‘Texting the Dragon’
Diptych, 48″ x 24″
Acrylic on Canvas
The yin traveler, absorbed by her mobile device, somehow connects with the mythical symbol of yang.
‘The Explorers’
48″ x 24″
Acrylic on Canvas
Inspired by Chinese landscape painting and Japanese mahō shōjo (magical girl) anime and manga.
The young protagonist nears a village with her feline friends.
‘On the Edge’
30″ x 30″
Acrylic on Canvas
Despite my fear of heights, I’ve got to admit that some of my peak experiences were literally on top of mountains.
The anime protagonist surveys the chasm, under the cherry blossoms, expressing this feeling of
being on top of the world and right up to the edge of life.
‘Moonlight Lillies’
48″ x 24″
Acrylic on Canvas
The protagonist and her fur babies meditate upon the lilly pond. I think I feel a children’s book coming.
‘Arrival of the Cosplayers’
48″ x 24″
Acrylic on Canvas
There’s a fine line between anime and cosplay, especially when silhouettes are involved. I like silhouettes.
They’re like reading a novel and using your imagination to visualize the characters. These adventures have stopped to explore a bit.
Who knows what fun, mayhem, and epic excitement will ensue
‘Dek & Puf’
24″ x 18″
Mixed Media on Paper
My longtime love of Chinese landscape painting and my wife’s amigurumi plushies inspired this work on paper.
‘Primal Scream Therapy’
36″ x 36″
Mixed Media on Canvas
This is my attempt to capture the high-energy hijinks of Japanese anime,
combining the ancient with the new.
‘Lanterns’
48″ x 24″
Acrylic on Masonite
There are times when things start looking dark, but big beautiful lanterns appear to light the way.
Be grateful for all the things that keep you going. Hope, inspiration, and benevolence in a seemingly uncaring world do exist.
Some of our friends are angels in disguise. And some people that we will never meet have
nourished or healed our souls beyond what they’ll ever know. Thanks to all.
‘Temple of the Golden Pavilion
48″ x 24″
Mixed Media on Canvas
This painting is a tribute to Kohei Horikoshi, Koyoharu Gotouge, and many other Japanese anime and manga artists.
I juxtaposed silhouettes with the Kinkaku-ji temple in Kyoto.
‘Spacewalk in Interdimensional Japan’
24″ x 48″
Acrylic on Masonite
A Hokusaiesque depiction of an astronaut in a precarious situation, surrounded by strange inter-dimensional creatures.
‘Tiger’
12″ x 36″
Acrylic on Canvas
The essence — the breakdown. Tiger.