Classical Realist Artist I Veteran | Graduate of Juliette Aristides' Atelier
36×36 oil on canvas
“Seeing the Trees Through the Forest”
My original goal for this painting was to give a bit of perspective on how I used to see the world before my DBS (Deep Brain Stimulation) surgery, when I wasn’t able to focus on more than one thing. What this painting has taught me is I still have some work to do. Ten years of addictions and brain fog due to medication I used to take is more challenging than I thought to overcome.
8x10 oil on canvas panel
18x24 oil on canvas
18x24 oil on canvas
18x24 oil on canvas
18x24 oil on canvas
18x24 oil on canvas
oil on 16” diameter round canvas
11x14 charcoal on Roma Paper
11x14 oil on canvas
35” diameter oil on canvas
This painting great divide we face in our nation. I .chose a rattle snake and cobra to represent those born here and also that we are a nation of immigrants, and how this polarization that is choking out the heart and soul of America represented by the bald eagle. “Divided we fall” is written in Latin on the banner the eagle is grasping. I wanted to add vegetation to show there is still hope.
18×24 oil on canvas.
I used the United States Seal as the basis for this piece. The two snakes represent the two political parties and the flaming heart is to represent our shared values under the strain. The flaming wings is for the fires in California. Olive branch dipped in blood for the ‘peaceful’ protests that were ongoing, while the blue arrows are for our law enforcement with one dripping blood to say that most of our law enforcement are good but it just takes one to ruin it for everyone. The ricasso of the sword has the Luminati symbol to represent the conspiracy theories with the Russian seal at the pommel, and the sword itself completes the Caduceus with the snakes to represent the pandemic.
Being in the military is one of those things that never really leave a person.
18x24 oil on canvas
3’x4’ oil on canvas
24” x 48”
18x24 oil on canvas
charcoal and chalk on toned Roma paper 12x24
18x24 oil on black canvas
11x14 oil on canvas
11x14 charcoal on paper
11x14 oil on panel
12x48 oil on canvas
oil on canvas
Starting from the first grade I thought of myself as an Artist, and I’ve always tried different approaches to Art. I like to build on things and to kinda change something a bit to give it a new look. This is a few of the other mediums I like to use. Several of the paintings here are a collaboration between myself and the very skilled Sherri Voxx.
This was one of the first projects I had with Sherri Voxx, where she would create acrylic pour painting and I would go over it with oil to pull some image from it.
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Loyalty
Bear true faith and allegiance to the U.S. Constitution, the Army, your unit and other Soldiers. Bearing true faith and allegiance is a matter of believing in and devoting yourself to something or someone. A loyal Soldier is one who supports the leadership and stands up for fellow Soldiers. By wearing the uniform of the U.S. Army you are expressing your loyalty. And by doing your share, you show your loyalty to your unit.
This piece was inspired by the January 6th attack on the capital, and to ask the question what are we loyal to, and what happens when our loyalty gets tested.
