This rather eclectic piece combines a canvas background with black paint and charcoal with a photo I took and various bits of collage, the sum of which was removed from the abandoned office of a schizophrenic employee, adding legitimacy to the name Paranoia.
Status: Retaining (Possible Show Piece)
I found some unusual scraps of material in a shipping box at work and decided they were too interesting to simply discard. I made this out of them. Some images include what appears to be a bullhorn shooting fire and a musical note (?) with shoes.
Status: Retaining (Possible Show Piece)
Pictures of Various Heroes for a commission.
Status: Sold (commission)
Pictures of Various Heroes for a commission.
Status: Sold (commission)
Pictures of Various Heroes for a commission.
Status: Sold (commission)
Pictures of Various Heroes for a commission.
Status: Sold (commission)
You Are Beautiful is an art collective that tries to pass along it's squishy, people-positive message throughout the land through stickers and artwork. This collage has an image of a woman in the upper right hand corner and an image of the painting Large Odalisque along the bottom with "You are beautiful." repeating in different fonts in the background.
Status: Donated to You Are Beautiful art collective.
A commissioned piece along the lines of my Black Mage and Fighter paintings. White Mage is a symbol of vibrance and life, a beautiful woman and a healer quintessential to any monster-slaying expedition. Perhaps, one day, I shall have painted all the Light Warriors.
Status: Sold - Private Collector
This work is a loving memorial for my dearly departed Pimpmobile. It is crafted from the seat covers. I suppose it is poorly named since it is not actually a "painting", but it is very fuzzy in texture. It's a very pettable work of art.
Status: Keeping
Comissioned to go with Small Plumber in Mid-Leap below. A smaller version of ?, only made with acrylics and gloss.
Status: Sold (Private Collector)
A strangely familar fellow with large mustache and bright red overalls. This was comissioned as a set to go with Small ? above.
Status: Sold (Private Collector)
A true icon of the golden age of 8bit, this "?" block is made to actual human proportions. This allows one to emulate one of the greatest heroes of the 1980's by simply hanging it high on the wall, jumping underneath it, and making a "ding" sound.
Status: Sold (Private Collector)
The first layer of this work is a collage of scenes from the Japanese "manga" style comic "Revolutionary Girl Utena", in which the plot revolves around making curry with explosive properties. This work is a reflection of the cultural ability of Japan to take the most mudane things, such as making dinner, and turn them into wildly exciting events.
Status: Sold - On display in offices of Consumnes River College, Sacramento, CA.
This is a rendering of a Japanese model posing for a fashion shoot. Although the skin color is heavily abstracted, the highlights in her hair as well as her lipstick and eyeliner are surpsingly close to the original.
Status: Sold (Private Collector)
This was commissioned by a fan of the Final Fantasy series. I believe it turned out rather well. Who would not be satisfied with this image of a such a stalwart warrior?
Status: Sold (Private Collector)
My first experiment with an original image, I have abstracted a vase with roses into pixels. Although it did not meet all my expectations, I'm getting some excellent feedback.
Status: Reusing Canvas
From Final Fantasy Three, the MagiTek Soldier is a man riding a lumbering metal giant, a huge mechanical suit with great strength and destructive power. These machines were used to keep many people under an oppressive rule and crush any defiance. Deriving its energy from captured mystical forces, the machine-man comes to represent how the Earth is often subjugated by man in order to achieve his own twisted ends.
This work was featured in the 2005 CSUS Purchase Award Show.
Status: Retaining (Possible Show Piece)
From the long-lived Metroid series, Samus Aryan is perhaps the greatest heroine in the history of video games. Although her feminine form was masked by her suit (unless, of course, one used the infamous "JUSTIN BAILEY" code), she was, and continues to be, a valiant slayer of many a space-borne menace. More than just a video game character, she can be seen as a symbol of the future of female empowerment.
Status: Sold (Private Collector)
From the most popular RPG series in existence, Black Mage is a character we see introduced in the very first "Final Fantasy" game. An unlikely presence amongst the "light warriors", Black Mage is a mysterious manifestation of dark power. We never see his true face, only glowing eyes from the inside of a shadow. Can something that seems so inherently evil truly be on the side of good?
Status: Sold (Private Collector)
Vampire slaying is very popular these days, but Trevor Belmont did it before it was so trendy. Father of the long-hailed Simon Belmont, Trevor was among the first to battle Dracula, as we saw in the prequel to the original "Castlevania" games, "Castlevania III". A hero in the most classic sense, Trevor is a man endowed with no super powers, simply a few meager weapons he uses to fend off an onslaught of demonic horrors. Striking a strong pose, Trevor is ever-diligent, a symbol of the staying power of virtue.
Status: Given Away
My first painting on canvas. It is the painting of the floor after a lover's evening. It is a reflection on romance, refering to the meditative gaze cast on one's undergarnments as they must decide to remain there, in the quixotic realm of passion, or to submit to life's responsibilities and plod off, once again, into the real world.
This work was shown at the 2004 Lodi Community Art Show.
Status: Keeping