The Pantone Series (sometimes called Pantone People) began in 2016 with several anonymous works submitted to Rochester Contemporary Art Center‘s annual 6×6 exhibition. The work was prompted by Pantone’s announcement of the Color of the Year – which, for the first time, featured two colors. Rose Quartz was used for the inspiration to paint Instagram-famous The Fat Jewish (Josh Ostrovsky) with a bottle of his infamous White Girl Rosé. The light-hearted and funny series transforms a celebrity (mostly global, sometimes local) into a Pantone color chip that somehow relates to that person.
The majority of works are painted in acrylic on Masonite panel and measure 6″W x 6″H. In late 2017, production of a 10 x 10″ size commenced with a commission request for a Pantone family portrait; and 24 x 24” canvases began in 2019. The series has been in two solo exhibits nominated in CITY Newspaper’s Best of Rochester (2019 & 2020.) Available works (items that aren’t marked NFS – Not For Sale) can be found on Etsy or by contacting me directly.
2020
“Pantone 158 C Team Coco Orange” (Conan O’Brien) | Acrylic on Masonite
“Pantone 19-5004 Urban Chic” (Bobby Berk) | Acrylic on Masonite
“Pantone 20-0108 Pixie” (Megan Rapinoe) | Acrylic on Masonite
“Pantone 18-1665 Watermelon Sugar” (Harry Styles)| Acrylic on Masonite | NFS
“Pantone 18-1951 Love Potion” (Billy Porter) | Acrylic on Masonite | NFS
“Pantone 13-3406 Orchid Ice” (Jonathan Van Ness) | Acrylic on Masonite
“Pantone 11-0507 Winter’s Ball White” (Lin-Manuel Miranda) | Acrylic on Masonite
“Pantone 16-6138 Kelly Green” (Grace Kelly) | Acrylic on Masonite
“Pantone 12-5504 Clearly Awkwafina” (Awkwafina) | Acrylic on Masonite
“Pantone 14-1305 Mushroom” (Florence Pugh) | Acrylic on Masonite | NFS
“Pantone 18-0430 Avocado” (Antoni Porowski) | Acrylic on Masonite
“Pantone 17-4014 Titanium” (Sia) | Acrylic on Masonite | NFS
“Pantone 13-1310 English Rose” (Phoebe Waller-Bridge/ Fleabag) | Acrylic on Masonite
“Pantone 19-4052 Classic Blue” (Paul Newman) | Acrylic on Masonite | NFS
“Pantone 17-1327 Tobacco Brown (Mad Men)” | Acrylic on 24 x 24″ canvas
Pantone 14-1139 Pumpkin (Tom Hanks as David S. Pumpkins) | Acrylic on Masonite
“Pantone 16-1520 Lobster Bisque” (Larry David)| Acrylic on Masonite | NFS
“Pantone 20-0094 Rose Gold” (Dan Levy as David Rose) | Acrylic on Masonite | NFS
“Pantone 16-1334 Tan” (Tan France) | Acrylic on Masonite
Pantone 17-0330 Turtle Green (Snappy) | Acrylic on Masonite
“Pantone 18-5128 Blue Grass” (Dolly Parton) | Acrylic and Swarovski on Masonite | NFS
“Pantone 19-0810 Major Brown” (Karamo Brown) | Acrylic on Masonite
“Pantone 15-1243 Papaya” (Bobby Lee) | Acrylic on Masonite
“The Color Pantone Purple CP” (Oprah Winfrey) | Acrylic on Masonite
“Pantone 12-0322 Butterfly” (Ashley Longshore) | Acrylic on Masonite | NFS
“Pantone 15-0948 Golden Spice” (Padma Lakshmi) | Acrylic on Masonite
2019
Pantone 16-1546 In Living Coral (Jennifer Lopez) | Acrylic on Masonite | 2019
“Pantone 16-0946 Honey” (Robyn) | Acrylic on Masonite
Pantone 1665 C Syracuse Orange (Jim Boeheim) | Acrylic on Masonite | 2019 | NFS
Pantone 18-5841 Sgt. Pepper Green (The Beatles) | Acrylic on 24″ x 24″ Canvas | 2019
Pantone 17-1656 Hot Coral Bling (Drake) | Acrylic on Masonite | 2019
Pantone 13-0443 Love Bird in a Hopeless Place (Rihanna) | Acrylic and Swarovski on Masonite | 2019 | NFS
“Pantone 16-1358 Orange Tiger” (Mister Rogers & Daniel Tiger) | Acryilc on Masonite
“Pantone 11-0110 Buttercream” (Nicole Beer & Jacques Torres/ Nailed It!)| Acrylic on 10 x 10″ Wood Panel
Pantone 17-3918 Country Blue (Willie Nelson) | Acrylic on Masonite | 2019 | NFS
Pantone 18-1763 High Risk Red (Taylor Swift) | Acrylic on Masonite | 2019 | NFS
Pantone 14-1107 Oyster Gray (Anthony Bourdain) | Acrylic on Masonite | 2019 | NFS
“Gentlemen Prefer Pantone 12-0813 Autumn Blondes” (Marilyn Monroe) | Acrylic & Swarovski on Masonite
Pantone 12-0911 Nude (Kim Kardashian) | Acrylic and Swarovski on Masonite | 2019
Pantone 877 C Silver Springs (Stevie Nicks) | Acrylic on Masonite | 2019 | NFS
Pantone 19-3230 Juice (Lizzo) | Acrylic on Masonite | 2019
Pantone 14-1521 Peaches N’ Cream (Martha Stewart & Snoop Dogg) | Acrylic on 10″ x 10″ wood panel | 2019 | NFS
Pantone 14-0156 Wet Hot American Summer Green (Paul Rudd) | Acrylic on Masonite | 2019 | NFS
Pantone 20-0191 Snake in the Grass (Britney Spears) | Acrylic and Swarovski on Masonite | 2019 | NFS
Pantone 19-3924 Night Sky (Jimmy Fallon | Acrylic on Masonite | 2019 | NFS
Pantone 17-0618 Mermaid (Tina Starr) | Acrylic and Swarovski on Masonite | 2019 | NFS
Pantone 18-4006 Quiet Shade (RuPaul) | Acrylic and Swarovski on Masonite | 2019
“Pantone 19-3955 We’ll Never Be Royal Blue” (Lorde) | Acrylic on Masonite
Pantone 18-1619 Maroon (Adam Levine) | Acrylic on Masonite | 2019
Pantone 19-3917 Blackened Pearl (Eddie Vedder) | Acrylic on Masonite | 2019 | NFS
Pantone 14-5413 Holiday (Audrey Hepburn & Gregory Peck) | Acrylic on 10 ” x 10″ wood panel | 2019
“Pantone 17-3808 Nirvana” (Kurt Cobain) | Acrylic on Masonite | NFS
Pantone 19-0506 Black Ink (Tony Zanni – Type High Letterpress) | Acrylic on Masonite | 2019 | NFS
2018
Pantone 1235 C Bodak Yellow (Cardi B)| Acrylic on Masonite | 2018
Pantone 12-5808 Honeydew (Bunsen & Beaker) | Acrylic on Masonite | 2018 | NFS
Pantone 16-6329 Peppermint (Tanvi Asher) | 2018 | NFS
Pantone 14-6329 Absinthe Minded Professor (Mark Cleary) | Acrylic on Masonite | 2018 | NFS
Pantone 19-3728 Grape Street (Shawn Dunwoody) | 2018 | NFS
Pantone 13-2120 Cotton Candy (Katy Perry) | Acrylic on Masonite| 2018 | NFS
Pantone 18-3838 Ultra Violet (Elizabeth Taylor) | 2018 | NFS
Pantone 13-4404 Ice Flow (Adam Rippon) | 2018 | NFS
Pantone 347 C Norchar Green (local real estate company) | Acrylic on 10″ x 10″ wood panel | 2018 | NFS
Pantone 11-4001 Brilliant White (Betty White) | Acrylic and Swarovski on Masonite | 2018
Pantone 19-0823 Crocodile Rock (Elton John) | Acrylic and Swarovski on Masonite | 2018 | NFS
Pantone 18-1852 Kiss from a Rose Red (Seal) | 2018 | NFS
Pantone 18-0201 Castle Rock (Wendell Castle) | 2018 | NFS
2017
Pantone 13-1513 – Gossamer P!nk (P!nk) | 2017 | NFS
Pantone 19-4055 Galaxy Far, Far Away Blue (Carrie Fisher) | 2017 | NFS
Pantone 16-0836 – Rich Gold Digger (Kanye West) | 2017 | NFS
It’s Not Easy Being Pantone 15-0343 Greenery (Kermit the Frog) | 2017 | NFS
Pantone Process Bleu C (Bleu Cease)| 2017 | NFS
Pantone 18-1660 Tomato (Andy Warhol) | 2017 | NFS
Pantone 16-1715 Wild Roseanne Roseannadanna (Gilda Radner) | 2017 | NFS
Pantone 13-0947 B-A-N-A-N-A-S (Gwen Stefani) | 2017
Pantone 18-3718 Purple Haze (Jimi Hendrix) | 2017
Pantone 19-0912 Chocolate Factory Brown (Gene Wilder) | 2017 | NFS
Pantone 18-3943 Blue Iris (Iris Apfel) | 2017 | NFS
The Edge of Pantone 15-1263 Autumn Glory (Lady Gaga) | 2017 | NFS
Pantone 12-5404 Careless Whisper Green (George Michael) | 2017 | NFS
Pantone 18-0135 – Happy Little Treetop (Bob Ross) | 2017 | NFS
2016
Pantone 300 C Blue Christmas (Elvis Presley) | 2016 | NFS
Pantone 19-4057 True Blue Madge (Madonna) | 2016 | NFS
Pantone 13-1520 Yes Way Rosé Quartz (The Fat Jewish)| 2016 | NFS
Back to Pantone Black XGC (Amy Winehouse) | 2016 | NFS
Pantone 12-0721 Lemonade (Beyonce) | 2016 | NFS
Pantone 13-3620 Purple Reign (Prince) | 2016 | NFS
Pantone 871 C Golden Years (David Bowie) | 2016 | NFS
