Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer, do.

This record has come through the pod bay door, Hal.

It was formerly the soundtrack to 2001:  A Space Odyssey.  (One of the best films ever made, in my opinion.)

And - -  just like the 4-million-year-old black monolith that emits a single, very powerful radio emission, the origin of this record is a total mystery.

It now lives in Los Angeles.

Whispering Hope

 The Mom & Dads - - Whispering Hope.  My mom said that this record looked "fresh".

Well, alright alright alright..

It went on its way to some lovely folks in Texas.

He was called Satchmo because of his...??? (I know the answer. Do you?)

"What a Wonderful World".

This record is a 45 with a small (and unusual) spindle hole and it was pressed in 1968.  It came all the way from across the pond in England!  Normally, I'd count this as a collector's item and not dare paint on it, but it had an enormous scratch going across the entire song, rendering it useless for listening to.

It is the favorite song of a very special guy, to whom this is being birthday gifted, from his lovely wife.  The yellow rosebuds were a special request in the design.

It is headed out to central Texas, pronto!

And if you know the story of how Louis Armstrong got the nickname "Satchmo," well then...2 extra coolness chips in your jar, my friend.  One of my favorite songs of all time is Skokiann.

Big Country Hits with Burl

This record was Burl Ives' The Big Country Hits, but now it is very psychedelic.  A funny connection to Burl:  my uncle Irving was once one of Mr. Ives' private physicians.  So I felt a closeness to this record as I painted it, because Burl Ives was a great guy.  I've heard the stories.  You are my sunshine, Burl.

Brandy...rhymes with candy...

Brandy, by The O'Jays.  Here is a cute little, candy-colored 45 record.

Sold to a wonderful person in Seattle.

It's been a hard days night, y'all.

The Beatles' Reel Music, full of songs from their movies.  Super purple and vibrant up close.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

And now it lives in Austin!

Алло

I love this Russian album.  I really do.

Purple purple purple

My all-time favorite number: 3.  I have no idea what the songs were on this album, or even what kind of music it was.  But I'll tell you what - this very purple (*much more deep and vibrant purple in person) record contains lots of good juju and went to a judge who said it was one of the coolest things he ever got.  The person who purchased it said that 3 was also her favorite number.

That there is some good taste, my friends.

This record was brought to you today by the number THREE and the color PURPLE.

Silver

This metallic silver beauty hangs in my living room.

My friend Jamie

The mandala style record above was done in brown, red, and gold.

I made it for my dear friend Jamie in Texas.

These Boots...

My love for Nancy Sinatra inspired this wacky and lively heart design.  Here's a little secret:
One night, a few years back, I drank a handful of Gray Goose screwdrivers and watched about 3 hours of just Nancy Sinatra videos on YouTube.  She is a special lady.

This record recently got auctioned off by a friend in the Art Car community of Houston, in honor of my sister-in-law.  In case you didn't know it, Houston is THE art car capital of the world, and my extraordinary artist sister-in-law, Eve, is the Creator and Queen of the Sock Monkey Mobile.

Back in 2011...I got some glitter paint.

This record is secretly one of my favorites.  The base is yellow and green with some intense green glitter.  Topped off with some funky black.  I was watching a lot of children's television programming when I painted this one.

Roger and the Frog

The botanical-inspired special request above has a hidden frog in it.
It currently lives in Massachusetts.

We could walk around all day long

Another vibrant 45, courtesy of John Cougar Mellencamp.

This was done in a flatter, non-glossy style as an experiment.  Inspired by my incredibly talented friend, OneSevenNine, who is my favorite local artist and the coolest chick in all of Seattle, I'll tell you what.

Shoot that poison arrow

Super vibrant greens, blues, and brown on this ABC 45.

Although I was never a huge new wave fan, it takes me right back to the old 1982 MTV days of my youth.  We high school freshman were the generation MTV was invented for.  We watched it launch from the launchpad, followed by the Buggles. And now MTV isn't even MTV anymore and we are the demographic it couldn't care less about.  Things change...

What is Life?

Here is a record painted in honor of Ray Charles, one of my heroes.  It hangs in an office now.

I had the privilege of seeing Ray Charles for my 11th birthday, at the now demolished Tower Theater in Houston.  It was one of the biggest thrills of my life.  Part of his encore included playing The Yellow Rose of Texas and the crowd went insane for it.  You know how proud Texans are...

Eyes of the World

This Wake of the Flood record was specially requested for a Grateful Dead lover living in Portland, OR. 

I really love how it came out.