This is what happens when you raise a kid on 1970's advertising and Catholic iconography.

Before I knew the words for things and had done everything about 50,000 times, the world was full of monsters. Inexplicable shapes emerged from around corners. New adults, even those with kind intentions, were frightening creatures of big teeth and round glasses. I've been taking time to get back to that place where I surrender known explanations and let the strangeness emerge. Monsters merely represent that which lies beyond any known moral compass and challenges us to a new horizon. They pose no threat–unless you can die from laughter.

Monsters keep coming back in my work to bridge a gap between a childish sense that, beautiful or ugly, any outcome is a possible adventure and the adult whose social religiousity has a preference between "good" and "bad".

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Cerebella, Patron saint of Instinct

11 x 15"

Watercolor

July 2007

In a private collection

 

Cerebella, Patron Saint of Instinct

Early Design for the angel, proved to be ineffective messengers

11 x 15"

Watercolor, graphite

January 2007

$200

 

Early Designs for the Angel, proved to be ineffective messengers

Guardian Monster 2

12 x 12"

Watercolor, ink

July 2007

In a private collection

 

Guardian Valkyrie

Cerebella, Patron saint of instinct and guardian of the gut feeling

22 x 30"

Watercolor

November 2007

$500

Available as a card at

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Cerebella, Guardian of the gut feeling

Guardian Valkyrie 1

8 x 11"

Watercolor

June 2007

$200

 

Guardian Valkyrie

Virgin of the sea

15 x 21"

Watercolor, graphite

October 2007

$300

 

Virgin of the Sea

Casper the Friendly Virgin

8 x 11"

Watercolor, graphite

June 2007

$200

 

St. Fill in the Blank

Group Conscious

12 x 18"

Graphite

September 2002

In a private collection

 

Group Conscious

Question Nature

11 x 24"

Graphite & Colored Pencil

May 2002

In a private collection

 

Question Nature

Water Angel

11 x 15"

Watercolor, graphite

January 2007

$200

 

Water Angel

Strange Angels for an Arrogant Era

18 x 24"

Acrylic

2010

$450

Strange Angels for an arrogant era

Wild Thing

18 x 24"

Acrylic

2010

$450

Wild Thing