Buck Rogers Books

Buck Rogers Books, 36 x 30, oil on cradled board, detail

This is a detail of my painting  Buck Rogers Bookst. The painting will be shown at  CK Contemporary Gallery.

I love books. I collect books. I have lots of books. Oddly enough, I rarely have books in my paintings.

As a first step in remedying the situation I gathered up my Buck Rogers Big Little Books for this painting.

Buck Rogers first appeared in Phil Nowlan's science fiction tale titled Armageddon—2419, published in Amazing Stories in August of 1928. The Big Little Books were published between 1933 - 1943.

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman, 24 x 18, oil on cradled board, detail

This is a detail of my painting  Wonder Woman. The painting will be shown at CK Contemporary Gallery. Show opens May 16

Wonder Woman is not technically a Super Hero because she has no Super Powers. She's just your ever day Amazonian who is as Beautiful as Aphrodite, as Strong as Hercules, as Wise as Athena and as Swift as Mercury.

Like Superman, Wonder Wonder disguised herself by putting on a pair of glasses. She instantly became Nurse Diana Prince.

This blue game piece represents both Wonder Woman's plane and the plane that Steve Trevor crashed on Paradise Island

Rounding out the painting is the Golden Lasso of Truth and the bullet deflecting Bracelets

Maltese Falcon

Maltese Falcon, 36 x 30, oil on linen

This is a detail of my painting  Maltese Falcon. The painting will be shown at CK Contemporary Gallery. Show opens May 21.

This painting is my homage to San Francisco. The iconic hard-boiled detective, Sam Spade still lives on in the City by the Bay.

 The Maltese Falcon is a 1929 detective novel by Dashiell Hammett, originally serialized in the magazine Black Mask beginning with the September 1929 issue.In 1998, the Modern Library ranked The Maltese Falcon 56th on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century.

Batman Game

Batman Game, 30 x 36, oil on linen, detail

This is a detail of my painting  Batman Game.

This 1966 board game by Milton Bradley is based on the Batman television show starring Adam West as Batman and  Burt Ward as Robin.

The box shows Batman, Robin, The Joker, Blockbuster, the Batmobile and spaceships. Spaceships?? The object of the game is to be the first player to capture six  different Villains.

The Merry Puppet

The Merry Puppet, 20 x 40, oil on linen, detail

This is a detail of my painting  The Merry Puppet. The painting will be shown at CK Contemporary Gallery.

The Adventures of Pinocchio written by Carlo Collodi 1883 is one of the creepiest children's stories I've ever read. I love it!

The mild Walt Disney movie animation was released in theaters in 1940.  It was initially a box office disaster.

In 1939 Milton Bradley created this board game based on Disney's motion picture.The box top depicts images of Pinocchio and his protector Jiminy Cricket.

Boom or Bust Game

Boom or Bust,  36 x 36, oil on linen, detail

This is a detail of my painting  Boom or Bust.

 I love the graphics an colors of this game. Parker Brothers manufactured this financial game in 1951

Players move around the board according to the throw of the Dice. Properties such as beauty Shop, Department store, etc are bought and sold at prices that rise and fall quite unexpectedly, depending on whether the conditions are NORMAL, BOOM times or BUST (Depression times) The game is quick- moving and amusing. The game ends when all but one player becomes bankrupt.

Prepare to Be Amazed!

Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Step right up and prepare to be amazed!

It’s incredible! It’s unbelievable! You’ll be dazzled. You’ll be astonished! You aren’t prepared for the exhibit at CK Contemporary. It’s like nothing you’ve seen before! Don’t be shy now, don’t be bashful, step right up for a tantalizing glimpse of what we've got in store for you!

Robot Sam by K Henderson

Blue AK by Christopher Schulz

            

              

K. Henderson and Christopher Schulz meet for the first time at

 CK Contemporary 357 Geary Street, San Francisco, CA 94102,

 Saturday, May 16, 6pm - 9pm

K. Henderson will have an epoch-making number of paintings available. Thirty, count 'em, 30 oil paintings assembled in one gallery!

Stay tuned to this blog for a daily sneak peek of K. Henderson's creations.