It's Hammer Time!

In honor of Shark Week, I was inspired to create a painting that captured the mystery and majestic nature of the shark! I decided to paint the most mysterious of all sharks... the Hammerhead. I actually took this picture of a Great Hammerhead at the Adventure Aquarium in New Jersey. I was really happy that I could illustrate the beautiful dark mysteriousness of the Hammerhead.

Secret Garden

This painting I actually started awhile ago, but for some reason I never had the motivation to finish it. But one night in July, I was staring at it, and I decided it was time to finish it! I was so happy with the way it turned out... you can just feel the warm glow, mystery, and magic. For as long as I can remember, I have fantasized about finding a garden like this so I decided to call this painting "Secret Garden"...

Gifts

My brother-in-law and his girlfriend moved into their very first apartment recently! I am so excited for them... their first time on their own! So I decided as a house warming gift I would paint something for each of them.

Corey (my bro-in-law) loves horror movies and video games... and one in particular, Silent Hill. I love them as well! He told me once that he wanted me to paint the Pyramid Head from the game/movie. I doubted he would actually put it up, but he swore he would! So that's what I painted him!

For Sha (Corey's girlfriend), I decided to go with something more cuddly lol. They recently got a new baby! An adorable puppy! And they named him RJ... so I decided to create a portrait of their baby :o)

Can't Escape This Storm

This summer (as most summers do... for me anyway) seemed to have a black storm cloud over it. As much as I tried, I could not get away from it. So instead I attempted to embrace the storm. This painting was inspired by Van Gogh... the tumbling storm clouds colliding with the sea. This one is titled "Can't Escape This Storm."

Summer

I haven't posted in awhile, but I have been busy painting!

My first piece is the next segment to my Faces of Culture Series... the Face of India. This woman had amazing features that I tried to capture... each deep wrinkle holding an abundance of wisdom. I also tried to incorporate the beautiful vibrant fabrics and colors used throughout Indian culture.