MPitzer

by MPitzer|08 March 202309 March 2023|Pop-Realism

When I was 16 years old, I worked as a pin-chaser for $2.25 an hour at The Colony Bowl in Algonac, Michigan. I remember working the back during Saturday night’s Moonlight Bowling League and I’d drop a red pin in...

Orange Tootsie Pop No.3

by MPitzer|30 January 202330 January 2023|Commissioned Art, Pop-Realism, Sold, Tootsie Pop Art

This is my Orange Tootsie Pop No.3. “No.3” because it’s the third, large Orange Tootsie Pop I’ve drawn and my 2nd large Orange Tootsie Pop commissioned artwork. It’s slightly smaller than the previous coming in at only 35.5" x 71.5”,...

Jar of Marbles No.2

by MPitzer|01 December 202215 December 2022|Marbles, Pop-Realism, Vintage Toys

I was working on our backyard here in Fresno, moving a bunch of rock that had at least 40 years of dirt build up in beds. I'd dig 'em up, pour 'em out on the steel grate of our chaise...

Jar of Marbles No.1

by MPitzer|01 December 202215 December 2022|Marbles, Pop-Realism, Vintage Toys

As a kid growing up on the St. Clair River in Algonac, Michigan, it seemed like everyone had their little bag or Maxwell House 2-lbs can of marbles. Myself, I used a mason jar. I still have these sitting on...

Hershey’s Kisses No.1

by MPitzer|22 November 202223 November 2022|Pop-Realism

This was my first attempt at rendering something so shiny. I loved how the color in the room was actually affecting the reflections in each Hershey's Kiss. The only problem for me was that I kept eating the subject matter....

Christmas Ornaments 2022

by MPitzer|14 November 202231 December 2022|Christmas Ornaments, Pop-Realism

I added these four ornaments to my Pop-Realism Christmas ornaments series in 2022. Title: “Christmas Ornament Series” Artist: Mike Pitzer Medium: Graphite, Colored Pencil on Paper Image Size: approx. 5" W x 5" T Signed & Dated: MPitzer '22 Series:...

No Middle Ground

by MPitzer|03 October 202210 December 2022|Paintings

Sociopolitical art is used to help the public understand a particular social or political issue. Unfortunately, when it comes to these political subject matters, there is no understanding, there can be no compromise, there is absolutely no middle ground, and...

Grape Tootsie Pop No.2

by MPitzer|03 October 202217 November 2022|Pop-Realism, Sold, Tootsie Pop Art

This is another, large Tootsie Pop drawing from my "Happy Art" series that I was just able to finish. It's so easy to get caught up in all of the day-to-day stuff of home and office, that drawings I started...

Dairy Queen Vanilla Cone No.2

by MPitzer|03 October 202207 October 2022|Commissioned Art, Ice Cream Cones, Pop-Realism, Sold

This was my first commissioned art of a Dairy Queen Vanilla Cone that I created for one of our neighbors. I actually like this better than the 72" T one I'm still working on. I think it's the wetness of...

60s Vintage Union Roller Skate

by MPitzer|03 October 202203 October 2022|Canson Paper, Pop-Realism, Vintage Toys

This drawing is from my evolving series of artwork I call “Happy Art.” They’re images of things from my childhood that not only make me smile, they bring about wonderful conversations on Facebook. The problem with having steel roller skates back in...

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