I paint a lot of raven and crow themed art off and on. It’s always pretty serious in nature, so with this Battle Raven Painting I stepped away from being serious. It’s a mix of semi-expressive painting and traditional tattoo art styles. Not a big leap for me, I’ve blended those up many times. The … Read more
Sometimes we paint and then the canvas becomes what it is only for a time.One of the things I have always said is that anything with a beginning has an ending. This is a truth in all cases. The end may however be a new beginning. There is no knowing if that new beginning will … Read more
The Fleur-de-lis is a cool design, and that’s enough reason I suppose. The deal… $50 up to five inches in height. Blackwork. I’m fine with doing them in color as well, but it’ll be a bit extra.If you want to know why I chose this for June scroll down below, but if you just want … Read more
There are many forms of meditative peace. For me, long ago it was a stoic form of peace I practiced. It was one of acceptance, not blindness. Opening ones eyes when we have made ourselves blind by choice is a painful experience. Realizing that we had looked at certain situations, events, things, and people through … Read more
I have suffered art block exactly three times in my life. Basically I’m talking about spans of time where I just couldn’t create, couldn’t even force myself to push through on an art project or complete a painting.All three of those times existed within the span of the last nine years. The flow stopped. At … Read more
The Flower Moon recently passed. This small canvas measuring 12″ wide X 16″ high has looked exactly as you see it for many years. It was one of two small canvases I used to wipe the excess paint from my brushes as I painted my Two Moons series of paintings. It then sat against the … Read more
Tutti Fucking Fruity Ice Cream cone tattoo done on a cousin of mine as a homage to her father’s humor and their relationship. Her father (My uncle) passed away and I gotta say this is a great one for him. He was overall one of my favorite people, and also a big stress causer on … Read more