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The Storm

The little boy was seven years old and farther away from his home than he should have been that afternoon, exploring the remote ends of...

My River

I live next to a river that continually runs, all day, all night, every minute of the year. I spent a lot of my years growing up in a...

Painting in the Key of F#

In response to a question I was asked about the 1.4Hz tatoo on the arm of one of the figures in Drama Magnifico. The short explanation...

Why do I paint?

I often have a reoccurring conversation with a good artist friend of mine. It goes something like: Why do I paint? Do I do it for myself...

Emotion in Art

This is a photograph of my first sculpture I made at age 22. Clay 12” x 5” x 5”. A Bust of Christ. To convey emotion through art has...

Drama from Inside

This is my first post since I released the image of my painting 'Drama Magnifico' The image has been met with positive reaction, however,...

Interestingpretation

Model interpreting the image of himself interpreting a painting. All subject to interpretation of course.

To Suffer Success

This picture shows a series of large scale drawings I created live during a Good Friday evening service at Scottsdale Bible Church. I had...

Over Reaching?

I did this Michelangelo study (above) when I first began oil painting. (19 feet x 6 feet). A lot of hours on that one. I learned a lot. I...

Overture

I titled this painting and its accompanying original musical score ‘Overture’, for it is an introduction to an upcoming large-scale...