Elderly Native Women

8x10

acrylic on canvas

I simply love painting wrinkles! I just like lots of details.

Curly Hair

8x10
acrylic on canvas

Success is not built on success. It's built on failure. It's built on frustration. Sometimes its built on catastrophe.
Sumner Redstone 

Biggie

This is painting is based on The Notorious Big first album cover. Remember back in the day when cds came with a booklet as the cover and you would read the credits. Remember cds lol. This painting is done on a metal mixer plate.

The best part about being able to paint is having the ability to paint. I can paint anything on anything. If you have any special ideas about putting something great on any object like this mixer let me know in a message.

ABORIGINAL WOMEN

8X10 

acrylic on canvas

If you teach a man anything, he will never learn. George Bernard Shaw

LOCKS

8x10
acrylic on canvas

My secret ingredient for this one is love. I know how cheesy and corny that sounds but because I was painting dreads I couldn't help but to think of all my friends and family with locks. So when there was a choice to do a little more or less, I always chose more. It wasn't anything huge, just little extras that add up and It shows in the final product. Little things mean a lot.

ERYKAH BADU

8x10
acrylic on canvas

We must cultivate our talents by diligently practicing so that we become skilled at what we've chosen to do or practice makes perfect. Peace

VISION

8X10
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS

Every artist was first an amateur.
Ralph Waldo Emerson 

TAHIRA SYED

8X10
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS

TAHIRA IS A FAMOUS PAKISTANI GHAZAL AND FOLK SINGER. SHE WAS ONCE ON THE COVER OF NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

LOVE

9X12
ACRYLIC ON PAPER

Here are the 4 kinds of loves according to the Greeks:

Agape- selfless, sacrificial, unconditional.

Storge- family ties, the bond among mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers

Philia- close friendship or brotherly kindness

Eros- the physical, sensual affection

Hope!

8x10
acrylic on canvas

Sometimes things go wrong and we fall into despair but the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best is hope. Keep dreaming, keep planing, keep working but most of all keep hope alive

Maya Angelou

8x10
acrylic on canvas

Maya Angelou in her own words:

While I know myself as a creation of God, I am also obligated to realize and remember that everyone else and everything else are also God's creation.

Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at it destination full of hope.

Remember, people will judge you by your actions, not your intentions. You may have a heart of gold -- but so does a hard-boiled egg.

Malcolm X

8x10
acrylic on canvas

Malcolm X in his own words

Stumbling is not falling

Don't be in a hurry to condemn because he doesn't do what you do or think as you think or as fast. There was a time when you didn't know what you know today
I believe in the brotherhood of man, all men, but I don't believe in brotherhood with anybody who doesn't want brotherhood with me. I believe in treating people right, but I'm not going to waste my time trying to treat somebody right who doesn't know how to return the treatment
A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.

Nelson Mandela

 

8x10 
acrylic on canvas
How many people do you know or heard of after spend about 30 years in prison, assume leadership of a mass movement. Then jointly receive a noble prize. After that vote the first time in a democratic election where he was elected president. All of this while he was in his 70's. He got remarried on his 80th birthday. And I thought life was suppose to be down hill after I turn 30 LOL. His example show us to keep moving forward and progressing no matter the circumstance.
"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall"
 Nelson Mandela

Martin Luther King

8x10

acrylic on canvas board

I wanted to paint his picture because of the historic nature of our 45th president. 150 years ago emancipation proclamation becomes law. 50 years ago Martin Luther King marches on Washington. Today Barack is at the head of the highest office of the land. Never ever ever ever ever give up.

Barack Obama

 8x10
acrylic on canvas
Here it is Mr. president Barack Obama. I thought you might like to see some of the work behind the work so I included these sketches.

Mila Kunas

8x10
acrylic on canvas board

My concentration on this painting was the teeth. Everybody loves a smile. But you might notice there aren't to many paintings of them. Well the truth is they can go sour easily if you don't get enough practice. Then they become easy like everything else. Practice makes perfect.

Adriana Lima

8x10
acrylic on canvas board

Another day another painting. Its really wonderful when you get to do the things you love. That thing is painting for me. Have a spectacular day full of the thing you appreciate.

Heal

8x10
acrylic on canvas

 I did this paint because it is breast cancer awareness month. Let focus on a cure.

Green

8x10
acrylic on canvas panel

 Over the years I've noticed certain patterns or themes in my work. I really don't know why somethings appeal to me sometimes more than other things. I just go with what I feel.

Science of Painting

8x10

acrylic on canvas board

By science I mean the systematize knowledge of painting.  I went to the library and couldn't find any books on subject. Now there were books on painters but none on painting. Shame on you library. Its a good thing we have resources like YouTube, but theres nothing like reading a book the old fashion way.