This is a tribute to my favorite artist, Pino Daeni who is truly unrivaled at capturing human emotion. ‘The Gypsy is one of only a few of his works depicting a male as most of his compositions involve females (due to being raised in a house full of them). This recreation of what I consider [...]

This black and white acrylic was done my junior year at Northwest Missouri State. Done with a palette knife, this piece shows the artist’s studio where I did my work. In use: Black and White Oil, Palette Knife

This is an abstracted pastel painting of my wife. I am a very lucky man to have someone like her in my life and this always reminds me of where we’ve started and how far we’ve come together. In use: Acrylic Oils, Palette Knife

To accomplish this style, I covered my paper in charcoal and then erased and wiped it away eventually revealing the figure inside. A non-traditional way of drawing with charcoal as a primary piece of hardware. In use: Black Charcoal, Dry Eraser

  This black and white was the culmination of my still life paintings in college and was really where I found my painting style with a palette knife. I fell in love with the textures I could create with it which is apparent especially in the watering can and gourds in the middle of the [...]

This is a traditional interpretation of a musical artist’s encore, done in an abstract form with a palette knife as the main applicator. In use: Acrylic Oils, Palette Knife Application, Traditional Canvas