I have been creative all of my life, but started drawing in 2004 as a hobby, until friends and family encouraged me to develop my skills and talent as an artist. I am inspired/moved and motivated by kindness, love, laughter, and music. Especially music, because it can change a mood, challenge an opinion, shake your hips and just make you feel so good. I have done a series of portraits of Legends, and I will always be paying tribute to people who inspire me, or move me, or others in, usually, a positive way. It is truly a labor of love and respect. Most of my work here is done in graphite/pencil, but I'm painting with oil and acrylic now. Watch out!

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  Tia

  Commissioned piece of my friend E's wife. I painted his album art; this painting was very different from my usual style, and alot of fun to do. 16x16, acrylic.

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  Take Me To Your Leader

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  E aka EDOT

  This is E-Dot, Hip Hop artist from Edmonton, Canada, now living in Brooklyn, NY. 182 stand up! This portrait is on the inside sleeve of his 2nd album entitled "Take Me To Your Leader".

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  Rick Rubin

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  Amy Winehouse

  acrylic on stretched canvas, 40x30"

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  Glee

  Girl on the beach..done in acrylic.

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  Rhonda and kids

  the original drawing looks better than this photo of it. I will figure out how to take better photos that show the true contrast in values.

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  Elvis

  Done in Acrylic on canvas. 30x30"

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  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

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  Vincent Vega

  Done in acrylic, 16x20 on canvas.

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  young love

  done in pencil on art paper, 22x30"

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  The Rat Pack

  done in pencil on art paper. 22x30"

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  Geisha Mask

  oil painting, 20" x 24"

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  Family Portraits

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  Marilyn Monroe

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  English Bay

  Couple enjoying English Bay. Done in Acrylic, 48"x24"

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  Jay-Z

  22x30", done in graphite.

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  Baby Phoenix

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  Baby Parker

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  Annie Lennox

  oil and acrylic. 24x36"

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  Jayda

  portrait of my daughter, done in pencil, 14x17"

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  Mr. President

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  Laughing Boy

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  Sophia Loren

  done in pencil 14x17" *disclaimer: the hair on her head isn't finished. my electric eraser ran out of juice. also, that is indeed underarm hair. reference photo: http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a9/ralphgl/march%2023/Sophia_Loren_No.jpg

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  Ali

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  Lady Bathing in Lake Minetonka

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  J Dilla

  J Dilla. The man with the magic soul. We miss you. oil and acrylic, on canvas 20x20"

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  Bob Marley

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  These Eyes

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  The Girls

  my first oil painting. 18x24" on canvas.

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  KRS ONE

  done in acrylic. 18x24" on canvas.

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  sunset

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  Baby Rachel

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  chilli in here

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  Princess J

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  Christopher Walken

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  DJ Jazzy Jeff

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  Talib Kweli

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  baby mattea

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  robert deniro