Jay & Boo Looking For The Sunset

Jay & Boo Looking For The Sunset
Jay y Boo Buscando la Puesta del Sol
from The Jay & Boo Series
(2012)

Oil on Canvas
60″ x 48″ x 1.5″
Gallery wrapped
Painted around the the edges

“Jay And Boo Looking For The Sunset” is part of a series of paintings that I started creating in 2002. It is about a boy, Jay, and his dog, Boo, who travel the universe looking for wisdom and some of the answers to the questions of everyday life. As an aside, they’re also looking for a suitable female companion for Boo. The dog appears as a different breed in each painting throughout the series to show that it is not unchanged by their experiences.

When I started the Jay & Boo Series, my intention was to represent the characters as drawings living in a painting, and I conceived the final image as more of an abstraction. However, the idea evolved over time and, as the artist, I have told their story rather than imposing my own preconceptions upon them.