Untitled (Test Print from Sketchbooks)
Test print of a round face with a thin neck, short, sparse hair, stubble, a clownish mouth, one eye, and a pattern of dense horizontal and vertical lines in place of the second eye and a nose. The print is in black and white.
Estate of Frances Garvin and Keith Julius Puccinelli
Untitled (Test Print from Sketchbook)
Test print of a figure sitting sideways in a chair, with a misshapen body, one eye, a long nose, and two overlarge hands raised in the air. In the background, a wall with a pattern of leaves and vines. The print is in black and white.
Test print of a face in profile with jagged teeth, an extended tongue, and a thin neck. A pattern of vertical and horizontal lines is superimposed over the drawing. The print is in black and white.
Test print from a sketchbook of a fish with an open mouth. The print is in black and white and the background is light.
Test print from a sketchbook of a distorted face with earrings, short, sparse hair, two clusters of three eyes in place of eyeballs, and wrinkles on either side of the nose. The print is in black and white, and the background is dark.
Test print from sketchbook of a distorted face with earrings, short, sparse hair, two clusters of three eyes in place of eyeballs; the print is in black and white, and the background is light.
Drawing of a four-legged creature, several cars, and a large bell shape dangling from a hand. A series of numbers is written in the upper right. This was drawn by the artist at a very young age, when he was still learning to spell his name.
Untitled (Studies of Storefronts and Reflections)
Photograph of a storefront window primarily in shades of red and orange, featuring the reflection of a tree, a bicyclist, and a blue car.
Photograph of a storefront window that features a display decorated with red petals, red and white balloons in the upper right, and rolls of wrapping paper in the lower left.
Untitled (Study of Storefronts and Reflections)
Photograph of a storefront window that features a mannequin holding a yellow umbrella.
Photograph of a storefront window that features dark leaves against a pale blue sky and, in the upper right, several long-feathered white birds.
Photograph of a storefront window that features high-heeled shoes on transparent plastic racks.
Drawing of a yellow boat with a rope leading from it to an oversized tooth.
Drawing of a creature with multicolored wings swooping over a shape composed of spheres. At upper left, a red circle contains another amorphous creature.
Two sided drawing on two sheets of paper (appears to be missing a third). On both front and reverse, a figure with long hair, a round nose, a hat, and boots.
Drawing of a severed head falling downward with a trail of yellow and orange flames. At lower right, signed.
Drawing of a domed head with one eye and a skull-like nose and jaw with jagged teeth.
Drawing of two figures, Madonna and child, each with orange halos and blue robes, surrounded by a squarish border.
Drawing of a figure with three heads, each shaped like a lightbulb, standing in front of two drop-down projector screens while insects crawl toward the lightbulbs. A frayed wire extends from the figure's spine. At lower right, signed and dated.
Photograph of a storefront window that includes several ice cream cones and the reflection of the photographer.
Photograph of a storefront window that includes several saxophones and the grid of metal shutters.
Photograph of a storefront window that includes two mannequins in red dresses and wicker hats, and the upper left is taken up by the overcast sky.
Photograph of a storefront window that features two mannequins in gold dresses, red Christmas ornaments, and a silver star in the upper left.
Colored pencil, ink, and graphite on paper
Drawing of a head with misshapen ears, a large red nose, exaggerated eyelashes, and bloodshot eyes; at the lower left of the head, signed and dated.
GOODMAN, Dane and PUCCINELLI, Keith
Red paper cutout in the shape of a handgun.
Sculpture in the form of the inside of a water bottle created by filling a plastic water bottle with plaster of Paris and removing the plastic. The blue and red cap of the original water bottle remains attached.
Black and white photograph of the head and shoulders of a man with glasses holding a metal ruler.
Two-sided drawing. On front (a), a creature with pointed ears, a long snout, and a tail grasps a smaller creature in its jaws. Both creatures have wheels attached to their feet. At lower left, an L-shaped structure is depicted from the side. On reverse (b), several objects overlap with each other, including a boat, a sun, and a picture frame.
Two-sided drawing. On front (a), a creature with pointed ears and a long snout grasps a smaller, four-legged creature in its jaws. On reverse (b), an easel, a Swiss army knife, and several circles inside other circles.
Two-sided drawing. On front (a), a creature with four legs and pointed ears stands over a similar creature with many legs. On reverse (b), two spheres, each with a pattern of six triangles, are stacked on top of one another.
Untitled (from False Teeth series)
Drawing of a set of false teeth in colored ink on two sheets of paper.
Drawing of a car, wheelchair, and tricycle, all roped together, in red and black ink. At lower right, signed and dated.
Collage/drawing with feet in black and red ink, collaged torso, a hat in place of a head, and a photograph of a hummingbird. Below shadow underneath figure, signed.
Sculpture of a large blue and green striped Bulova watch. On the face, the watch reads a few minutes til 4 o'clock . Reverse, the watch reads shock resistant Bulova watch, Pat. and Pend., 1968.
Wood, aluminum, paint, glass and recycled material
Colorful and shiny totem sculpture with a variety of different faces from top to bottom. On reverse, title and date.
Ceramic sculpture of a dirty old white shoe with holes along the side. The tied shoelace is not ceramic.
Colored drawing of two clowns dressed in costume. One is taller than the other. At lower right, signature of artist and date.
Developer Sign Print Project: Deforrest Real Estate
Satirical print for Deforrest Real Estate advertising houses for sale in Lost Hills.
Developer Sign Print Project: Lost Woods Model Homes
Satirical print for Lost Woods Model Homes advertising A Master Planned Community.
Developer Sign Print Project: Worpt Realty
Satirical print for Worpt Realty advertising Shamrock Plain housing developments.
Developer Sign Print Project: Craven Development
Satirical print for Craven Development advertising FOR SALE.
Developer Sign Print Project: Biltmore Development Co.; Moore Development inc.; Buisness Park; Damn Development Co.; Dry Creek; and Blanquette Development Co.
Large poster containing mulitple satirical prints; Biltmore Development Co.; Moore Development inc.; Buisness Park; Damm Development Co.; Dry Creek; and Blanquette Development Co.
Test Print #3 for "Clown Dress Up"
Test print for "Clown Dress Up." Clown wearing polka dotted costume punches himself.
Test Print #2 for "Clown Dress Up"
A Test print for "Clown Dress Up." Clown wering polka dotted costume punches himself.
Test Print #1 for "Clown Dress Up"
Print of a clown wearing a polka dotted costume punching himself. At lower right, signature of artist and date.
Satricial poster ilustrating Project Development Opportunities
Pen, ink, paint, crayon and graphite on paper
Collage with phoographs of plants, clouds, and rock formations cut into strips and assembled side by side onto cardboard, forming a new image.
Collage composed of two photographs of dining rooms cut into strips and rearranged on cardboard so that strips of each image alternate.
Collage composed of two printed pictures, one an illustration of pink flowers and one a photograph of yellow flowers, cut into strips and rearranged on cardboard so that strips of each image alternate.
Drawing of the face of a smiling woman with her hair tied in a knot.
Drawing in black, orange, and blue ink of a bird carrying a clock with two drooping hands in its talons. Beneath clock, signed.
Ink, colored pencil, and graphite on paper
Drawing of a gaunt male face and several wooden sticks gathered in the shape of an arm on a brown and silver background. At upper left, a drawing of a bird.
Drawing of a head with a bird-like beak for a nose, two pointed and curled ears, a wide red-rimmed mouth, and bloodshot blue eyes.
Drawing of two irregularly shaped eyeballs with blue-green irises and bloodshot veins. At the lower right is the artist's signature and date.
Self portrait in black ink with hints of red, blue and yellow colored pencil in which Keith Puccinelli is wearing glasses and a striped jacket that billows on left and right. Above his shoulders are the downward-hanging frayed ends of three ropes. At lower right, signed and dated.
Drawing on three sheets of a Buick in black ink with a license plate that reads "1958." At lower edge of central sheet, signed and dated.
Drawing of the artist in a caricatured style with a large red drooping nose, a clown costume, and a blue pointed hat. At upper left the text "PUCCINELLI" is written with a border around it.
Drawing of a head with a large red nose, misshapen teeth, and stretched ears with flames rising from them. The text "my ears were burn-ing" is written in blue at the lower left of the drawing.
Ink, colored pencil and graphite on paper
Drawing of a head with one eye, a large nose, and a pointed blue hat attached to two arms, both wearing polkadotted sleeves and both with raised middle fingers. At lower right, signed and dated.
Drawing of a person's head and shoulders with simple, stick-figure-like lines. The word "SAUL" is written across the figure's front. At lower right, signed and dated.
Drawing of two people with clownish features facing each other with a speechbubble overhead with the text "#&%!<?`{=x,01/4).~#." A bird flies with two darts in its talons and leaves in its beak. On the right side, signed and dated.
Drawing of a coffin attached to a unicycle fixed to the floor; The coffin has a hole in the front where a nose pokes out and two wooden beams extending to the left and right. In the background, a pattern of blue sky and white clouds interrupts the back wall of the room.
Drawing of a figure in clown shoes and a prison jumpsuit holding a gun with a flag that reads "POW"; background includes many small tents with striped roofs.
Drawing of a bald clown with one arm raised, surrounded by circular lines evoking a swirl of wind emanating from the figure.
Drawing of a clown on tip-toes hugging a brick wall with a sign that reads "KICK ME" pinned to him.
Drawing of a clown kneeling in front of a tent with hands clasped as if in prayer. At lower right, signed and dated.
Drawing of a person dressed like a clown underneath a striped streetlight and a sign that reads "PLEA$SE HELP HUNGRY HOMELESS OUT-OF-WORK SICK GOD BLESS." Around the figure, meteorites occupy the sky. At lower right, signed and dated.
Drawing of a man with clown-like paint on his mouth and nose, a pointed cap, and a suit. His hands are raised as if clapping and he is surrounded by white stars. His form is blurred and lacks crisp edges.
Drawing of teeth gathered in a rectangular shape with a fire kindled inside the rectangle. Blue and green smoke billows upward and two walls with circular patterns of color are on the left and right. At lower right, signed and dated.
Drawing of a head wearing a top hat covered in writing, a red nose, and a bowtie with "OK" written on it. Floating TV screens, each displaying a different face surround head with hat. At lower right, text "TestaVoci." Beneath bowtie, signed and dated.
Drawing of a clown smiling and holding out a hand toward a colorful explosion. Above the clown's head a speech bubble reads "THEY'RE REALLY MIXING IT UP -- LIMBS ARE FLYING, BLOOD IS FLOWING, AND..." In a different speech bubble to the right is the text "OOPS -- HOLD ON, NOW -- WE GOT AN AUDIO PROBLEM... OKAY, LET'S TAKE IT FROM THE TOP... TAKE 2." At lower left, signed and dated.
Drawing of a man in a suit with a severed head. The head is floating above the body, tethered with thin wires to the fingers of the gloves worn by the man. The man is surrounded by clouds and blue sky. At lower right, signed and dated.
Drawing of the lower half of a figure in a clown costume with spiked trousers and red shoes rising off the floor. A hat is falling from the figure's right hand. Beside hat, signed and dated.
Drawing of a figure spinning while dangling from a rope affixed to the figure's hat. A flag with the word "FASTER" is attached to the rope. At lower right, signed and dated.
Drawing of a clown suspended by a length of rope attached to the clown's hat. The clown has two faces and two pairs of feet. At upper left, a striped, four-legged creature.
Drawing of a figure in a white dress with a paper bag over the figure's head painting on an easel. A colorful spiral akin to a speech bubble emanates from the figure's head. Beside the easel is a table with two candles. Scattered on the floor are a pair of boxing gloves, a banana, a tie, and blocky cutouts of a star, a dollar sign, and the number 5.
`Drawing of a clown driving a car on a circular, colorful dais as a bird and a woman watch from the left. A speech bubble next to the clown begins with "DO YOU WANT TO LEAVE YOUR WORRIES BEHIND?"
Drawing of an airplane with a face and a conical hat flying above several umbrellas with phrases such as "WORRY & THINK THE WORST" and "SUPERSTITION" on the handles. The plane emits smoke and drops yellow smiley faces like bombs. At lower right, signed and dated.
Drawing of a clown tripping backward on a banana peel while holding a broken wheel and walking on a road from a tent labeled "THEN" to a tent labeled "THERE." At lower right, signed and dated.
Drawing of a clown with three arms, one placing a flaming match into the clown's mouth and the other two arms holding unlit matches. At lower left there is a sign reading "Ignis Fatuus." At lower right, signed and dated.
Drawing of a circus tent with a sign that reads "PRAYER," a clown pointing to a sign with a wheelchair and a speech bubble that reads "This is getting monotonous," and a wolf following behind the clown. At lower left, signed and dated.
Drawing of a coffin leaning against a wall with two wooden feet, a hat, and three holes where two hands and a nose extend out. To the left, water spills from behind a curtain. To the right, the gap between two walls reveals a blue sky. At lower right, signed and dated.
Drawing of two hands extending from left and right covering the face of a smiling clown. At the right, signed and dated.
Drawing of two figures with faces painted to look like clowns and a table with three pies enclosed in circular bands of blue and red pen on either side of a table. The rightmost figure is throwing a pie on fire to the leftmost figure, who holds a pistol and a pie server. At lower right, signed and dated.
Drawing of five clowns balancing on beach balls with a trap door set into the floor at lower left which is propped open. At lower right, signed and dated.
Matchbook Drawings from Lucky Is Again installation
Twenty nine part work of matchbooks covered with drawings and text; (a) drawing of a bottle casting a shadow; (b) text "HEATER MAN" written on the front and reverse; (c) a red circle on the front and reverse; (d) "AN OLD POT-BELLIED ITALIAN MAN W/A CIGAR" on cover and the text "AN OLD JAPANESE GUY W/A HEARING AID" on reverse; (e) "Spoon Feed Drooling Soiled Diapers Jibberish" on cover and "Mother" on reverse; (f) has "Friendly Fire" on the cover and a bullet on reverse; (g) has a target in black and red on cover and the same target with inversed colors on reverse; (h) has "METAL DETECTION" on cover and "MENTAL DEFECTION" on reverse; (k) has "HOT" on cover and "fire" on reverse; (l) "Once it starts, you can't stop it. At least, that's the way it seems." on cover and a dragon breathing fire on reverse; (m) tombstone with "REST IN PEACE" on cover and a tombstone with "A LIFE LIVED WITHOUT A TRACE" on reverse; (n) "See you!" on cover and "Goodbye!" on reverse; (o) "Turn slowly" on cover and reverse. (p) "MATCHES" on cover and a drawing of a matchbox on reverse; (q) "CLOSE COVER" on cover and "BEFORE STRIKING" on reverse; (r) has "ASHES" on cover and "DUST" on reverse; (s) "WORRY" on cover and "TO HARASS WITH OR AS IF WITH CONTINUAL SNAPPING OR..." on reverse; (t) "3rd degree" on cover and "1st" on reverse. (u) "Famous Artist" on cover and "(I might decide I want to be a...)" on reverse; (v) has "napalm" on cover and "1942-2001" on reverse; (w) "CLOWN" on cover and a clown on reverse; (x) has a stop sign on cover and "Prepare to stop" on reverse. (y) "I'M ADDICTED" on cover and "YOU'RE ADDICTED" (z) has "OW" on cover and "OUCH" on reverse; (aa) has "STRINGS ATTACHED" on cover and reverse; (bb) has a list of medications on cover and reverse; (cc) has "PARKINSON'S DEMENTIA ALZHIEMERS" on cover and "DRINK TO FORGGET" on reverse.
Untitled (from IKG (Il Kaboom Grosso) (installation notes and sketches)
Multiple drawings and sketches, many double sided, of objects from life such as automobiles and tents. Also included is the recurring theme and image of clowns as well as medical object used while the artist was hospitalized.
Untitled (Working drawings for "a foul stain of we" at CAF)
Drawing of a disembodied head, leg, and arm, with lines to show the proportions of a potential frame. This is a working drawing for a mixed media installation at the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum.
Drawing of a matchbox with several used matches around it. This is a working drawing for a mixed media installation at the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum.
Drawing on an irregularly shaped piece of brown paper of a schematic for an object shaped like an iron. This is a working drawing for a mixed media installation at the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum.
Drawing on brown paper of a large tooth attached with thin rope to a doorknob lying on a surface. This is a working drawing for a mixed media installation at the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum.
Drawing of a potential installation with a boat and a pile of limbs suspended from the ceiling, two photographs of shadows on opposing walls, and a pack of cigarettes on the floor. This is a working drawing for a mixed media installation at the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum.
Drawing of an L-shaped box-like device. This is a working drawing for a mixed media installation at the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum.
A drawing with two panels depicting a hand, a foot, and a head in different compositions and a drawing of a cereal box. This is a working drawing for a mixed media installation at the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum.
Working drawings for "a foul stain of we" at CAF
Drawing of a room with a pile of limbs extending from a decimated boat-like structure. This is a working drawing for a mixed media installation at the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum.
Two sided drawing with five panels depicting a man, a leg, and an arm in various compositions on the front and another panel on the reverse. This is a working drawing for a mixed media installation at the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum.
Two sided drawing depicting a man with a foot and a hand extending from his forehead on the front and a number of objects and the text "re-make of mom's card table" in the upper right on reverse. This is a working drawing for a mixed media installation at the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum.
Untitled (working drawings for "a foul stain of we" at CAF
Print-out of a photograph focusing on the shadow cast by a figure onto gravel. This is a working drawing for a mixed media installation at the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum. This is a working drawing for a mixed media installation at the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum.