Latest Work (Banana)

This is the latest painting I have been working on. The image is my Twitter icon , which is a Banana. The Banana is just a whimsical image that I chose to illustrate because it means so many things; its funny, whimsical, happy, fun with a slight sexual undertone.

The image is made out of Tootsie Pop Wrappers (Chocolate and Banana), along with wrappers from Peanut M&Ms, Sugar Daddys, Now & Laters, Starbursts and Mary Janes. I had to stop because I have run out of Chocolate Tootsie Pop wrappers (groan), so I will put up the finished image when that is complate. In the meanwhile, if you would like to donate some chocolate wrappers, please feel free to do so! You can DM me on Twitter: "@Johnny_Goodyear".

Marilyn (3rd)

I decided to do this version in brighter colors, a little more bubble gum than the dour chocolate version I did before. I may do another version just done in red (cherry).

I ran out of blueberry wrappers and had to go out a buy a few bags of Tootsie Pops so I could finish it. We went to K Mart first, but they only had one bag, so we went to Bloom and their bags didn't have blueberry in them, but on another aisle there was a special display of Summer candy and that did have some blueberry (whew!). This one wasn't as easy as I thought it was gonna be.

Elvis (2nd)

I redid Elvis because I wasn't all thrilled with the first one. This one is closer, but I may go back and redo a piece here or there. The shadow, particularly by his cheeks just aren't working for me. I also added a "halo" around him since the orange and blue didn't create enough contrast, so this one is a real departure.

Prints Now For Sale

I have begun to sell prints of most of the musician series paintings. The prints are printed on either museum quality acid-free glossy or acid-free matte stock with UV inks to prevent fading. Each print is signed by the artist. Contact me if you are interested in a print.

Marilyn Monroe (2nd)

John Lennon (2nd)

I redid John Lennon because I didn't think the first one really did him justice. He was so iconic and died such a tragic death, I wanted to give it another try to see if I could do better and use a different color combination.

Tupac Shakur