Painting is central to my artistic practice, combining portraiture, symbolism and narrative imagery across acrylic, oil and watercolor. Drawing from cultural history, spirituality, music and personal experience, these works explore the human figure and the stories, identities and ideas that connect people across time and tradition.
WORK 01
Father McGee
2024
Acrylic Paint on Wood
91 x 122 cm (36 x 48 in)
Commissioned as a family legacy portrait, the work depicts Father McGee, the family’s priest in 1920s Kentucky, with the client’s maternal grandparents appearing above. The composition incorporates symbols of family lineage, Kentucky heritage, and the client’s Tibetan Buddhist practice, bringing personal and spiritual histories into a single narrative. Goldenrod and the rural Kentucky landscape root the work in the family’s place of origin.
WORK 02
Divorce
2019
Watercolor on cotton paper
56 x 76 cm (22 x 30 in)
Created during the dissolution of the artist’s marriage, Divorce portrays Japanese actress Machiko Kyō in Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon (1950). The film’s conflicting accounts of a husband’s death and the uncertainty surrounding Kyō’s character, provide a framework for a work concerned with perspective and the ambiguity of personal truth.
WORK 03
Vernor’s Sign Reimagined I
2026
Acrylic paint on metal sign.
41 × 122 cm (16 × 48 in)
Private commission
Created from two 1940’s Vernors Soda metal advertising signs, these works reimagine the iconic Vernors Gnome through a contemporary Detroit lens. The original imagery was retained as a point of departure while new painted elements incorporate Detroit architecture & cultural references.
Original on the left, my reimagined version on the right.
WORK 04
Vernor’s Sign Reimagined II
2026
Acrylic paint on metal sign.
41 × 122 cm (16 × 48 in)
Private commission
Original on the bottom, my reimagined version on the top.
WORK 05
Blessed Father Solanus Casey
2020
Acrylic paint on wood
61 x 122 cm (24 x 48 in)
Displayed at the Solanus Casey Center, Detroit; subsequently donated to the Capuchin Soup Kitchen, Detroit.
WORK 06
Mother Kali
2020
Acrylic Paint on Wood
Ø 61 cm (24 in)
This work depicts Kali, the Hindu goddess associated with time, death, transformation and liberation, standing upon the reclining Shiva. Traditional elements of Kali iconography are combined with a highly saturated, contemporary visual language and a mandala-like circular composition.
Installation view
WORK 07
Our Lady of Charity
2020
Acrylic paint on wood
61 x 82 cm (24 x 32 in)
WORK 08
The Half that was Never Told
2015
Furniture stain on wood
Ø 61 cm (24 in)
Collection of the Rastafari Archives, Los Angeles.
WORK 09
Anandamayi Ma
2026
Acrylic Paint on Wood
Ø 61 cm (24 in)
WORK 10
Dub Supreme
2026
Acrylic paint on canvas
46 × 61 cm (18 × 24 in)
Created live at Dub Supreme, Motor City Wine, Detroit.
WORK 11
Fish and Bird
2024
Acrylic paint on canvas
46 × 61 cm (18 × 24 in)
Commissioned work inspired by Tom Waits’ song “Fish & Bird.
WORK 12
Rockers — Lion of Judah Motorcycle Tank
2025
Acrylic paint on motorcycle fuel tank
Approx. 53 × 25 × 25 cm (21 × 10 × 10 in)
Private commission
Custom-painted motorcycle fuel tank inspired by the 1978 Jamaican film Rockers. One side recreates the Lion of Judah imagery appearing on the motorcycle in the film, while the reverse features an original interpretation of the design.
WORK 13
David Hinds (Steel Pulse) Skateboard
2014
Spray paint and hand cut stencils on skateboard deck
Signed by David Hinds
81 × 20 cm (32 × 8 in)
David Hinds signing my skateboard.
WORK 14
Jimi Hendrix
2017
Watercolor on cotton paper
56 x 76 cm (22 x 30 in)
WORK 15
Sting as Feyd-Rautha in Dune (1984)
2020
Watercolor and wood stain on wood
34 x 51 cm (13.5 x 20 in)
WORK 16
Roland
2024
Acrylic paint on wood
46 × 61 cm (18 × 24 in)
Private commission
WORK 17
Moses Crosses the Red Sea
2019
Watercolor on cotton paper
51 x 51 cm (20 x 20 in)
Private commission
WORK 18
Teena Marie, Anita Baker & Chaka Khan
2014
Wood stain on wood
72 x 122 cm (28.5 x 48 in)
WORK 19
The May Queen
2019
Watercolor paint and wood stain on wood
Ø 61 cm (24 in)
WORK 20
La Virgen de Guadalupe
Acrylic paint on wood
61 x 91 cm (24 x 36 in)
Private commission
WORK 21
Al Jarreau
2019
Acrylic paint on canvas
91 x 122 cm (36 x 48 in)
Private commission
Original paintings are available by commission for portraits, meaningful gifts, spiritual and cultural subjects and individually developed concepts. Visit the Commissions page for sizes, pricing and information about the process, or get in touch to discuss an idea.