Drawing and painting figures from various world religions can be fraught with peril. I try to be careful not to pollute the belief systems with
Category: Religious Art
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This painting is the 8th in a series I did of Ukiyo E inspired paintings. It is painted in gouache and is 18×24 on 140
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Rikyu’s Morning Glory and Hideyoshi’s Gratitude When Hideyoshi was rising to power he wanted to sit for tea at the famous tea house of Sen
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This 12×18 pen and ink drawing was started by me as an effort to draw an erotic concept piece that a friend suggested. Early in
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Since I already acknowledged my love of Goya and especially his black paintings, here is another piece he inspired… or I ripped off. But as
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This drawing titled, “Sea of Japan” is of Susanoo no Mikoto fighting a Dragon for control of a storm. I did this when I was
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This is the largest piece I have done to date. A 4 foot by 4 foot oil painting inspired by several overlapping concepts. The first