here's a few ink sketches.  the first one is a study i did of some masks hanging in my old studio.  the second is a study of a rock i did a little while ago on a beach somewhere up in northern california.

 here's a few new paintings from the hero's and villains series.  i hope you enjoy :).

'Hero 6'

oil on panel

5in. x 7in.

'Reborn'

oil on panel

16in. x 16in.

in the private collect of Adam Capps

Delicious 2013

here's a few quick, small paintings i have up at STUDIO Gallery SF's Delicioius show.  please excuse the rough photos.

 

 "Golden Treat"

Oil on Panel

5in x 5in

"Sweet Trio"

Oil on Panel

8in. x 8in.

the orignal "old man"

The "old man"

graphite on paper

7in. x 7in.

another portrait of my grandfather.  i'll move on to something else now. 

grandpa olie

Olie

graphite on paper

7in. x 7in.

over the holidays i had the chance to go home and spend a good amount of time with my grandfather. we talked and he told me about his experiences from getting married, to his time with the military and everything afterward. his wife, my grandmother, has been gone 7 years. he told me a man has a lot of time to think about his life when he’s been alone for so long. this is from one of his moments of thought and reflection.

i consider myself incredibly blessed to be able to enjoy moments like this.

Safehouse In American Art Collector

sorry for the lack of updates this year!  2013 has already been a busy, run a muck year.  But I vow to rectify this and give you guys some fresh stuff to look at!  Until then there was a great 2 pages spread on the Safehouse Studios in the February 2013 edition of American Art Collector.  Check out a sample of the article below.  There are some real good looking folks in the photo ;).

 thought i would put up a few more drawings from last year. 

also the work from last year's moleskine show at SPOKE gallery has the work online for viewing (and purchase ;) ).  Take the time to check it out and maybe pick up a piece.  Here's mine.