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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


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


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


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


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


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


"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


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


Denver Arts and Venues
The whole of March has been consumed by this project that I can finally talk about! I've been working on a series of murals in the Denver...
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Apr 12, 20241 min read


"Luz" New Painting
Over the last month I've been working on this commission little by little. This piece was inspired by Salita, the feather armored girl...
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Mar 24, 20241 min read


Reign
I'm excited to be showing a new piece at the Ryan Joseph Gallery! This 20 x 25in mixed media piece will be a part of the exhibit through...
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Mar 14, 20241 min read


One more
The last circle painting for now in this series. This one I switched up with a black background and is currently available!
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Mar 14, 20241 min read


Reach 2 & 3
By request I've created a couple more of these circle hand paintings! I plan to do at least one more before I move on, to other projects...
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Feb 7, 20241 min read


Reach
I impulse bought these little round wood panels and wasn't sure what to do with them. I finally put together this oil and gold hand...
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Jan 17, 20241 min read


Christmas Gifts
When I'm not doing large scale paintings I like to mess around with some silly paintings for fun, and what better way to do so than these...
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Dec 23, 20231 min read


Biome Ball!
It has been just about a year since I painted this mural at grasslands for Queen City Biome and it's time to celebrate! I will be giving...
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Dec 23, 20231 min read


Portrait Commission
Another in the series of portraits I have been doing for the Maxwell family! Each has been in the style of a tarot card, adding elements...
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Dec 23, 20231 min read


"Embers" Cover
A few weeks ago I had the honor of creating a cover for Between the Heart's new single "Embers". The image will be used for the release...
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Nov 22, 20231 min read


Artsy Astronaut
I recently had an opportunity to create a version of "Commander Blaze" for the Artsy Astronaut collection. The piece will feature in...
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Nov 3, 20231 min read


Lakewood Murals
Over the past few weeks I had the opportunity to create two new murals outside of the Guiry's in Lakewood Colorado. The building owner...
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Oct 16, 20231 min read
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