 ABYX - 22 x 28 - acrylic on canvasboard - $2000
An exploration of shapes, colors, and acrylic texture. - William Mahan
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BIDH-603 - 48 x 30 - acrylic on canvas - $2500
You are laying in bed in hospital room 603. When you look at the ceiling you notice the curtain track that snakes around the beds. Add a little color and here is what you get. - William F. Mahan
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BIG BANG - 24 x 20 - acrylic on canvasboard - $2400
What do you do with all those acrylic paint chips you have peeled off your pallet? Turn them into an explosive abstract collage. - Bill Mahan
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BLUE & ORANGE LINE CONNECTION - 9x9.5 - monoprint (oil on paper on wood) - $400
Boston identifies its subway lines by color. The subway's Blue Line connects to the Orange Line at this spot. - William F. Mahan
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ELEPHANTS PRODIGIES & APES - 30 x 30 - acrylic on canvas - $10000
An elephant was put in front of a canvas with a few buckets of paint. His keeper stuck a paint brush in his trunk and let him slop away at it. They framed the finished product, and the zoo sold it at a fund raising auction for $10,000. Similar stories have been told about chimps and one of the news shows did an article on a 3 year old who did the same thing. The going prices were all about the same.
I have no objection to supporting a worthy cause, but I find it most galling that sub-humans and infants have succeeded where I have not. If their mindless drivel can fetch that kind of money so should mine. I have taken up the challenge. I have tried to imagine what the three might come up with if they collaborated on the same painting. Hence the title "Elephants, Prodigies, and Apes". The price is $10,000.
Now it's up to you. - -William Mahan
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ERUPTION - 22x28 - acrylic on canvas - $2500
The beginning or the end. Going into the light or coming out of it. You decide. - Bill Mahan
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HARVEST OF THE TARMUCKS - 28 x 22 - acrylic on canvas - $3100
This piece of deviant art was done as a project for Halloween. The monster Tarmuck dines on his kill while others are seen in the background. Who knows what lurks below the low lying fog. There is a light on in the house on the hill. Pray the Tarmucks don't notice it. - William F Mahan
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Herding Colors - 10x7 - monoprint (oil on paper on wood) - $300
You try sorting them out. - William Mahan
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HOME FOR LUNCH - 13x12 - mixed media - $750
In this place the signs say you are "welcome" so long as you "keep off". After a hard morning in the slog fields of Boston, Dad is home for lunch while Junior is out annoying the neighbors. - Bill Mahan
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HOW DO YOU GET OUTSIDE THE BOX? -21x21- acrylic on canvas - $2700
If you are going to insist people think outside the box, you need to have been there yourself. If you have been there yourself, you should remember the way. If you remember the way, pass it along so the rest of us can get there. - -William Mahan
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NORTHERN SUN - 22 x 28 - acrylic on canvasboard - $2500
A squirrel on the north end of a log views a surreal sunset. Taken with Southern Sun makes this one piece of a diptych. - William F. Mahan
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SOUTHERN SUN - 22 x 28 - acrylic on canvasboard - $2500
A squirrel on the south end of a log views a surreal sunset.
Taken with Northern Sun makes this one piece of a diptych. - Bill Mahan
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PENELOPE - 9x9.5 - monoprint (oil on paper on wood) - $400
This is an abstract portrait of Penelope. It may not look like her but it sure does sound like her. Trust me. - William F Mahan
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SEASHORE MOSIAC - 28x22 - acrylic chips on canvas - $2500
Mosaic of a seashore sunset with lighthouse. - William Mahan
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STRINGS ATTACHED - 9x9.5 - monoprint (oil on paper on wood) - $400
Res ipsa loquitor (the thing speaks for itself). - Bill Mahan
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TINGLES - 12x16 - acrylic on canvas - $1200
This needs to be compared to "The Lovers" on the Early 1900s page. "The Lovers" shows how they look. "Tingles" shows how they feel. - William F. Mahan
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Whatever Life Throws at You - acrylic on wafer board - $1500
Surprises are always interesting, whether or not they are pleasant. When you see them coming anticipation gets added to the mix. Often you must feel it, taste it, hear it, and smell it to know what you've got. Then it's decision time. Do you keep it or do you get rid of it in a hurry. Here's hoping you decide to keep most of yours. - William Mahan
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