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Paintings and Painted Objects

I have spent a lot of time learning how to best utilize different materials when painting, both on traditional media and unusual objects, with the intention of making my work detailed, vibrant, and durable. Here you can see some of the results.

 

Everything Is Normal

Everything Is Normal

Skateboard which was auctioned for the Division Street Skate Park Project in Bend, OR. Mixed media on wood

Ride Free

Ride Free

A Tribute to the Freedom Riders This piece has displayed at: Showcase Inc Roller Doll Skates Peapod Glass The Central Oregon Social Justice Center Mixed media on reclaimed wood

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31st and Graff Alley

31st and Graff Alley

Collaborative piece done over the space of about a year. During live painting events and when having visitors to my house, I would invite people to write or draw whatever they wanted to on this piece. I would later work on it myself, adding my own art, and details to the art of others-- things like highlights, shadows, borders, etc. The eventual outcome was a piece unlike any other. Mixed media on canvas board

March into Infinity

March into Infinity

Featured in the Arts section of the Bend Bulletin. Piece has also showed at Common Table, Bend OR. Features Rev. Dr. King and L. Scott King leading a march in which all protest signs are written in graffiti handstyle. Mixed media on wood.

Untitled Record Cover

Untitled Record Cover

Painting of a graffiti artist being abducted by a UFO. Painted on an old vinyl record cover; given to a friend for Christmas. Paint pen and spray paint on cardboard

Graffiti Vape

Graffiti Vape

Graffiti art on a Vapor Bros. vaporizer. Paint pen and acrylic on wood, finished in clear enamel

Graffiti Vape

Graffiti Vape

Graffiti art on a Vapor Bros. vaporizer. Paint pen and acrylic on wood, finished in clear enamel

Graffiti Vape

Graffiti Vape

Graffiti art on a Vapor Bros. vaporizer. Paint pen and acrylic on wood, finished in clear enamel

Squid Vape

Squid Vape

Evil Space Squid on a Vapor Bros. vaporizer. Paint pen on wood with clear enamel finish

Squid Vape

Squid Vape

Evil Space Squid on a Vapor Bros. vaporizer. Paint pen on wood with clear enamel finish

Squid Vape

Squid Vape

Evil Space Squid on a Vapor Bros. vaporizer. Paint pen on wood with clear enamel finish

Untitled Skateboard

Untitled Skateboard

Hand made skateboard, left unfinished when its maker passed away unexpectedly. Finished as a memorial commissioned by his family. Acrylic on wood with clear enamel finish

Strange Fruit

Strange Fruit

A companion piece to 'Ride Free' artistically referencing an infamous photo of a Southern lynching, with the lyrics to 'Strange Fruit' by Nina Simone written in graffiti handstyle in the background. Not for sale; has shown at Common Table, Bend OR Mixed media on reclaimed wood

Sugar Skull Skates

Sugar Skull Skates

Commission for a local roller skate shop. Mixed media on leather with clear acrylic finish

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