Here is my latest piece, just in time for the Easter-ly themes of newness & life! Phooo, this one took longer than most because of all the intricate tattoos. :O I actually did them in watercolor pencil so I could be precise, and then added careful little washes of water to give the watercolor effect. The large kanji character is gilded in real gold leaf.

I really felt the need to get back to painting watercolor on paper instead of acrylics on wood for awhile. There’s something about that paper texture that endlessly inspires me. Maybe it my “meant-to-be” after all.

So here’s the piece I finished today. It’s called “Trash or Treasure?” The girl has the Japanese word “muyou” inscribed on her neck. It literally  means “no use” or “useless.”

Yaaay, let’s start off the new year with a lovely print release.
“The Standing Death of Ben-Kei St. Sebastian” is now available to purchase through Thumbprint Gallery in La Jolla, CA. It’s a 12×16″ gorgeously vibrant gicleé print on archival paper. Of course, each one of the prints in this limited edition is signed, stamped, and numbered by me personally.

I just finished this rather large piece on birch plywood. I wanted the girl's expression to be innocent but pained; hence her skintone is pale. I didn't put down any base color for her skin... the color you see there is the natural birch wood tone.