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Live Painting
Despite struggling with a pretty nasty case of bronchitis, I still wanted to be a part of Bluebird Bodega, a festival on East Colfax in...
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Oct 111 min read


Velvet Fox Mural
I had the pleasure of doing a series of murals for a new venue next to Acoma House called The Velvet Fox. Years ago I painted an Airbnb...
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Oct 111 min read


Interviews
I've been honored to have two interviews in the last couple months featured in local magazines. In August Rooster Magazine put my art on...
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Oct 41 min read


Two more for the road
Tomorrow I leave for Iceland, Norway, Netherlands and Belgium so I won't have time to paint much over the next few weeks. Luckily I snuck...
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Aug 121 min read


Silver Bells
This clock series has been such a fun odd little exploration. Now that I'm looking, I see them everywhere, and can't wait to make a few...
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Aug 61 min read


The Storm
I was commissioned to paint another alarm clock, this time one inspired by the painting "The Great Wave Off Kanagawa" and the ocean; this...
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Jul 31 min read


Clock Dreams
I've had a long standing love and fascination with clocks. When I was in high school I would disassemble clocks, paint them and...
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Jul 31 min read


Two Lost Souls
I love when I have enough time between projects to explore personal pieces. This design has been sitting in my sketchbook for a while and...
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Jun 141 min read


Triptych Commission
I was recently asked to create a trio of paintings inspired by surrealism and the ocean. These three are each 24 x 30 and completed in...
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Jun 131 min read


Porcelain 2
I was excited to be asked to create another iteration of "Porcelain" and explore this concept further. This one was a commission and the...
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May 221 min read


Porcelain
I had this idea rattling around for a while to create a piece inspired by Kintsugi, broken ceramics and porcelain pottery that is...
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Mar 31 min read


Coli
I had the pleasure of creating this commission recently for the beautiful model in the painting. My best pieces are always those with a...
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Mar 31 min read


One more
After completing the first glamorous pup I got asked for one more! This one I was going for queenly lady Elvis for this terrier mix. Her...
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Jan 231 min read


Silly dog paintings
Unfortunately this winter has been one of the slowest since I went full time with art almost 5 years ago. However, it has given me the...
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Jan 141 min read


Colored Pencil
The third piece for this client was completed in colored pencil. I cant remember the last time I created something with this medium but...
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Nov 12, 20241 min read


New Painting
I was excited to create the second painting in a series I'm completing for a client's new house. They want pieces that explore the human...
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Nov 12, 20241 min read


Los Muros on Main
I'm happy to add Utah to the states I've painted murals in! This one in Midvale was a part of a collection of murals on Main st. for an...
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Oct 9, 20241 min read


Synagogue Mural
The past couple weeks I've been in Longmont, CO creating a mural in Chabad House, a local synagogue. This mural was a part of a larger...
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Sep 24, 20241 min read


Peach
I have an ongoing project for the next few months filling a client's bathroom with various suggestive paintings! I love silly, carefree...
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Sep 24, 20241 min read


Male Hand Study
Another circle hand painting! This time the client wanted a painting of his own hand and it was a nice change to the female models I've...
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Aug 28, 20241 min read
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