About these paintings
I began this series shortly after coming back from a trip to San Francisco California. Because I have not had the luxury of traveling extensively, I've relied on my friends and other co-workers who do. My day job, if you will, is for a very "global" company, and I've met many great people from the Asia-Pacific, European and South American regions. So with people I know who live in Singapore, to India, Brazil and France, I'm able to have access to photography from around the world. This entire series I plan on doing in oil paintings using style I've grown more accustom to over the years, which is a mix of impressionism and surrealism. Artist who inspire me in these styles are Monet, Van Gogh and Salvador Dali
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Sphinx of Giza 2004-2005 (Sold)
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The Taj Mahal 2004 (Sold) This was done from a group of photos from a co-worker that actaully lives in Banalore, but was on vacation himself when these were taken. It started out much more surrealistic, women in shrowds intertwined in the trees by the pool, but was later modifed to just be more Van Goghish. |
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Jamaica Dreams 2004 Taken from a series of photograhs I actaully took while on my honeymoon with my wife in Jamaica back in 1997. |
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Jamaica Chairs 2002 Also taken from the Jamaica trip, the photo this was done from was at the first resort we stayed at in southern Jamacia near remove area called Treasure Beach. |
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Jamaica Hut 2002 Taken of the little bungalow next to ours, calling it a hut is a disservice as they were very cute, great bedding and furniture, but it was completely without air conditioning. Not that that was a problem since it was on the edge of a cliff overlooking the Caribbean ocean. |
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Blue Pelican 2003 This is a series in of itself from the Jamaican trip. It is actually completely done in oils, but rather a combination of a photography, a scan of an oil painting background, and photo effects using Adobe Photoshop. |