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2017
A swirling abstract work with only three colors: mint green, light gray, and an almost black dark gray, kind of brown that I created in 2017.
Latex acrylic on canvas
24 in. x 36 in.
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2017
A splattered abstract work with only three colors: mint green, light gray, and an almost black dark gray, kind of brown that I created in 2017.
Latex acrylic on canvas
24 in. x 36 in.
sold|n/a
2014
The fifth abstract work I created for the opening of my friend Greg's, now closed, breakfast, brunch and lunch place called 2Sparrows, off Diversey Ave.
Latex acrylic on canvas
36 in. x 48 in.
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2014
The fourth works I created for the opening of my friend Greg's, now closed, breakfast, brunch and lunch place called 2Sparrows that was off Diversey.
Latex acrylic on canvas
36 in. x 48 in.
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2014
The third in works I created for the opening of my friend Greg's, now closed, breakfast, brunch and lunch place called 2Sparrows that was off Diversey.
Latex acrylic on canvas
36 in. x 48 in.
available|$1,200
2014
The second work I created for the opening of my friend Greg's, now closed, breakfast, brunch and lunch place called 2Sparrows that was off Diversey.
Latex acrylic on canvas
36 in. x 48 in.
available|$1,200
2014
One of a few works I created for the opening of my friend Greg's, now closed, breakfast, brunch and lunch place called 2Sparrows that was off Diversey.
Latex acrylic on canvas
36 in. x 48 in.
available|$1,200
2008
A piece commissioned by an old colleague of mine at the NIU newspaper, she wanted a nice piece to hang in the office of her new job with colors she wanted.
Latex acrylic on canvas
36 in. x 36 in.
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2008
Pink and black! I think a campaign was going on during when I made this work saying pink was the color of passion, so this is a bit of fun with that idea.
Mixed media on wood panel
24 in. x 24 in.
available|$600
2008
A work commissioned by my Uncle Bill, he wanted a larger version of one of my initial abstract works that I had made but much larger for his home.
Mixed media on wood panel
36 in. x 36 in.
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2007
Commissioned by my late friend Jeremy for his residence in Oak Park, this work that has various panel sizes to cover a large piece of his apartment walls.
Latex acrylic on wood panels
10.5 ft. x 2 ft.
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2007
Trying to capture the chaos of choppy waters, this work made me think of the band Hurt, which I derived the title. A somber piece of music and art.
Latex acrylic on wood panel
24 in. x 36 in.
available|$1,200
2007
When you combine green and purple you can't help but see an villain from DC comics, and thus I thought it was a good title for this work.
Mixed media on wood panel
24 in. x 24 in.
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2007
With deep red, orange and black, this piece has a very red-devil feel to it, and as an homage to my favorite band ever, Van Halen, the title was apt.
Latex acrylic on wood panel
48 in. x 48 in.
available|$1,500
2006
A piece inspired by the colors, flora and heat of the desert! I had a job interview in Palm Springs and couldn't get over the colors, plants and the heat!
Latex acrylic on wood panel
24 in. x 18 in.
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2006
This is my painting in tribute to NIU. Red, white and black and a lot of chaos. Did I raise a little Hell there?Absolutely!
Latex acrylic on wood panel
36 in. x 36 in.
available|$860
2006
A large fiery work with bright orange, yellow and hints of purples. Made with latex acrylic on a square board. This work is like the fires of Hell.
Latex acrylic on wood panel
48 in. x 48 in.
available|$1,260
2006
With a mix of black, orange and light blue on a caramel brown base, this piece felt like a piece of fancy dessert to me. It also uses different splatters.
Latex acrylic on wood panel
24 in. x 24 in.
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2006
With an orange base I applied a dark navy and white blend of oil paints to a landscape style wood board to give a gritty night time feel.
Oil on wood panel
24 in. x 48 in.
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2006
Changing up my technique for this work, I used very light applications of earthy colors to create a very cloud like effect but maintaining a chaotic feel.
Latex acrylic on wood panel
24 in. x 24 in.
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2006
My crush forever is Orange Crush and this work has a strong field of orange with touches of yellow and blue for an orangey and firey abstract work.
Latex acrylic on wood panel
24 in. x 24 in.
available|$1,320
2006
Working in a sign shop the application of a flame on work was called a flame job, and with this fiery color scheme it feels like an actual flame.
Latex acrylic on wood panel
24 in. x 24 in.
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2006
The base layer in this work with the application of the orange, this work as an iridescent pearl-like finish to it with smatterings of black and red.
Latex acrylic on wood panel
24 in. x 24 in.
available|$520
2006
Pastel blue, green, white and a bit of orange has me placing this painting in Easter time and Springtime. A fun little painting that has Spring vibes.
Latex acrylic on wood panel
24 in. x 24 in.
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2006
Juicy meatballs came to mind after completing this work. Especially with lasagna from my favorite local Italian spot. So a spicy meatball this work is!
Latex acrylic on wood panel
48 in. x 48 in.
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2006
Bright primary colors remind me of the tiedies some of the hippies at school would wear, with the nature of my work it kind of looks like one did explode.
Latex acrylic on wood panel
48 in. x 48 in.
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2006
Apparently I was in a good mood when I came up with the title of this work, but it is a pretty fun painting. Can't go wrong with minty green and purple.
Latex acrylic on wood panel
48 in. x 48 in.
available|$2,520
2006
All of the delightful colors of your average pack of bubble gum that has flavor that lasts all but two seconds, this piece is homage to simpler times.
Latex acrylic on wood panel
48 in. x 48 in.
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2006
Trying different methods to paint I experimented with pouring color into live paint with a wet into wet technique and it produced swirling abstract works!
Latex acrylic on wood panel
24 in. x 24 in.
available|$1,200
2006
Even though the army green is a small part of this work, the smeared green mixing with that and hints of orange made it feel like a Vietnam war era vet.
Latex acrylic on wood panel
24 in. x 24 in.
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2006
During my master's show I had a large back wall that I needed to fill. So I quickly built 24 boards on using found material in my studio for this piece.
Acrylic on wood panels
120 in. x 52 in.
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2006
This is what Hell might possibly look like. I applied a dominant selection of black over shades of orange and brown on a square board.
Latex acrylic on wood panel
24 in. x 24 in.
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2006
Meant as an homage to our veterans that last their lives in service, this piece has a frantic application of red white and blue and yellow on canvas.
Latex acrylic on wood panel
48 in. x 48 in.
available|$2,200
2006
A painting commissioned by my Aunt Jan! Thanks so much! In a landscape format I painted her commission request and used shades of golden yellow and purple.
Latex acrylic on wood panel
36 in. x 24 in.
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2006
A vertical rectangular abstract work where I used found paints in my studio floor with a egg yolk and golden yellow with some shades of red and brown.
Latex acrylic on canvas
24 in. x 36 in.
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2006
An abstract work of mine where I made it with the taller side instead of my usual landscape layout. I used earthy purples and browns on this piece.
Latex acrylic on wood panel
48 in. x 24 in.
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2006
An abstract work on an unstretched canvas for an old friend to display in her place in the South side of Chicago with oranges, reds, purples and white.
Latex acrylic on canvas
72 in. x 48 in.
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2006
A spooky vibe came over me when I created this work. Using orange and black to make a layered abstract work that feels right at home during Halloween.
Latex acrylic on wood panel
24 in. x 24 in.
available|$1,700
“Existentialism on the Shower Floor”
2006
This piece was inspired by those trips to the shower where you worked hard and just zone out while the grime rinses off your body and mixes in the drain.
Latex acrylic on wood panel
24 in. x 24 in.
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2006
Using hairline application of paint, I applied a black top color onto a field of golden yellow to create this work, making an homage to our aging bodies.
Latex acrylic on wood panel
24 in. x 24 in.
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2006
Working with a maroon field of color I used the scraping method on latex acrylic paint and created a gradient of color from maroon to white.
Latex acrylic on wood panel
24 in. x 24 in.
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2006
The second work that I used the under splatter of another work to capture the energy, and frankly the mess, of my abstract painting process.
Latex acrylic on wood panel
24 in. x 24 in.
available|$540
2006
One of two work that I used the under splatter of another work to capture the energy, and frankly the mess, of my abstract painting process.
Latex acrylic on wood panel
24 in. x 24 in.
available|$540
2006
Mixing red and white to making a swirling abstract piece makes a work that looks like a giant piece of candy, so to honor candy and Peanuts, here ya go.
Latex acrylic on wood panel
24 in. x 24 in.
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2006
Inspired by the hair metal band I that inspired this work, I used shades of green to build a field of color that feels like a close-up of a lizard.
Latex acrylic on wood panel
24 in. x 24 in.
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“Spare Me the Pollock References”
2005
Swinging for the fences, I titled this work as a tongue in cheek nod to frustration from the direction of my work into the abstract expressionist movement.
Latex acrylic on canvas
36 in. x 36 in.
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2005
The title of this work came from a suggestion from my professor feeling the work captured men marching at night with torches, and I'm you know what! Yeah.
Latex on found wood panel
48 in. x 36 in.
available|$2,750
2005
This work I was looking to really zero in on a corrugated metal side of a boxcar on a train, capturing the rust and weathering a typical car can endure.
Oil on wood panel
24 in. x 24 in.
available|$1,330
2005
This piece feels like an actual boxcar frozen in time, but looking a bit worse for wear with bits of orange that could be seen as rust.
Oil on wood panel
48 in. x 48 in.
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2005
A piece that ended up looking like the side of an actual boxcar, or maybe a vintage refrigerator, that I was able to preserve in time with oil paint.
Oil on wood panel
24 in. x 24 in.
available|$1,750
2005
When you're dreaming of Summer but it's the dead of winter you'd probably be thinking in the cool blues of ice and snow. So this work is about that, hoping for warmer days.
Oil on wood panel
24 in. x 24 in.
available|$1,750
2005
Purples, browns and dark browns. Despite the purples this piece in my abstract scrape series looked like a slice of German Chocolate cake to me.
Oil on wood panel
24 in. x 24 in.
available|$1,750
2005
ORANGE. This is one of my favorite works that I made using the scraping technique. I made a base with ridges that I built up reds and oranges to give it a flame like appearance.
Oil on wood panel
24 in. x 24 in.
available|$1,720
2005
One of my first oil painting works. I had a purple and reddish base that I then scraped a sandy but fleshtone color and it made it look very wound-like, hence the title.
Oil on wood panel
24 in. x 24 in.
available|$1,250
2004
One of my first explorations into abstracts! I was taken by the rusting industrial park and boxcars on the way to and from NIU and wanted to capture it with paint.
Oil on wood panel
17 in. x 24 in.
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