I'm Sick (in a good way.)

Art with Rick Romano One of the best complements I received last year was a 10 year old kid who looked at one of my big wave paintings, looked back at me and promptly said,"You're Sick!". I was perplexed at first then realized that's his way of saying, he really liked the painting!

Show Time

Still getting hammered by winter storms, spring and summer seem so far away for everyone (except the Hawaiians). Before I know it I'll be under my art show tent once again for the summer shows so now is the time for the production of new works. This is the display for my shows this year.

Pearl's Bay Villa

Pearl's is the place! Along with Brumley Rd. Pearl's is the most popular boat launching spot on Knott's Island for getting to Carova Beach. It's about a 7 minute ride across Knott's Island Sound to the canals of Carova. During Northeaster Storms, it can get less then a foot deep across the Sound and sometimes you have to get out and walk your boat the rest of the way.

Tropical Diversion

One of my cool photos of plumeria I captured last October while checking the surf on Maui. Aside from Va Beach, seems like I'm either in Carova Beach or Maui, Hawaii. I just wish they were a little closer together.

Pier Pressure

This image is currently one of my best selling prints to date. I have sold this 24''x32'' print to adults and kids alike. One day during my last year of high school, my friend and I were going surfing before our last football game later that night. The surf was huge that afternoon when we spotted two guys jumping off The Wooden Pier in Va Beach, to get into the surf. We both looked at each other and said, "we gotta do that!" But what would our coaches do to us? we were co-captains, seniors and it was our last high school game. We sneaked through the fence on the pier, jumped off and caught just one wave and each had the best last game of our lives. Hence the inspiration for this painting

Embellishing

Because I frame all of my own artwork, I'm able to take the time to personally "embellish" all of my matted prints and posters which adds to the value and gives the collector a kind of original work of art without the cost of an original painting. Here, I'm embellishing a double matted Ltd. Edition print.

The Outside Shower.

Don't ask me why but since I've been coming to Carova Beach back in the 70's, I've always loved the Outside Shower. I'm always checking out everybody's outdoor shower whenever I visit someone's house for the first time. I inspect the kind of plumbing, the woodwork and once I found someone had put in a outdoor toilet next to the shower! I thought I'd died and gone to heaven! In this published art print, I just had to glorify my version of the tropical island outdoor shower in paradise. I call this print "Way Outer Reef"