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Jack Nicholson.

Acrylic paint on 3 sheets of 18"x24" plexiglass on top of 2 sheets of 24"x32" plexiglass. Date: Sept 2021.







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The Story Of This Painting.

Jack Nicholson's face seems to always bring a smile to mine. He has played some very very interesting characters in movies like Batman, The Shining, and One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest.

Here is a chronological list of some of Jack Nicholson's movies. 'Little Shop of Horrors' (1960), 'The Shooting' (1966), 'Easy Rider' (1969), 'Five Easy Pieces' (1970), 'Carnal Knowledge' (1971), 'The Last Detail' (1973), 'Chinatown' (1974), 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' (1975), 'The Passenger' (1975), 'The Missouri Breaks' (1976), 'The Shining' (1980), 'The Postman Always Rings Twice' (1981), 'Reds' (1981), 'Terms of Endearment' (1983), 'Prizzi's Honor' (1985), 'Heartburn' (1986), 'Broadcast News' (1987), 'Ironweed' (1987), 'The Witches of Eastwick' (1987), 'Batman' (1989), 'A Few Good Men' (1992), 'Hoffa' (1992), 'As Good As It Gets' (1997), 'About Schmidt' (2002), 'The Departed' (2006).

This painting is done with acrylic paint on 3 sheets of 18"x24" plexiglass on top of 2 sheets of 24"x32" plexiglass.

The Pointillist painters of the 1880's were interested in using dots to visually mix colors. They used dots of different colors to simulate blended colors. For example, if dots of two colors are placed next to each other, from a distance they look like a third distinctive color. This Neo-Pointillist painting 'Jack Nicholson' is my latest example of that Pointillist technique of mixing colors. This painting has around 24,000 dots!

You can learn more about my journey to Pointillism here.

Neo-Pointillist Painting Detail

Exhibition History:

11/15/21

Here is a short 41 second video that shows this Neo-Pointillist painting in 3D.