bushido

"Bushido" 3 ft x 4.5 ft, 2003. This was a commission piece - "Paint me something cool..." Oil on canvas, palette knife and borland's cold wax medium. My first real attempt at palette knife work and true texturing. The biggest chall

Angel

"Angel" 1996, 15 x 15 in, Enamel, varnish on wood panel. Done during my senior year and part of my Angels senior show. Painting was built up in layers. Layer of varnish, layer of enamels, etc etc. One of a set of two paintings.

Bucky

"Bucky" 2001 as number one in a series of six portraits. Paintings are 4.5 ft x 5.5 feet on canvas.

old woman

"Old Woman" 3.5 ft x 5 ft, 1996. I painted this from a model during painting class my senior year of college. It was painted in 8 hours - one sitting total. My professor saw me working on it during class and wanted me to finish it for the dep

Fisher

"Fisher" 15 x 20 in(?) 2003. In barter for some portrait work done by Patti Simmons, from Patti Simmons Photography - Columbus OH, I put my spin on a portrait of her son. Portrait is straight up oil on canvas and background is given texture by

Blind self

A work in progress that may never find completion. It's 4.5 feet by 5 feet, oil on linen. I started the original painting in 1996. That got painted over in 1999, then again in 2001. This one has been "in progress" since then.

jude

"jude" 4.5 x 5.5 ft, 2nd in a series of portraits. Oil on Canvas. Painted from reference photo.

My Life is a Game...

"My life is a game..." 1996, 24 x 36 in, oil on canvas. It's hard to see in this picture, but the figure is surrounded by these dark arms manipulating the arm and hand playing the game of life. Painted in a single sitting, 10 hours. I had muc

Monument valley commision

commision , 2004- 15 x 20 in, oil on canvas, painted from reference pictures. Client wanted to give the gift of a portrait to her boyfriend who liked riding his motorcycle in Monument Valley. That was it - all I had to work with.