Pantone Series 2016 to present

The Pantone Series (sometimes called Pantone People) began at the start of 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 series involves putting a celebrity (mostly global, sometimes local) in front of a Pantone color chip that corresponds with something related to that person. All works are painted in acrylic on masonite board and measure 6″W x 6″H. The series is still in progress with more to come.

2018 

Pantone 12-5808 Honeydew | Acrylic on Masonite | 2018
Pantone 18-0201 Castle Rock (Wendell Castle) | 2018 | Available through Rochester Contemporary Art Center
Pantone 18-1852 Kiss from a Rose Red (Seal) | 2018 | NFS
Pantone 13-4404 Ice Flow (Adam Rippon) | 2018
Pantone 19-3728 Grape Street (Shawn Dunwoody) | 2018 | Available through Rochester Contemporary Art Center
Pantone 18-3838 Ultra Violet (Elizabeth Taylor) | 2018
Pantone 16-6329 Peppermint (Tanvi Asher) | 2018 | Available through Rochester Contemporary Art Center
Pantone 14-6329 Absinthe Minded Professor (Mark Cleary) | Acrylic on Masonite | 2018 | Available through Rochester Contemporary Art Center

2017

 

The Edge of Pantone 15-1263 Autumn Glory (Lady Gaga) | 2017 | NFS
Pantone 12-5404 Careless Whisper Green (George Michael) | 2017
Pantone 18-3943 Blue Iris (Iris Apfel) | 2017
Pantone 18-1660 Tomato (Andy Warhol) | 2017 | NFS
Pantone 13-1513 – Gossamer P!nk (P!nk) | 2017 | NFS
Pantone 16-1715 Wild Roseanne Roseannadanna (Gilda Radner) | 2017 | NFS
Pantone 18-0135 – Happy Little Treetop (Bob Ross) | 2017 | NFS
Pantone 16-0836 – Rich Gold Digger | 2017 | NFS
Pantone 13-0947 B-A-N-A-N-A-S (Gwen Stefani) | 2017
Pantone 19-0912 Chocolate Factory Brown (Gene Wilder) | 2017 | NFS
Pantone 19-4055 Galaxy Far, Far Away Blue (Carrie Fisher) | 2017
Pantone Process Bleu C (Bleu Cease)| 2017 | NFS
Pantone 18-3718 Purple Haze (Jimi Hendrix) | 2017
It’s Not Easy Being Pantone 15-0343 Greenery (Kermit the Frog) | 2017 | NFS

2016

 

Pantone 19-4057 True Blue Madge (Madonna) | 2016 | Available for purchase through Rochester Contemporary Art Center
Pantone 300 C Blue Christmas (Elvis Presley) | 2016 | NFS
Pantone 12-0721 Lemonade (Beyonce) | 2016
Pantone 871 C Golden Years (David Bowie) | 2016 | NFS
Pantone 13-1520 Yes Way Rosé Quartz (The Fat Jewish)| 2016 | NFS
Pantone 13-3620 Purple Reign (Prince) | 2016
Back to Pantone Black XGC (Amy Winehouse) | 2016