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I painted this mural on the boarded up windows of a business that was closed because of the pandemic. This installation, and other murals near 2nd and Ankeny in Portland, were spearheaded by @kaligrey. She created an opportunity for artists to bring some light to our…

Solarpunk Mural

I was invited by Chehalem Parks and Rec in Newberg, OR to design a mural for their new fitness center. It runs along an elevated jogging track, is 330′ long and varies in height from 7’6″ to 11′. I came up with the concept of…

Heroes’ Journey

Fair-Haired Dumbbell

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Queen of Heaven (Nebula) Oil on Panel 30″ x 30″

Queen of Heaven (Nebula)

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The fine people at Paperlike did a great article on me and my work. Thanks Paperlike!

Paperlike Article

Oil on Panel 36″ x 36″

Stormbreak

Oil on Panel 12″ x 9″

Venus of Nitroglycerin

Oil and Mixed Media on Panel 21″ x 11.75″ 2019

Rainbow Blood Queen

Oil on Panel 20″ x 30″ 2018

Stag in the City

Check out this great documentary by Diggable Monkey Productions, a glimpse behind the curtain of the mural installation on the Fair-Haired Dumbbell building in Portland, OR.

Diamonds In The Rough: Painting The Fair-Haired Dumbbell from Diggable Monkey on Vimeo.

Diamonds in the Rough

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Diggable Monkey Productions did a great job documenting the story of the Sovereign Hotel Restoration, where I re-painted a historic trompe l’oeil architectural mural originally designed by Richard Haas.

Restoring Sovereign from Diggable Monkey on Vimeo.

Restoring Sovereign

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Oil and mixed media on panel 21″ x 27″

Splitting Hares

Oil & Mixed Media on Panel 9″ x 12″

Medusa’s Gaze

Oil & Mixed Media on Panel 10″ x 10″

First Contact

Oil and Silicate paint on Panel 30″ x 30″

Sun Worship

The Portland Tribune did a great article on the Sovereign Mural Restoration unveiling this past weekend. I got to finally meet Richard Haas in person, the original designer of the mural back in 1989. It was a wonderful project and I feel honored to be part of…

The Alchemy of Imagination