P-40 vs. the Future

12'' x 24'' acrylic on canvas

This painting has been in my head for about a year and I finally got around to placing on canvas. I have always been fascinated by the P-40 Mustang. I still can remember in 2nd grade being obsessed with those planes, and here I am 30 years later, still obsessed. So here is my take on the actions over the Pacific Ocean during the mid-forties. Cheers!

Madagascar mural

I just finished a great Madagascar mural last month and had a blast with it. It warapped around the whole room so no matter where you were there was somebody lookin' at ya - very cool! The characters range from 9'' tall to 7 feet tall. It took about a week to complete, and I couldn't stop smiling the whole time. My client was so great to work for and let me do my thing without any hassles. I wish all my clients were this good.

Alex the Lion

What have we become, asks the Sock Monkey?

Here he sits, the Great and Powerful Sock Monkey of Higher Reasoning, looking at what our species has become as of late. Pleased, or horrified at our progress (or lack thereof)? Well, I guess that depends on what angle you are coming from. Point of views on that subject are quite readily available these days. In fact, thats all we have in media these days are opinions- corporate backed opinions that is. Everybody's talking, but not saying a thing, Blah, blah, blah, la-tee-da. Peace Out.

Batman sculpture

This is a sculpture I painted recently of everyones' favorite smiling superhero The Batman. It is approximately 6'' tall and was sculpted by Gabriel Vinas, a very talented young up and coming artist. I think he really captured the illusive essence of the man who is the Bat. I was inspired by his work and had much fun with this project. I hope to do more of this kind of 3d painting in the future.

Alexandra and the Amazing History Book

Ladies and Gents, the book is out!!! Thats right, the first book I've illustrated for someone else and just been issued. There was a big launch party for "Alexandra and the Amazing History Book" and the authors home.  It was a great night and this is a photo of the awesome cake. It was massive and tasted just as good as it looked. It is strange to see your artwork done by others and then getting to eat it after appreciating it, now THAT doesn't happen every day.
Anyway enough about the cake. The book features over 20 paintings I did and is the story of a magical history book that transports Alexandra through time for quite an adventure. I had to do much homework to get all the period costumes right, but it was well worth it. For more info on the book or to get a copy write the author at AlexandraHistoryBook@gmail.com

American Gothic 3000

So I was looking at the classic "American Gothic"and had to laugh at how funny the couple in the painting looks. They just seem so right for each other and you can tell so much about them by just looking at them. Of course, I had to give a whack at making my version of this awesome painting. Yeah, Robots and monkeys, I guess I'm forever attached to the robots and monkeys. Not a bad thing tho, I'm just sayin'.

Organ Grinder Turnabout

This little monkey can now get his day in the sun. If the little man stops dancing, just watch what our little fuzzy guy is gonna do with that hammer.