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The work explores the anxiety of humankind in the twenty-first century. Its goal is to capture the human body in all its vulnerability by celebrating our perceived flaws. To demystify the nude, one has to find beauty in the grotesque, yet in an affectionate manner. My subjects are imperfect and I do not flatter them. They are painted with emotional honesty. Their nudity becomes a vehicle for presenting the psychology of the sitter over the formality of portraiture, allowing me to discover and pierce the unconscious. I choose my models for their ability to inspire empathy for our universal humanness, and their capacity to confront the truth within ourselves as to what we believe to be beautiful.
End of Summer
24” x 30”, Oil on Canvas, 2022
In the Studio
24” x 24”, Oil on Canvas, 2023
Winter 2023
24” x 30”, Oil on Canvas, 2023
Abigail
20” x 24”, Oil on Canvas, 2022
Marcella
24" x 30", Oil on Canvas, 2022
Natalie
24” x 30”, Oil on Canvas, 2023
Melancholy
24” x 24”, Oil on Canvas, 2021
Nathan
24" x 24", Oil on Canvas, 2021
Cat Nap
18" x 18", Oil on Canvas, 2023
Marcella
24" x 30", Oil on Canvas, 2021
Royal Portrait
30" x 24", Oil on Canvas, 2023
Portrait in a Slightly Tudor Style
14" x 11", Oil on Canvas, 2022
The Boxer
14" x 11", Oil on Panel, 2021
Pierrot Weeping
16" x 16", Oil on Panel, 2019
Figure with Daffodils
24" x 30", Oil on Canvas, 2020
Joni
24" x 24", Oil on Canvas, 2020
Reflection
24" x 30", Oil on Canvas, 2020
Andrew on Couch
30" x 24", Oil on Canvas, 2018
Jackie Jackson as Flora
24" x 20", Oil on Panel, 2021
The White Queen
24" x 24", Oil on Panel, 2021
Private Collection
Pierrot Grasping His Foot
20" x 24", Oil on Panel, 2021
Battered Clown
14" x 11", Oil on Canvas, 2018
Belly Button
10" x 10", Oil on Canvas, 2018
Boychick
24" x 18", Oil on Canvas, 2018
Weeping Clown
18" x 14", Oil on Canvas, 2021
The Ascetic
14" x 11", Oil on Canvas, 2021
Julian
40" x 30", Oil on Canvas, 2015
Man with Hammer Toe
24" x 24", Oil on Canvas, 2017
Man with Mirror
24" x 24", Oil on Canvas, 2018
Painting Becca
30" x 30", Oil on Canvas, 2017
Richamy on Couch
30" x 24", Oil on Canvas, 2018
Seated Nude with Blue
20" x 24", Oil on Canvas, 2017
Self Portrait Based on Rembrandt
28" x 22", Oil on Canvas, 2017
The Jack of Swords
20" x 16", Oil on Canvas, 2017
Breasts
11" x 14", Oil on Canvas, 2022
Sam in Cowl
12" x 12", Oil on Canvas, 2022
Vulva
10" x 10", Oil on Canvas, 2018
The Age of Enlightenment, The Queen of Hearts
47" x 36", Oil on Canvas, 2009
Katie Scarred
30" x 40", Oil on Canvas, 2013
Artist with Pansies
36" x 36", Oil on Canvas, 2018
Flora on Gold Brocade
24" x 30", Oil on Canvas, 2017
Ganesh
60" x 36", Oil on Canvas, 2009
Ganesh in the Studio
36" x 36", Oil on Canvas, 2010
Karla
30" x 30", Oil on Canvas, 2008
Mika
10" x 10", Oil on Canvas, 2018
Sam with Eggs and Spam
72" x 48", Oil on Canvas, 2007
White Hoodie
20" x 20", Oil on Canvas, 2018
Lisa
20” X 30”, Oil on Canvas, 2017
August 4
36" x 38", Oil on Canvas, 2004
Bound
48" x 60", Oil on Canvas, 2007
Private Collection
Jeanette
24" x 34", Oil on Canvas, 2003
March 2004
42" x 53", Oil on Canvas, 2004
Jakie
20" x 20", Oil on Canvas, 2015
Charlie Polk as Homer
48" x 36", Oil on Canvas, 2016
Studio Interior with Two Mirrors
36" x 48", Oil on Canvas, 2013
Bunny
40" x 30", Oil on Canvas, 2008
Bunny 2
40" x 30", Oil on Canvas, 2008
Dead Bunny
36" x 36", Oil on Canvas, 2009
Maria
30" x 26", Oil on Canvas, 2011
La Clownesse Triste
28" x 22", Oil on Panel, 2021
Charles Polke as Bacchus
26" x 26", Oil on Canvas, 1998
Private Collection
Prizefighter
14.5” x 10.5”, Oil on Paper, 2022
Salacious Nun
14.5” x 10.5”, Oil on Paper, 2022