PROJECTS OVERVIEW

 
Envy 2012 Oil and Acrylic on Canvas (24” x 24”)

Envy 2012 Oil and Acrylic on Canvas (24” x 24”)

Bt will kill himself or die trying

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Exquisite Crust 2012 Oil on Canvas. (8’ x 3’)

Exquisite Crust 2012 Oil on Canvas. (8’ x 3’)

exquisite crust

The French Surrealists of the 1900s had a parlor game called, “An Exquisite Corpse/ Cadaver”. This is an incredible creative exercise where zany creations come to life! *

Toaster Boy 2010 Oil and Acrylic on Canvas (12” x 12”) Sold

Toaster Boy 2010 Oil and Acrylic on Canvas (12” x 12”) Sold

Pop surrealism

I began finding my style and voice as a painter in my early-twenties while in art school. Growing up straddling the socioeconomic pressures of being a “mixed race” child of white and black parents, I saw comfort and camaraderie with solitary and misunderstood characters. In turn, I gravitated towards the controversial and surreal juxtapositions.

Ashes

Ashes

Ashes

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Chimerica’s Last Meal 2018 Oil on panel (37” x 38”)

Chimerica’s Last Meal 2018 Oil on panel (37” x 38”)

Fed up

.Following the United State’s 2016 Election, I was Easily Compelled to begin the foundation of this series, “Chimerica’s Last Meal”. Following this piece, I began the ongoing sub-series of Doughnooses, which brings to attention the deeply ingrained connection and between the slave-patrols from yesterday and today. 

Your Name Here 2018 Mural; Acrylic on Interior wall. (300 sq.ft. Corridor) Public Work

Your Name Here 2018 Mural; Acrylic on Interior wall. (300 sq.ft. Corridor) Public Work

your name here

I had the pleasure to live with another up-incoming artist: writer and film-maker, Adrion Trujillo. In the racist swamp of Eugene, OR, we overcome some incredibly low points in our lives. We were fighting homelessness; victims of multiple thefts and burglaries; and for a brief period, violently stalked.

Adrion and I also do a karaoke “Under Pressure” duet that’d knock your socks off! Please follow Adrion @trujelloforever and be on the lookout for his up-in incoming projects!

Inverse of Adam 2012 Sculpture; Steel, Chicken Wire, Spanish Moss, Plastic foliage, Dildo, Spray Paint. (6’ x 3’ x 1.5’)

Inverse of Adam 2012 Sculpture; Steel, Chicken Wire, Spanish Moss, Plastic foliage, Dildo, Spray Paint. (6’ x 3’ x 1.5’)

inverse of adam

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The Warmth of Community, 2019 (30” x 40”) Oil on Canvas

The Warmth of Community, 2019 (30” x 40”) Oil on Canvas

the warmth of community

As the 90s contained the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, an immediate trigger is the iconic Quilt. As the queer descendent of rural midwestern quilters, I am excited to carry on this artisanal legacy through my own lens.

Gay Married 2017 Ink and Watercolor on Paper (12” x 18”)

commissions

I would love to make custom art for you or your loved ones.