An Ode to Buddhism < Click to enlarge I went to my first Buddhist retreat in Joshua Tree, California in March 2012. I learned so much from Bhante Vimalaramsi that I was compelled to capture him in monkey form for others to enjoy. This painting makes me laugh to see it so I hope others [...]

  The status of life as a human, at first glance, has nothing very special about it. In the hierarchy of Buddhist cosmology it is low but not entirely at the bottom. It is not intrinsically marked by extremes of happiness or suffering, but all the states of consciousness in the universe, from hellish suffering [...]

What happens after Christopher Robin goes home in the evening? The 100 Acre Woods gang transform the Rabbit Hole into a swanky nightclub, complete with Tigger as the bouncer, velvet rope and an over-his-limit Eeyore the donkey puking in the bushes. Poor Pooh & Piglet just aren’t cool enough to get in. Original is 8″ [...]

Hippocampus Sea Horse Monster in Serenity 16″x20″ Oil on Canvas Board in handmade frame “Hippocampus” comes from the Ancient Greek hippos meaning “horse” and kampos meaning “sea monster”. The oceans are normally a natural carbon sink, absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Because the levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide are increasing, the oceans are becoming [...]

Roller Derby Ganesh – Oil on Canvas Board – 8″ x 10″ SOLD!!!

This piece is inspired by a recurring dream I had as a kid. I would sit atop this slice of Tiger and ride around my house and yard in what seemed like perimeter checking, much like Tigers do in the wild. I don’t know what’s weirder. That I would have a Tiger to help me [...]

Day of the Dead Carousel Horse Painting “The Messenger’s Slipper” ; Part of INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITION: “Exposition de Pinas” at the venue:The Museum of the People of Davao “MUSEO DABAWENYO” Philippines EXPOsición de PiNAS is an international group art exhibition that endeavors to produce innovative collaborations among emerging contemporary artists with exclusive representation from different [...]

In a small African town in Uganda, oil drilling is underway with the hopes of saving local economies. Yet their presidency has been guilty of numerous crimes against humanity including child slavery and mass murder. Conflict in northern Uganda has killed thousands and displaced millions. Too bad you can’t take a Giraffe to the bank. [...]

Yes. I said Monkey Fucking. That’s what we (college cohorts & I) called  it when lighting a smoke off another person’s currently lit fag. Or… in this case, another monkey’s. I stumbled upon this terminology while visiting the Battle Creek Binder Park Zoo in High School. I was rather young then, naive, you might say. [...]

This is an oil painting on a wood center cut about 6″ wide. Shanks the Killer Rabbit, as the white rabbit, has journeyed to Wonderland to claim Alice for himself. Shown in San Diego AKA Gallery in North Park 2010. BUY IT HERE