I paint faces. I like the way light plays across the landscape of a face. As I begin to work, I tend to look at the painting in an abstract way -- as color and value and texture -- and only as I step back, do I really see how it has come together with any connection to reality.
john.livengood.1@gmail.com
Photo: Michael Nalley www.michaelnalleyphotography.com
Selected work
the latest
Rock Hudson | Harvey Milk : Acrylic on panel, 48x48 (not including frame), $3,000
Elvis Presley | Pat Tillman | Salvatore Giunta (Willing to Unwilling Heroes) : Oilstick on panel, 36x16, $1500
Custer | Sitting Bull : Acrylic on found wood : 48x40 : price, $2000
Anne Frank 12 June 1929 | Janet (Armitage) Livengood 11 June 1929 : Oilstick on panel : 24x16 : price, not for sale
JoAnn Gibson Robinson | Rosa Parks : Oilstick on panel : 32x20 : SOLD
Huxtable|Bunker : Acrylic on plywood panel : 48x48 : ON HOLD
Murrow|McCarthy : Oilstick on panel : 24x16 price, $1000
MaryAnn|Ginger : Oilstick on gessobord : 24x12 : price, $850
MLK|Abe : Acrylic on plywood panel : 48x48 : price, $2500
Bill|Steve : Oilstick on gessobord : 24x16 : price, $1000
PeeWee|MrRogers : Oilstick on gessobord : 24x16 : price, $1000
Thurgood|Clarence : Oilstick on gessobord : 24x16 : SOLD
44 | oil stick on panel/acrylic spray paint | 48x132 | 2009-2010 | not for sale
For Evan | oil stick on canvas |12x12 | 2010 | SOLD
self-chosen portraits
John (self portrait) | oil stick on canvas | 20x24 | 2008 | price: inquire
Scott | oil stick on canvas | 24x24 | 2007 | price, $450
Ray | oil stick on canvas | 20x24 | 2008 | price: $450
Troy | oil stick on canvas | 24x30 | 2008 | ON HOLD
Keith | oil stick on canvas | 20x24 | 2008 | price: $450
Kiry | oil stick on canvas | 24x20 | 2008 | price: $400
Dan | oil stick on canvas | 24x30 | 2008 | ON HOLD
honorable people of montgomery
7018 Reverend Ralph Abernathy oil stick on canvas/wood 24x36 ’06-07 price: inquire
7019 Reverend A. H. Hoffman oil stick on canvas/wood 24x36 ’06-07 price: inquire
7020 Reverend R. J. Glassco oil stick on canvas/wood 24x36 ’06-07 price: inquire
7021 E. D. Nixon oil stick on canvas/wood 24x36 ’06-07 price: inquire
7022 L. R. Bennett oil stick on canvas 24x36 ’06-07 price: inquire
7023 Addie J. Hamerter oil stick on canvas 24x36 ’06-07 price: inquire
7024 Rev. H. H. Hubbard oil stick on canvas/wood 24x36 ’06-07 price: inquire
7025 Walter Smith oil stick on canvas/wood 24x36 2007 price: inquire
7026 Rev. W. J. Powell oil stick on canvas 24x38 2007 price: inquire
7027 Alberta J. James oil stick on canvas 24x38 ’06-07 price: inquire
7028 Rev. S. S. Seay oil stick on canvas 24x38 2007 price: inquire
7029 Rev. H.J. Palmer oil stick on canvas 24x38 2007 24x38 2007 price: inquire
7030 Frank Powell, Jr. oil stick on canvas/wood 24x36 ’06-07 price: inquire
7031 Isiah Ferguson oil stick on canvas 24x38 2007 price: inquire
context and contrast
Rock Hudson | Harvey Milk : Acrylic on panel, 48x48 (not including frame), $3,000
JoAnn Gibson Robinson | Rosa Parks -- Oilstick on panel 32x20 SOLD
Thurgood|Clarence - Oilstick on gessobord, 24x16 ON HOLD
Elvis Presley | Pat Tillman | Salvatore Giunta (Willing to Unwilling Heroes) : Oilstick on panel, 36x16, $1500
MaryAnn|Ginger -- Oilstick on gessobord 24x12 price: $850
Huxtable|Bunker -- Acrylic on plywood panel 48x48 price: $2000
Custer | Sitting Bull -- Acrylic on found wood. 48x40 price: $1800
Bill|Steve -- Oilstick on gessobord 24x16 price: $1000
Anne Frank 12 June 1929 | Janet (Armitage) Livengood 11 June 1929 -- Oilstick on panel 24x16 price: not for sale
Murrow|McCarthy -- Oilstick on panel 24x16 price: $1000
MLK|Abe -- Acrylic on plywood panel. 48x48 price: $2000
PeeWee|MrRogers -- Oilstick on gessobord 24x16 price: $1000
44 oil stick on panel/acrylic spray paint 48x132 2009-2010 not for sale
photo courtesy of Michael Nalley | www.michaelnalleyphotography.com
near & dear
Duck and Gordo | acrylic on plywood | 24x48 | 2005 | not for sale
Tyvek Grace | acrylic on OSB Plywood | 24x30 | 2004 | not for sale
Ann | oil stick on canvas | 18x24 | 2006 | not for sale
Grace | oil stick on canvas | 18x24 | 2006 | not for sale
Owen | oil stick on canvas | 18x24 | 2006 | not for sale
John | oil stick on canvas | 18x24 | 2006 | not for sale
Grace likes chocolate. Owen doesn’t like chocolate | acrylic on plywood | 24x48 | 2005 | not for sale
Ann (and Roger) | acrylic on canvas | 24x24 | 2005 | not for sale
Owen in tie | oil stick on canvas | 18x24 | 2006 | not for sale
Lisa | oil stick on canvas | 18x24 | 2006 | SOLD
One-eye Lisa | oil stick on canvas | 18x24 | 2006 | price: inquire
Jabe | oil stick on canvas | 18x24 | 2006 | ON HOLD
For Evan | oil stick on canvas | 12x12 | SOLD
To life | oil stick / acrylic spray paint on canvas | 20x20 | 2010 | SOLD
Young Grace and Ann on ride | oil stick on canvas | 30x36 | 2006 | not for sale
Brian | oil stick on canvas | 18x24 | 2006 | price: $400
Four faces of Owen | oil stick on canvas | diptych 36x48 | 2006 | not for sale
Evan | oil stick on canvas | 18x24 | 2006 | price: $400
Three | acrylic on canvas | 20x24 | 2005 | not for sale
Roger and Rosalie | acrylic on canvas | 30x30 | 2005 | not for sale
Owen Face | acrylic on canvas | 30x40 | 2005 | not for sale
Grace Face | acrylic on canvas | 30x40 | 2005 | not for sale
It’s warm in Tucson: Don & Bette | acrylic on canvas | 30x30 | 2005 | not for sale
Dick | oil stick on canvas | 18x24 | 2006 | price: $400
Dad and friends | oil stick on canvas |12x24 | 2006 | price: $300
Self portrait | acrylic on canvas/multimedia |12x16 est | 2005 | price: inquire
the fallen
Fooled (Ken Lay) | oil stick on canvas | 30x36 | 2006 | price: $1150
Good to the people | oil stick on canvas | 24x24 | 2006 | price: $850
homages
I like Neil Young | oil stick on canvas | 18x24 | 2006 | price: $450
I like Chuck Close (again) | oil stick on canvas | 18x24 | 2006 | price: $450
I like Deborah Butterfield | oil stick on canvas | 18x24 | 2006 | price: $450
I like Edward Hopper (again) | oil stick on canvas | 18x24 | 2006 | price: $450
I like Fay Jones | oil stick on canvas | 18x24 | 2006 | price: $450
I like Jacob Lawrence | oil stick on canvas | 18x24 | 2006 | price: $450
I like Larry Rivers | oil stick on canvas | 18x24 | 2006 | price: $450
I like Johnny Cash | acrylic on canvas | 24x24 | 2005 | price: inquire