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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Small Works
When I'm not working on personal or portfolio projects I take on smaller commissions outside my typical style. The recent smaller pieces...
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Aug 28, 20241 min read
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Starbucks Raleigh
This past spring I had the opportunity to work on a couple murals for the interior of a new Starbucks in Raleigh NC. The paintings were a...
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Aug 28, 20241 min read
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Commissions
My books are back open! You know what that means, I'll paint pretty much anything. Case in point I painted this little 8 x 10 oil of...
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Jul 14, 20241 min read
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Donated Mural
First Friday in Denver is always a good time but I rarely show work during it. This past one however, I was finishing up this mural for...
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Jul 14, 20241 min read
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Live Painting at The Lab
Last week Street Wise Arts asked me to live paint and be a part of the "Power and Compassion" show at The Lab gallery on Santa fe ave in...
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Jun 25, 20241 min read
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"Nolan" at Threyda Gallery
I had such a great time bringing this moth man to life. More and more I prefer smaller scale oil paintings to murals and this one was...
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Jun 25, 20241 min read
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Ceiling Dome
I had the pleasure of painting on my first domed ceiling in a beautiful mansion in Longmont, CO. The owners wanted neutral clouds and...
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Jun 14, 20241 min read
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