This is a piece I just finished. It pretty much conveys my feelings as of late, overwhelmed, nervous and overall frustrated. It's been a rough month or so, but it looks like it's picking up. This guy knows what I'm talking about. 7.5"x26" mixed media.
Hi there. These are some drawings I've had for kind of a while now. They were meant for a larger project of zombie portraits. Like many things, I've gotten side tracked. I thought I would at least put these ones up. Hopefully there will be many more in the future. Enjoy!
Hi there. This is a piece I did to remind myself and others that koalas exist and they rule. When I look at this it makes me think; things aren't so bad with this guy out there. Anyway, enjoy. Done on wood with ink and acrylic. 9.5"x22"
This piece is a long time coming. I did it for my friend John down in L.A. about 4 or 5 months ago. Now that he has it in his position, I feel okay posting it. John gave me the title and let me interpret that however I wanted to. To me demon semen would be, vicious and would infect an egg therefore creating a horrible abomination. Anyway that's kind of what's going on here. Enjoy! 11.5"x23.5" done on wood with ink, acrylic, paper.
This piece was done for a fan of zombies. I asked him what kind of imagery he was thinking about for the painting and he said he liked gas masks and zombies. From there, I came up with this. Yes, I did nerd out on a back story for the narrative, but I'm gonna keep that to myself and let those seeing it take it however they want. Done on canvas with ink, graphite, charcoal and acrylic. 24"x3"
Hello again. This is a piece that I did for my friend Corine. If you didn't figure it out, it's a scene from Rosemary's Baby... with Muppets. It's always a blast doing work like this. Thanks for asking me to do this Corine, it was a pleasure! Done with ink and acrylic on canvas. 16"x20"
Hello. This is a piece I did for my friend's birthday. It speaks for itself. Done with ink and acrylic.
This is a piece that I've been working on here and there. I have a strong connection to painting on drawers and it's been a while since I've done it. Like most pieces I do it developed with every layer. Once the background was in place I layered paper and collage elements, then back over it with paint and ink. In the middle of this process it began to read as a landscape to me. A hallucinatory landscape. At first I was going to add some gore and disturbing imagery into the background but decided to keep it ambiguous. I like to imagine the blood and guts are still there just hidden. The goal is to put the subject in a realm of cautious bliss. The drawer itself lends itself to the narrative qualities of the piece. So, enjoy and, beware any drawer left in the street is on notice. Done on found desk drawer with acrylic, ink and paper. 15"x20.5"
This is a piece that I've had in my head for the past month or so. It is an illustration of the truth of our economic system. A system cannot sustain itself when the measures of growth are fueled by limited resources. Any rises in the GDP are the effects of bailouts and bailouts can only go so far. The GDP is an illusion, a lie. The truth is real growth in this economy has been dead for some time now. An economy that only flourishes when it has infinite growth doesn't work when you have finite resources. It's time to change the very structures of our economic system to even have the possibility of living within a sustainable one. Just sayin'. Done on canvas with ink and a acrylic. 24"x 30".
Hello again. This is a painting I did for some friends out in New York. The idea was to paint a labyrinth. I thought about a lot of things before putting paint to canvas. Thoughts of puzzles, passageways, and among other things David Bowie came to mind. Finally the decision was made to say F it and just start it. Layers of ink developed into layers of collage, photo transfers, etc. and repeated. The piece ended up being about creating multiple angles of depth so as not to let the eye settle for too long in one spot. This idea of keeping the eyes and mind busy creates a sort of visual labyrinth. That's the idea anyway, whether it was achieved or not is up to the viewer. On canvas with mixed media, 16"x16".
This is a piece that I have been developing for a while. It is a representation of overwhelming emotion that develops into a broader existence of self. Through feelings of anger, confusion and even happiness the image of your being expands into something more, in this case wings, horns etc. It absorbs every emotion that comes with life and involuntarily grows into something new, for better or worse. Done with ink, acrylics, paper with collage elements on found wood. 23.5"x11.5"
I recently did some cover art for Turn the Page's (Slop Opera) newest mix tape. It was a fun project, plus I'm way down with his raps so it was a win win. I painted the cover in ink and acrylics then it was scanned in and the title and so forth was added. I did the art on the cover and the top of the CD itself. The Turn the Page logo was done by Cole Lemke, layout by Nick Anderson and the photo on the back was courtesy of Mike Ross. All in all it turned out pretty rad, pun intended. Check it out, and cop the mix tape, you won't be disappointed. Send inquires for art to me via the contact page on this website. Hit up Turn for a copy at turnthepage7@gmail.com. Enjoy!
This is a painting I did for my Muppets enthusiast friend Micah. It's his body with Animal's head on it. Someone may have just earned themselves a new drunken nick name. It was a great pleasure to paint and I think it turned out pretty sweet. Done on found wood with acrylic and ink, approximately 20"x 32"
This is another piece I did as soon as I got the new studio set up. It started as kind of an exercise to shake the rust off of my brain and hands. As I kept working, it all just started falling into place. It developed very organically, I just kept drawing, painting and gluing and out of the blue it was done. I'm stoked on it and think it helped re-learn my process. Done on canvas with ink and collage. 11"x14" Here it is...
This is a little collage/painting I did pretty recently. As soon as I got my new studio space set up I threw this together. I worked pretty fast, it was like a reflex just to throw down some paint and get some work done after a long wait of not doing much. Done on wood panel with ink, old comic book advertisements and acrylic. 9.5"x12.5" Enjoy!
Hi everyone. I know it's been a long time since I added anything. I've been getting this studio space set up and it took a little longer than expected, but it's done and I love it! There's plenty of space and things to play with. Here are some pictures of it. New art will be up soon! Check it out...
I did this painting for my lady's sister. She successfully graduated from college. Good work, hope you like the bees. Done on paper mounted on a 12"x9"canvas with pen and ink, acrylic and paper.
Hello everyone. This is a new piece I've been working on. It was a lot of fun to do. It's an attempt at humor. I hope you all like it and find it as entertaining as I did while I was painting it. Enjoy! Done on paper with ink, and acrylic mounted on three 12"x9" canvases.
I did this piece for my friend Kristi, for her brother's birthday. He loves Batman, as do I. Thanks Batman and the people who believe in him, you're the best. Done on canvas with ink, acrylic and collage. 20"x20"
This is another piece that developed over a pretty long period of time. I did a lot of collage work with old paper paint pallets and scraps then just kept developing layers of color and more collage. Done on an old skate deck with ink, acrylic, paper. Enjoy!
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