Here's Looking at You: Ocelot
Acrylic on 1/4" plywood, 6" x 6"
Although ocelots are no longer endangered, human encroachment has lowered their numbers to less than 100 in the US, and has affected their habitat from Mexico to South America.

Here's Looking at You: Jaguar
Acrylic on 1/4" plywood, 6" x 6"
Conservation status is near threatened

Acrylic on 1/4" plywood, 6" x 6"
Zebra species' conservation status ranges from near threatened, to vulnerable, to endangered

Acrylic on 1/4" plywood, 6" x 6"
Conservation status is vulnerable

Acrylic on 1/4" plywood, 6" x 6"
Endangered

Acrylic on 1/4" plywood, 6" x 6"
Conservation status is vulnerable to endangered

Acrylic on 1/4" plywood, 6" x 6"
Conservation status is vulnerable

Acrylic on canvas, 24” x 36"
Conservation status is endangered

Digital file can be printed up to 24" x 36" at 300 pixels per inch

My black acrylic ink drawing,
I later digitally colorized.
Endangered; range is around Santa Cruz.

My black acrylic ink drawing,
I later digitally colorized.
Endangered; from southern CA
and northernwestern Mexico.

My black acrylic ink drawing,
I later digitally colorized.
Endangered

My black acrylic ink drawing,
I later digitally colorized.
Endangered

My black acrylic ink drawing,
I later digitally colorized.
Conservation status is vulnerable.
Here in CA, range is in the Mojave Desert.

My black acrylic ink drawing,
I later digitally colorized.
Endangered

My black acrylic ink drawing,
I later digitally colorized.
Conservation status is vulnerable.

My black acrylic ink drawing,
I later digitally colorized.
Protected under the
Endangered Species Act.

My black acrylic ink drawing,
I later digitally colorized.
Endangered; coastal North Pacific range.

My black acrylic ink drawing,
I later digitally colorized.
Critically endangered;
found only in a few river spots
in Shasta County, CA.

My black acrylic ink drawing,
I later digitally colorized.
Endangered; found along Pacific coasts.

My black acrylic ink drawing,
I later digitally colorized.
Endangered

My black acrylic ink drawing,
I later digitally colorized.
Here in CA, only a few
sporadically come back to
the northern part of the state,
but when they're here,
they're protected under
the Endangered Species Act.

Snow leopard with Tibetan dramyin, boots,
and beads. Conservation status is vulnerable
to endangered.

Siberian tiger drinking tea
from a Russian samovar.
Endangered.

Blue-throated macaw with Bolivian fruit,
textile, and hat. Critically endangered.

Mountain gorilla with a cup of
fair trade coffee from the
Democratic Republic of Congo,
and baskets from Rwanda.
Critically endangered.

'Ilio holo i ka uaua
(dog that runs in rough seas),
or Hawaiian monk seal,
playing an ukulele. Endangered.

Arboreal alligator lizard (Abronia graminea)
from Mexico, painting fresco in
historic Teotihuacan style. Endangered.

Black-footed ferret wearing a USA flag cape
and riding a Harley. Endangered.

Giant sable antelope playing a traditional
Chokwe mukupela drum from Angola.
Critically endangered.

Giant Panda sharing Chinese Harvest Festival
black bean and lotus mookcakes.
Conservation status is vulnerable.

Vaquita with marigolds, decorating
sugar skulls, for Dia de los Muertos.
Critically endangered.
Possibly only 12 now exist.

Pangolin holding a Chinese paper lantern.
Endangered.

Polar bear with hat, scarf, and evergreen.
Conservation status is vulnerable.

Regent honeyeater with noisemaker,
in a Mugga Ironbark eucalyptus tree.
Critically endangered.

8" x 8"
Endangered

9" x 6.75"
Endangered

18" x 14"
Endangered

Brushtail Possums woodcut

Buckets of Blood
40" wide x 69" high x 20" deep

I’ve used whichever technique fit each part of this project. Painting: The stripes are painted on fabric. Assemblage: The stars are made from 50 milk or orange juice carton spouts, sewn to burlap. Sculpture: Pouring from the stars, large 3D blood drips are made from wire armature, plaster-wrap like that used in body casts, gel medium molding paste, and paint. Pen: The lettering on the reverse side of the project is written in permanent laundry marker sharpie on fabric. Green foam sheet and paper: the cartoon money below the bleeding flag has computer printed logos of the top U.S. defense contractors applied to the center of each foam sheet bill. Art can work best when a variety of materials are considered for a variety of purposes.

Many people within younger generations are interested in retaining our humanity. This can branch into valuing what is hand-done, local, natural, or unedited, especially as there is a perception that these things may become rare in the future. For some people, this branches into how we see politics. We approach political subjects with the intent of honesty, rather than treating the subject in a glossed-over or glamorized way.

The United States has continued to spend more money on the defense budget than any other country. The majority of U.S. discretionary spending is allocated for military use. We are also home to the biggest defense contracting company in the world, Lockheed Martin. With “Buckets of Blood,” I hope to bring attention to the mutilation and loss of life caused by this militarism. I hope to draw people’s attention with the visuals— visuals which can then ask, “What are the priorities of America?”

acrylic on canvas
15" x 30" each, 30" x 30" total
(My portrait of Mummy during that time!)

(My portrait of Mummy during that time!)

acrylic on canvas
24" x 36" each, about 78" x 36" total

acrylic, 24 x 36

We’re all parts of the whole. What we do to the environment, the animals, the plants, the earth, we do to ourselves. Here, in the shape of a hand that’s making the sign for “love”, are the words “animal, plant, mineral”. Human hands have great potential for goodness or for destruction. Let’s choose the goodness.

acrylic, 24 x 36

Many artists paint their desires, their hopes. I am pro-peace. Peace is seen as impractical by those who are intimidated by the work it requires. Magic is sometimes illusion, but when something is accomplished that was formerly thought impossible, that is also magical. What may look easy and beautiful often comes at a high cost of good practices. We’ve sacrificed so much for war, but can’t we, instead, actively work toward peace? If we want to survive financially, emotionally, and spiritually, we have to make the effort. I want to inspire others to break from the lock-step mode that has become a “tradition” of war. It begins with educating ourselves about peaceful alternatives.

acrylic on canvas, 24" x 36"
(magnifying glass hangs vertically at side; thumbprint in center of canvas)

Most people identify themselves as human, but what does that mean? Physically we have certain traits— i.e. hands, opposable thumbs, finger prints— but what does it mean to think or to feel like a human? In “Are You Human?” I’m exploring conflicting factors in the human psyche.

Culturally, we use fingerprints as an identifier. From one point of view, a fingerprint can identify a criminal. Are we, as humans, criminal in general? Doomed to repeat political and social injustices because we are flawed, being “only human?”

Conversely, the fingerprint can also be a symbol for individuality. No two fingerprints are the same. People are not identical machines. We each have our own conscious mind and our own emotions. We can feel sympathy and empathy. Humans perform a balancing act, desiring to be unique, and also desiring to belong in a community.

The hands represent interaction between people. Are we going to hurt each other, or help each other? Political and cultural conflict between groups of people on a national scale, and genocide and wars between nations on a global scale, are examples of infighting between what is biologically one species—a species which is still developing what it means to be human and to share resources evenly. We are all in this together, and must draw on our optimistic ideas of humanity.

acrylic on canvas, 18" x 36"
We've put the bulb on the ceiling, like a human-made mini-sun in the sky. It’s become a symbol for our ingenuity and for our curiosity, and for our freedom to explore beyond the circadian day. We can dance, read, and travel by night. Our primordial torches live on today in energized glass.

acrylic on canvas, 11" x 14"

acrylic on canvas, 11" x 14"

acrylic on canvas, 11" x 14"

acrylic on canvas, 11" x 14"

acrylic on canvas, 12" x 12"

acrylic on canvas, 16" x 20"

acrylic on canvas, 12" x 12"

acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24"

india ink, pen, 24" x 36"

charcoal, 30" x 20"
My Grandma Anna circa late 1940's

charcoal, 24" x 18"

acrylic on canvas, 36" x 36"

acrylic on canvas, 24" x 18"

acrylic on canvas, 40" x 30"

acrylic on canvas, 18” x 24”

Black light paint on canvas
6” x 6” each, or about 20” x 27” total
My design of the glyph for each astrological sign, with associated planets and colors.

gouache on illustration board
Astrological associations for each Major Arcana card

Hat shaped like an upside-down person, hand-sewn with felt and seed beads. Bust made from wire armature, plaster wrap, varnish. 14" tall.

Black light fun-- These are neon models of flying-saucer-shaped objects which I made with metal armature, plaster, gesso, foamboard, clay, black light paint. Includes spaceship, blue/green jellyfish, records (Jimi Hendrix, Are you Experienced; David Bowie, Low), clock, donut, peace sign, blue spider, purple western astrological wheel, red eastern astrological wheel, red blood cell, blue circular saw, green wheel.17” wide, 23” high, 18” deep. Including lizards: 43” wide, 36” high, 18” deep.

wire armature, plaster wrap, gesso, canvas, black light paint. 10” x 8”
Scorpions naturally glow in black light-- still pretty unknown why, but might be to help them avoid areas that are too open & too high in uv for them.

Bee & Dung Beetle

30" x 23"
UV-reactive neon acrylic on
Arches watercolor paper, foam-core frame,
LED light strip with timer. Shark is revealed
for 7 seconds at a time, with 5 seconds of calm
between his appearances.

charcoal and acrylic, 16" x 20"

Cats with piano roll tongues:
Green Cat at Left: lyrics from piano roll tongue: "One summer day, I chanced to stray, to a garden of flowers blooming wild".... Lavender Cat at Right: lyrics from piano roll tongue: "There were the phlox, tall holly hocks, violets perfuming the air".... (Note, when reading piano rolls, you read upward, because that's the direction the piano roll unwinds)

acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24"

acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24"

acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24"

acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24"

acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24"

acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24"

acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24"

acrylic on canvas, 12" x 12"

acrylic on canvas, 12" x 12"

acrylic on canvas, 12" x 12"

acrylic on canvas, 12" x 12"

acrylic on canvas, 12" x 12"

acrylic on canvas, 12" x 12"

acrylic on canvas
Prillarguri, 15" x 30"
Varangian Trade Route, 24" x 30"
Midnight Sun and Strawberries, 15" x 30"

acrylic on canvas, 15" x 30"

acrylic on canvas, 24" x 30"

acrylic on canvas, 15" x 30"

gouache, 4.5" x 11"

gouache, 4.5" x 11"
 

acrylic on canvas, 24" x 30"

acrylic on wood, 6” x 6”

acrylic on wood, 6” x 6”

acrylic on canvas, 10" x 10"

acrylic on canvas, 10" x 10"

acrylic on canvas, 10" x 10"

acrylic on canvas, 10" x 10"

acrylic on canvas, 10" x 10"

acrylic on canvas, 24" x 18"

acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24"

acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24"

acrylic on canvas, 30" x 30"

acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24"

Peach w/ Cream, Banana Cream,
Strawberry w/ Cream, Pear Frangipane,
Plum Frangipane, Apple, Granola-Top
Berry-Peach. About 5" x 7" each.
Recipe: Wire armature with plaster wrap,
gesso, acrylic paint, glaze. Based on
the pies of Mission Pie (SF bakery
that uses local & organic ingredients).

acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24"

acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24"

acrylic on canvas, 18" x 24"