Don Ivan Punchatz (1936 – 2009)
Posted by M.R.N. on June 26, 2012
Gerald Ford
Crisis In Psychoanalysis
The Silent Invaders
Great Science Fiction By Scientists
Repent, Harlequin
Easel Portrait
Sheep In Wolf’s Clothing
The Man In The Maze
Mirror Man
Ancient Evenings: The Queen
Ancient Evenings: Man Servant
Bride Of Frankenstein
Frankenstein
Dracula
The Mummy
The Wolf Man
The Headless Horseman And Ichabod Crane
The Fabulous Riverboat
The Magic Labyrinth
Portraits Of The New South – Sheriff Leon Jackson, Fayette County, Georgia
Grand Master
Surprise
Switch Bitch
John Le Carré
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Holly said
Love his quirky surrealistic take on reality. The reality behind the reality intrigues him – and he has the techinical skill to share his vision.
Bruce said
Here are my observations:
“Gerald Ford” – talk about brain freeze!
“Crisis In Psychoanalysis” – is that Sigmund Freud or Woody Allen?
“The Silent Invaders” – even without the mask, the female alien is definitely on the left. Compare with the pot-bellied male.
“Great Science Fiction By Scientists” – that’s the thing about scientists; everything’s fine until they lose their minds and become Mad Scientists.
“Repent, Harlequin” – yeah, for stealing that rainbow jelly bean!
“Easel Portrait” – great portrait of the easel. Too bad the painter included the human face; I find it distracting.
“Sheep In Wolf’s Clothing” – did my boss sit for this painting?!?
“The Man In The Maze” – is the man in the middle on the inside or the outside?
“Mirror Man” – smoking is definitely bad for you.
“Ancient Evenings: The Queen” – again, the female is on the left.
“Ancient Evenings: Man Servant” – did my wife commission this painting?
“Bride Of Frankenstein,” “Frankenstein,” “Dracula,” “The Mummy,” and “The Wolf Man” – these really are very good but in “The Headless Horseman And Ichabod Crane,” I’m more afraid of the Horse than the Horseman!
“The Fabulous Riverboat” and “The Magic Labyrinth” – I believe that’s the Red Baron’s Fokker triplane in these pictures. If so, it looks odd without Snoopy’s doghouse biplane in pursuit!
“Portraits Of The New South” – I live north of the Mason-Dixon Line, so when I say that I find this a bit offensive, I can imagine how Southerners might feel. Two wrongs don’t make a right, even if the first wrong was horrendous. “Dr Weevil” soda?
“Grand Master” – specially-tailored running shorts are required.
“Surprise” – I am fairly certain that this refers to the 1972 Munich Olympic massacre. If so, it’s in poor taste.
“Switch Bitch” – your guess is as good as mine. I will say this: The author of this blog, being female, shows remarkable tolerance and forbearance in posting some of the “art” here that even I, being male, find to be sexist. (This was a comment that I was also tempted to make for the recent Al Brule posting.)
“John Le Carré” – the only respectable work of art shown here, in my opinion, aside perhaps from his movie monster series. Let’s just say Mr. Punchatz would not be very high on my personal list of favorite artists.
Greg Punchatz said
Wow ….You sir are a complete and utter troll. Do you not have anything better to do than to write an utterly juvenile critique of my fathers work?
Not that I need to defend my dads work, but I thought I should share someone else’s view on my dads work.
“Don Ivan Punchatz — Don Ivan’s ability to touch men with acrylic and melt them into beasts, or touch beasts with oil and ink, and voila, they are senators or brokers is endlessly stunning. Metaphor, after all, is the universal language and Don Ivan Punchatz could teach at Berlitz.”
— Ray Bradbury
PJ said
Does anyone know if Punchatz did a painting of a cowboy sitting with feet propped up in a Cadillac with an oil platform in background and an bird flying overhead?
I found a signed painting of this in estate sale.
The license plate on Cadillac has Punchatz on it
Greg Punchatz said
Is it the original?? That is one of his best works IMHO .
liz punchatz said
yes he did a painting of a cowboy with feet propped up
🙂 liz punchatz lizpunch@gmail.com
Greg Punchatz said
I have a ton of samples of my Father’s work if you would care to post them.