ABOUT LAST NIGHT

18″ x 24″ Mixed Media on Wood

I did what?  No way, not me.  I’d never do that.  Oh you did it.  All over the floor.  What?  Yeah, they came over and grabbed the back of your collar and dragged you out.  No way!  I swear on anything.  Oh my god, I don’t even remember that.  It was pretty crazy.  Man, I’m never drinking again.  Heard that before.

THE ATTACK

16″ x 20″ Mixed Media on Canvas

There’s a battle going on.  Millions of soldiers march with fury in the pursuit of one goal.  Many will die along the way and only one will be strong enough to get beyond the outer walls of the fort.  Good luck brave soldiers.  Fight hard, be strong and remember… this is for the greater good of the world.

BURNING LOVE

9″ x 12″ Digital Image

Walk by my side, not ahead, not behind.  Stand in love with me forever and I promise I’ll do the same.  We were brought together by the universe for a reason.  With fires lit to brighten each other’s paths.  You are the one I’ve found in the past, have found in this present and will find again in the future.  Our life cycles will always meet and our love will live forever.  We will create the most beautiful fire that time has ever known.

HELLO LOVE

11″ x 15″ Prismacolor Markers on Watercolor

Hello love, I’m so glad I found you.  You’ve been hiding on me for a while.  I hope you stick around this time, because I really like it when you’re here.  I know you’ve got a lot of people to take care of in this world and you’re doing such a great job at it.  I just hope we’re all doing good… at taking care of you.

AROUND the SURFACE

24″ x 48″ Mixed Media on Canvas

I’m beginning to believe I am obsessed with circles.  Have I said that before?  They are the perfect shape though, aren’t they?  They’re continuous and never ending.  Maybe that is why I use them so often.  I would like my work to be that way.

CATCH IT

11″ x 15″ Prismacolor Markers on Watercolor Paper

It will call you.  I heard it about a week after my first trip to Hawai’i.  It is still there and probably always will be. It’s the call of the waves.  I can’t surf. I can get up on a board and catch waves, but I’m like a baby taking its first steps.  There is nothing smooth about it when I’m out there.  But I still love it.  I love every moment in the ocean.  The waves, the beach and the sun… that is where I want to be.

GIRAFFADOOR

24″ x 84″ Mixed Media on Door

A skinny tall door was the perfect place for this giraffe like pattern.  So, Giraffadoor was born.  I like painting on doors now.  They are a good size canvas and there are always people on Craig’s List getting rid of them.  If anyone has any extra doors layin’ around let me know.

LOVE MUCH

18″ x 18″ Mixed Media on Wood

Happy Mother’s Day!  I love you mom!

MAMA’S QUILT

48″ x 48″ Mixed Media on Burlap

We never had much money growing up.  My brothers and I had to be on the reduced lunch plan at school.  One time we didn’t even have oil to heat the house on Christmas.  I got mad once because I hated the factory job she had to work.  But now, none of that stuff really ever mattered.  We had each other.  We had our health.  We had our mama’s “quilt” wrapped around us so tight that nothing could hurt us.  So, tomorrow don’t forget to pay tribute to mom.  I love you mom…

GUITAR IS

24″ x 48″ Mixed Media on Canvas

The guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles.  That sentence can be found on numerous websites that have info or pictures about guitars.  Guitar even has its own Facebook page:  Guitar    There is something about the sounds of a guitar that I love.  Maybe it goes back to listening to my avô (grandfather) playin’ his string instruments.  There’s something about the acoustic sound that penetrates my soul.

RED FLOOD

10″ x 12″ Mixed Media on Canvas

The water just kept on rising.  We got to the dock just in time.  It held strong as we stood and watched.  You could see parts of houses, cars and life floating by.  Eventually the water was stained red.  I just closed my eyes and hoped that I was dreaming.