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″ [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

Shanks gives this carrot a full service job in this 2006 Detroit Dirty Show piece. Comes in a white faux-spooge frame. Now offering limited edition prints as greetings cards, posters and canvas prints framed & delivered right to your door!  

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

This is a 24″x36″ oil wash on canvas in a wood frame. Children aren’t the only ones who get on the naughty list. These reindeer let the games get out of control, as many of our holidays gatherings have been known to. Now offering limited edition prints as greetings cards, posters and canvas prints framed [...]

This is an oil wash on  11×14 canvas board in a silver frame. Gossamer is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros.Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons. The character is a hairy, red monster. His rectangular body is perched on two giant tennis shoes, and his heart-shaped face is composed of only [...]