A NOTE FROM THE ARTIST ABOUT MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUE: "I create Neo-Pop Surrealist paintings. These works are created with acrylic washes and glazes on traditional gessoed wooden panels. The subjects depicted are iconic figures from popular culture - both historical and fantasy. I often embellish the images with all over patterning or decorate the characters with tattoos. The embellishments juxtapose the original nature of the figures as well as are symbolic and tell the audience about the lives and history of the icons. The tattoos added to the bodies of the figures act as visual cliff notes and are inspired by the use of symbolic colors, gestures, and clothing in traditional icon paintings."