Some recent Paintings

These paintings can be sold at any size.

Price depends on size.

Small ones between $20 to $100

Large ones usually start at $200 and go up from there.

But If your family or friends I will work something out for a good price.

This was a TULANE Request..

Saints Request

CURRENT PAINTINGS AND IN THE WORKS

THIS CURRENT MARDI GRAS  PAINTING HAS NOT BEEN RE-SOLD.  THE BUYER HAD ANOTHER REQUEST SO IT HAS BEEN PUT BACK UP FOR SALE.

THIS PHOTO HAS BEEN SOLD@$300.  IF YOU WOULD LIKE ONE CLOSE TO IT, OR ANY OTHER REQUESTS PLEASE SEND AN INQUIRY.

PAINTINGS ARE PRICED BY SIZE AND DETAIL.  STARTING AROUND $150 AND GOING UP FROM THERE. 

I AM CURRENTLY WORKING ON A SAINTS PAINTING.  IT IS NOT A PRE-SALE, HOWEVER IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN IT PLEASE LET ME KNOW.  IT WILL SELL FOR $300 OR MORE BUT I IF YOU WANT IT YOU CAN SEND ME A DEPOSIT OF $150 UNTIL IT IS COMPLETE.  HERE IS THE PENCIL SKETCH OF THE PAINTING.  THE SKETCH IS COLORLESS BUT THE PAINTING WILL NOT BE.  THE HELMET WILL BLACK LIKE THE OLDER VERSIONS.

I WILL BE STARTING ON MY OWN MORE MODERN VERSIONS VERY SOON.

THEY WILL GO UP ON THE WEBSITE FOR SELL.

An Engagement over "BURN AFTER READING"

Burn After Reading was on TV; and I was probably 15 minutes into the film. I was shifting around trying to get comfortable on the couch with Michelle, 2 glasses of wine, and Roxie (our fantastic K-9, well, K-2 maybe).  After not paying attention, we started the movie over.   

Wait, shit, stop!  

Let me take you back 45 minutes before this.  I had planned to pick up a package from Michelle's brother; but guess what?  They were not home.  They were partaking in a convenient family outing.  I needed this package!  I actually didn't need it; because the event that I was going to use this package for, was not suppose to be until Thanksgiving.  My original place was when I had snuck out of the house alone to pick up a couple bottles of Michelle's favorite wine.  During that time, I was going to grab the ring from his house.  Now, I am rushing downstairs to take Roxie to pee in the yard while Michelle's brother is dropping it off to me.  During this time, Michelle was taking a bath.  I get the ring from her brother.  The only problem now is that it's in my hand. The one thing I know for sure, "it's suppose to be on her hand".  After weighing my options between the kitchen and the living room ... I know it doesn't sound romantic; but to MY Michelle, (like how I said, MY, there:), as long as it was her and I together, it would be a romantic place.

So my luck is Burn After Reading was killing me with some great actors; but it wasn't enough since Michelle had to take a pee break because of the of the wine.  Perfect timing.  Now what do I do with it?  I decided I should try and set the camera on the counter to catch a quick, joyous, occasion before that package I was trying to get goes in to play.  I refilled the wine, and had the camera aimed at the fridge.  The living room didn't work...   Michelle came out; and I was by the cabinet. I told her she needed to put the wine in the fridge while I grabbed snacks from the cabinet.  As she walked in front of the fridge, I followed into camera frame that had shrunk to a height of just below Michelle's chin. (Shit!  Oh, well...  You saw part of the moment :).  I asked her to Marry me, and made it down to both knee's.  It was like a question in a prayer, I guess??  Anyway, after I pulled a small white box out of  "THE PACKAGE", I held a white ring box out to Michelle.   She said YES! by the way...  Well, a yes followed by a "ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS?"  Then, she said yes a few more times.  Oh, and I am sure she will tell you that I opened the box upside down.  You can't win them all.

But this one, I won...

She is now officially the future Mrs. Michelle West!  (From Michelle: "And that makes me the happiest woman in the world!!!!!!)

We will figure out how to get a few pics of the ring soon!

A hope, a dream, and a scream.

"A hope, a dream, and a scream." he said as he stepped into the room.

A bright light shines as a voice speaks.

"What's your name?"

But it doesn't matter what your name is.

Your only one of a hundred.

You feel a pit in your stomach, it turns.

Your heart falls to your turning stomach; and grabs a hold.

This is it. This is your time to outshine the light.

Can you do it?

You take a breath.  You remove your shell and bring out everything that is you, that is real, that is shameless.  The light does not even exist anymore.  Honest, raw, naturally human, but all You.  No one else.  

No one tells you who to be. You be.

No 1. in a Hundred.

It is only you.  Your faults, your imperfections.

Never act!  It screws up the scene.

Never re-act!  Just let it happen.

Don't ask what your character would do, show them what your doing. 

Within seconds you disappear.   When you return you see the light, and hear the voice.

"Thank you, that was great!"  You relieve yourself of stress of being all you.

"Thanks for coming in."

You step out of the room and your back to being an actor.

Until next time reality...  Until next time.

Sometimes the problem with acting is that your acting.

Don't be nervous, you have been you all day.  Don't change a thing.

HOW LOUISIANA IS GOING SO FAR FOR MICHELLE AND I

Sorry guys, I have been crazy busy here in Louisiana! You'll be pleased to know things are going great! I am a part of a few movies that are in production right now. If you want to check them out, go check out my IMDB by clicking on the following link: Dean West IMDB.com
Facebook also has a lot of photos from two of the past films, Pictures from TERREBONE, and LOVE SHOULD.

Two other films are in post production. One is with Hillary Duff called THE BUSINESS OF FALLING IN LOVE, and the other is called FIRST LOVE ,THEN MARRIAGE.

Here is a link to some photos from the film Michelle just completed called THE UNWELCOMED.

Michelle and I are both really happy about our move. Louisiana's film industry has graciously greeted us with open arms. Our families are way excited to have us around more often, and we are ecstatic to be around them more!

We are both the new faces of a campaign launching at the start of the 2010 year. The company is called "21 DAYS TO AMAZING." The campaign is called "JUMP," and we are hoping to wipe out, or at least put a huge dent in, obesity in our country. Our nation is looking for answers on how to pay for health care for this crisis, but no one is trying to address this issue before it becomes a problem! Heart disease is the number one killer in America. Guess what? Obesity and bad nutrition is the cause and the start of almost every disease. If you want to join the fight and become a member of "21 DAYS TO AMAZING," check out the website and feel free to contact us.

http://dean.west@21daystoamazing.com/

More news to soon follow. We miss all of our Cali friends and family! Hopefully, we will be back out there for pilot season and possibly my birthday!

Oh, and here is the last painting I did.