Mr. Lilly
Acrylic John Wells Acrylic John Wells

Mr. Lilly

“Mr. Lilly” is an acrylic painting on paper, 11x14 inches. I thought it would look interesting to see what a businessman would look like with flower for a head. Here he is powerful and just walks down the middle of 2nd Avenue.

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Summer Fashion
Ink, Watercolor John Wells Ink, Watercolor John Wells

Summer Fashion

“summer Fashion” Ink blotter and watercolor, 7x 10 in. For the black, I used the ink bladder transfer method that And Warhol used in his illustrations in the late 1950s, them I colored it with watercolor.

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Charlie Caplin & Edna Purviance
Ink, Acrylic John Wells Ink, Acrylic John Wells

Charlie Caplin & Edna Purviance

Here I was messing around with my Epson Stylus 3880 printer. First, using a light pad, I painted the colors with acrylic paint. Then I printed the black on top in a process similar to the one Andy Warhol used for his screen printing.

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