JUST THINKING
11″ x 15″ Prismacolor Markers on Watercolor
We all go through some good times and some bad times. We all have a story to tell. We all build the world around us to fit to our vision of how life should be. We are all capable of greatness. What happens based on our decisions is left to the world to decide. Who do you want to be? What are your dreams? What is your story? Wake up and live…
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.
JELLY FLY
16″ x 20″ Mixed Media on Canvas
The fly. The jelly. The Jelly Fly. Is it a creature? Is it a new dance? I think it’s a band. Yeah, a friend of a friend say he saw them and they were pretty good. Naw man, I recon tha Jelly Fly is a new lure dat’s out right ’bout now fo’ fishin’. I thought it was a brand of hair gel. I guess I could be wrong.
LJ
12″ x 24″ Aerosol on Metal
The greatest ever? Maybe to a really good friend of mine. This one’s for you 001. Respect! (sound on the highlights doesn’t start until 28s)
STOP ‘n’ SMELL
18″ x 24″ Mixed Media on Paper
Sometime you’ve got to. But I like the smell of fresh cut grass more. Smell the roses. It doesn’t do it for me. Just do it. Nothing. Nothing? Yeah, I still think the grass is better. Whatevs! It’s nothing personal and it’s just a saying anyways? What? Yeah, really…