 19" on toned paper, by Fran Lew
Original charcoal and white pastel drawing on toned paper, 25" x 19", by Fran Lew
What the heart wants and the heart needs can be found in a Fabio Napoleoni painting. Nostalgia, sorrow and moments that lift the soul are all there for the world to see and experience along with him. The vivid colors and captivating characters invite you into an emotional ride that is welcomed by the mind and the heart. Simple landscapes set the stage to the value of emotional attachment that can be compared to no other. Influences from some of this century’s greatest artists are hard to find in his pieces, but are drenched deep in the fabric of what pulls a Napoleoni painting together.
It all started in Ponce, Puerto Rico, in 1972…every child loves to spend time playing outside, but this was not an option for Fabio. From birth the artist suffered from asthma so horrific that several times a week he needed allergy shots to prevent severe asthma from consuming him. Many days and weeks were spent on the family sofa surrounded by art supplies given to him by his mother.
An artist herself, she noticed that creating art came much easier to her son than it did for her. So, during the times that asthma overwhelmed him, she felt compelled to supply his creative side with the tools needed to flourish.
Many events influenced Fabio’s artwork, but none more than the traumatic events that followed the birth of his second child. His daughter, born with major heart abnormalities, had to face several surgeries to correct issues that could prevent her from having a future. Overwhelmed with his daughter’s issues and surrounded by an emotional sea of sorrow for other parents in the same situation, Fabio grew.
While his wife and daughter slept, Fabio wandered the halls of the children’s care unit looking for a spot where he could sketch out his personal thoughts. From these thoughts a new form of creativity was born. The doors to Fabio Napoleoni’s heart were opened for the world to experience. He had all the ingredients to create, but none that captivated the soul.
With his new ideas and old sketches in hand, Fabio added the last ingredient needed…emotional experience. With his vibrant and bold use of colors along with many of his characters, Fabio has managed to create an emotional value to his art that had been missing. His paintings could have a thousand titles, and every one would be fitting for the image he has created; but one thing is for sure, you will always find a beautiful heart in every piece of his work. A symbol of his love for his daughter…she lives today and will forever in his art…
Original mixed media on board, 20" x 16", by Fabio Napoleoni
Original mixed media on board, 20" x 16", by Fabio Napoleoni
Fine art reproduction on canvas, 12" x 16", by Fabio Napoleoni
Fine art reproduction on canvas, 16" x 20", by Fabio Napoleoni
Fine art reproduction on paper by Fabio Napoleoni
Fine art reproduction on canvas by Fabio Napoleoni.
Fine art reproduction on paper by Fabio Napoleioni
I wasn't always an artist. In fact, I was a journeyman bookkeeper when I almost kicked the bucket from Crohn's disease back in the mid 80's. Thankfully, I didn't, and when I woke up in the hospital I told everyone I knew that the bookkeeper was dead after all - but in his place was a man who was going to become a successful artist. They though I was nuts. I wasn't. Two years later, I started the Coyote series. My inspiration was a Joni Mitchell song "Coyote". At the time I was 26, a dirt poor billboard painter. In fact, I couldn't even afford a shower curtain to serve as a wedding present for two good friends. I figured they might like one of my Coyote drawings so I did a romantic one and took it there - the people at the wedding went nuts! Well, you know how these things go - somebody knew somebody who knew somebody in the art business, and within a year my art was being sold in galleries across the country.
Many years ago someone asked me my favorite thing about the coyotes, and I said "They celebrate life. Sometimes life kicks them around, but they embrace it just the same. Heartaches, bad breaks, job problems, job triumphs, true love, rotten luck, vast fortune. Good or bad, they celebrate, I like that.”
The coyote's are now in their second decade. The first was a hard, fun, nutty decade of dogs in suits, and the second promises to be that and more. For any budding artists out there seeking my advice, I would simply say this: never give up, outwork everyone else, and don't be afraid to take risks. In this way, I feel I follow the paths of the greats, even if I am painting Coyotes in suits. Your vehicle may be the Oscar Meyer Weinermobile, it doesn't mean your destination can't be a great one.
Fine art mixed media edition by Markus Pierson
Fine art mixed media edition by Markus Pierson
Fine art mixed media edition by Markus Pierson
Mixed media on panel by Markus Pierson
Mixed media on panel by Markus Pierson
Mixed media on paper by Markus Pierson
By the time Ted Geisel arrived in Paris in 1926, the surrealist movement had already become a force with its first group show Exposition Surréaliste taking place in 1925. Joan Miró and Paul Klee would also show solo in Paris that year, then Yves Tanguy in 1927 and Salvador Dalí in 1929. Ted, in the right place at the right time, considered Paris the exhilarating axis of his world, and he absorbed anything the arts offered.
This early and powerful influence of surrealism stayed with Ted throughout adulthood and is realized in his Secret Art paintings. Illustrator by day, surrealist by night, Dr. Seuss created a body of irrepressible work during his leisure hours that would redefine him as an iconographic American artist. Revealing a dazzling rainbow of hues not seen in the primary-color palette of his books for children, these paintings exhibit a sophisticated, technically accomplished, and often quite unrestrained side of his talent.
While Ted wanted to protect his Secret Art from criticism, he always intended for the work to be seen when he was gone. In 1997, this dream was realized when The Art of Dr. Seuss project was launched. For the first time collectors were able to see and acquire lithographs, serigraphs, and sculptures reproduced from Ted’s original drawings and paintings. In her introduction to the collection Audrey Geisel wrote: “I remember telling Ted that there would come a day when many of his paintings would be seen and he would thus share with his fans another facet of himself—his private self. That day has come. I am glad.”
This historic project has opened the world’s eyes to the unique artistic talent of Dr. Seuss and, as such, galleries, museums, and collectors have helped make Audrey Geisel’s promise, and Dr. Seuss’s dream, a reality.
All information excerpted from: Secrets of the Deep, the Lost, Forgotten, and Hidden Works of Theodor Seuss Geisel and The Cat Behind the Hat
Mixed media fine art reproduction on paper, 39.5" x 29", by Dr. Seuss
Limited edition serigraph on canvas, 24" x 36" by Dr. Seuss
Limited edition serigraph on canvas, 32" x 24", by Dr. Seuss
Mixed media fine art reproduction on canvas, 22" x 44", by Dr. Seuss
Mixed media pigment print on archival paper, 18
x 52.5", by Dr. Seuss
Mixed media pigment print with serigraphy on canvas, 36" x 28", by Dr. Seuss
Mixed media archival pigment print on canvas, 36" x 26.5", by Dr. Seuss
Painting in perfect harmony, brothers Shelby and Sandy Murphy, graduates of USC and native to southern California, share their bright and happy childhood, a visceral nostalgia, with their audience and collectors. Two of four brothers and raised in an eclectic and vibrant environment, Shelby (31) and Sandy (23) bring a great sense of playfulness and delight to everything they do.
“Our father, an insurance entrepreneur, encouraged us to do whatever we want,” says Shelby, “as long as we love what we do, and work hard at it.” This dictum coupled with their interior designer mother’s free spirit and love of rich color has informed the work these young artists produce. Not only are they spirited painters and visionaries, but their technical prowess is on full display in the careful construction of their canvases and the immaculate space in which they create their masterpieces.
Shelby and Sandy combine their energies and personalities so seamlessly, that one begins a sentence or brush stroke, and the other finishes it. The resulting works of art are imbued with the positive psychic energy of these two young painters. “We will work on a painting until every color is correct, every line is crisp,” Shelby continues, “until we deem it a success. Each painting is a complete 50/50 collaboration.”
Collectors have taken note of their talent. Their original works grace the homes and collections of a bevy of established and up-and-coming Hollywood and music industry talent: Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon, Zac Efron, Sean Kingston, Rob Dyrdek, and Rachel Zoe to name but a few of the young creative talent that have fallen in love with the work of Shelby and Sandy. Their international collectors include those living in Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore, and other locations around the globe.
The brothers have created work for movies, including the recent Warner Bros. release, “We Are Your Friends”; advertising campaigns for Sperry Top-Sider and Red Bull, and are represented in the corporate collections of the Cosmopolitan Hotel, Las Vegas, along with CHOC (Children’s Hospital Orange County), Creative Artists Agency, and Holsteins at South Coast Plaza.
Currently, there is a five month waiting list for commissioned paintings by this dynamic duo. “We paint because it is our absolute favorite thing to do,” said Sandy, “nothing makes us happier than finishing a painting and showing it to the world.”
The Chuck Jones Galleries are pleased to represent the art of Shelby and Sandy.
Acrylic on canvas applied to wood, 40" x 40", by Shelby and Sandy
Acrylic on canvas applied to board, 40" x 40", by Shelby and Sandy
Acrylic on canvas applied to board, 36" x 72", by Shelby and Sandy
Acrylic on canvas applied to board, 40" x 60", by Shelby and Sandy
Acrylic on canvas applied to board, 40" x 50", by Shelby and Sandy
Acrylic on canvas applied to board, 40" x 50", by Shelby and Sandy
American master POP artists, Karen and Tony Barone, have wowed the art world over the last three decades with their original and inspired take on contemporary culture. Like Jones, they have their finger (or paint brush, if you will) firmly planted on the pulse of the Zeitgeist, a rare ability shared only by the greatest contemporary artists. The role of the artist in contemporary society is to hold a mirror up to the world and share the reflection in their artwork as a reminder of our common passions, politics, loves, and humanity.
It is this unique ability to seamlessly meld their point of view with that of Jones’s that inspired them to create a work in homage to, not only Jones’s brilliance, but also to the fertile life of Bugs Bunny. Their unique perspective, already steeped in contemporary society, lends a modern sensibility to this classic, living character.
The Chuck Jones Gallery, now celebrating its fortieth year bringing the art of American Popular Culture to the world, is pleased to present the work of Karen and Tony Barone to collectors in San Diego and around the world.
The Chuck Jones Gallery welcomes Karen and Tony Barone to its roster of exceptional historical and contemporary artists.
Oil on canvas, 48" x 60" shaped canvas, by Karen & Tony Barone
Oil on canvas, 48" x 60", by Karen & Tony Barone
Oil on shaped canvas, 36" x 46", by Karen & Tony Barone
Oil on hexagonal shaped canvas, 46" x 36", by Karen & Tony Barone
Oil on shaped canvas, 56" x 48", by Karen & Tony Barone
Oil on canvas, 36" x 60", by Karen & Tony Barone
Aluminum sculpture with transparent paint, 90" x 37" x 49", by Karen & Tony Barone
Aluminum sculpture with transparent paint, 48" x 16" x 18", by Karen & Tony Barone
Aluminum sculpture with transparent paint, 24" high, by Karen & Tony Barone