Song of the Cherry Blossoms

Song of the Cherry Blossoms, 1982, 19.5″x14″ Graphite, acrylic, oil paint, on illustration board. Created for the Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival in Little Tokyo and celebrating the timeless music of the Koto. The surface and paint of this art was textured … Continue reading
December 16, 2015 by Spalenka

Classical Kabuki

Classical Kabuki, 1983, 29″x20″ Graphite, acrylic, colored pencils, on illustration board. Everything here is painted. This visual Haiku reflects east/west arts. The piece has an overall texture but the mask was painted then sanded over and over again to capture … Continue reading
December 11, 2015 by Spalenka

Summertime Art

Summertime, 1982, 19.5″x11.5″ Pastels on illustration board. Part of the 4 SALE weekly event Here. One of the very few pieces I have created with dry pastels. This was for a calendar assignment on the fashionable joys of summer.
December 10, 2015 by Spalenka

Winston Churchill Painting

Winston Churchill, 1983, 10.5″x10.5″” Graphite, oil paint on illustration board. This portrait has a spontaneous application of paint that you can feel. It was one of my strongest pieces early on and still has a certain gravitas today. Named the Greatest Briton of all time, Churchill … Continue reading
December 10, 2015 by Spalenka

4 SALE series 10

The new 4 SALE collection is up! This week the focus is on British History, Summer, Time, and Classical Kabuki. Go HERE.

Brighton Beach Memoirs

Brighton Beach Memoirs, 1983, 20″x34.5″ Graphite, acrylic, oil paint, colored pencils, on illustration board. This Neil Simon classic made Mathew Broderick a star. The original, hand silk screened 42″x81,” playbill poster is part of this sale. http://www.spalenka.com/collections/art

4 SALE series 9

The new series is up! This week the focus is on Family, Self Empowerment, America, and Inner Visions. This collection includes the classic Brighton Beach Memoirs Playbill art as well as the original playbill poster for this production! The poster is hand silk … Continue reading

4 SALE series 8

The new series is up! This week the focus is on commitment, fortitude, discipline, and the excellence that is experienced in sports. HERE. This is a great opportunity to own my original art at incredibly low prices.
November 23, 2015 by Spalenka

4 SALE series 7

Every week you will find a menagerie of vintage illustration, current art, sketches, drawings, and paintings, for sale on my site HERE. This is a great opportunity to own my original art at incredibly low prices. The new series is up!

4 SALE

Every week you will find a menagerie of vintage illustration, current art, sketches, drawings, and paintings, for sale on my site HERE. This is a great opportunity to own my original art at incredibly low prices. Every Monday morning four … Continue reading