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Simply Bliss
April 2024

30"(h) x 48"(w) composed of four 30"(h) x 24"(w) aluminum composite panels
+ Acrylic Paint + Epoxy Resin

My first landscape painting is none-other than what’s probably the most-viewed photo in history: the Bliss wallpaper from Windows XP.

E64 Redux
August 2023

36"(h) x 48"(w) composed of four 18"(h) x 24"(w) aluminum composite panels
+ Acrylic Paint + Epoxy Resin

Revisited Evolution 1964 (my first painting) from June 2020, with a simplified design and a more complex arrangement. The redux is in the same 36"x48" footprint, but made up of four 18"x24" panels to be modular, which has about 24 different combinations.

Disco Lemon, Self-Portrait
May 2023

3 24”(h) x 24”(w) aluminum composite panels
+ Acrylic Paint + CDs + Epoxy Resin

The Legend of the Lemon.

It took me a long time to realize that a self-portrait doesn’t have to be this photorealistic and ornate artwork. It can really be whatever you want it to be and there’s no guideline to follow.

Using color palettes taken from some of my favorite shirts and throwing them together with an isolated figure, this series brings my handle (which is a reference to Marcy Playground’s “Sex and Candy”) to life. I’ve always been fine being with me myself and being nothing but myself. I also utilized one of my mom’s techniques of taking CDs from my dad and breaking/cutting them up to overlay them on top of the head to act as pieces of a disco ball.

Carpe Diem
April 2023

4 30”(h) x 24”(w) aluminum composite panels
+ Acrylic Paint + Epoxy Resin

This piece is a geometric interpretation of how the carp fish swim upstream/against the current and how they also jump out of the water occasionally.

Helmet
January 2023

4 30”(h) x 24”(w) stretched canvas panels
+ Acrylic Paint

Everything That Rocks
November 2022

2 20”(h) x 16”(w) stretched canvas panels
+ Spray paint + Vinyl stickers + Epoxy Resin

This artwork also doubled as my dad’s birthday gift. My dad is a classic rock and rock radio consultant for stations across the country. And he was even an intern for Detroit’s WRIF back in the ‘80s, so music is, quite literally, his life.

When he was an intern for WRIF, he handed out these artist stickers (in the form of the WRIF oval branding) for about 20 shows over two summers. He had kept a portion of the stickers, but they were sitting in a box for the last 40 years.

My goal with this piece was to encase and preserve the stickers, so they’re not prone to aging, and to have the stickers in their original form with no modifications made.

The title of “Everything That Rocks,” ties back to WRIF’s slogan, as well as say this piece shows everything that rocks.

MT
April 2022

4 24”(h) x 24”(w) panels, Aluminum composite with PVC in between each layer
+ Acrylic Paint

What started off as a partial joke tweet, materialized into this poetic painting series. The tweet was as follows: “My ex’s initials are MT, but he only ever wound up making me empty.” This painting was born out of pain from lies, gaslighting, and manipulation that I allowed for too long, juxtaposed with vibrant colors. The most dangerous type of anger is built inside someone with a good heart. Using a combination of my graphic design, sign-making, and painting skills, I created this dimensional painting series to depict the many layers in which he made me empty over the years.

As with my past works, I deal a lot with repetition as I feel the message has a stronger impact when the viewer is being inundated with multiples of the same thing. With this repetition, I wanted it to feel as if I was letting out guttural, yet therapeutic, screams to express my frustration with him and also what I allowed into my life. 

This is more than just an empty box graphic, this is the story of why some of you may not recognize me the same way as you used to.

Comfort In Heat
March 2022

8”(h)-36”(h), Aluminum composite
+ Acrylic Paint

No deep meaning, I just love Flaming Hot Cheetos. I’ve loved Flaming Hot Cheetos since I was in 3rd grade.

No Way Out
February 2022

36”(h) x 48”(w) stretched canvas
+ Acrylic Paint

I created three sunken pits in the middle of a flat plane to simulate when you keep making bad decision after bad decision, that you can’t get out of the vicious cycle.

Necessary Changes
July 2021

3 20”(h) x 16”(w) stretched canvas panels
+ Acrylic Paint + Acrylic Fluid Paint

Using a color scheme of black, red, pink, and cream, I used fluid acrylic paint to depict how things can change by a simple tilt of the canvas or a splash of paint. If you don’t manipulate the paint poured on the canvas, you’re left with just a puddle.

It is up to you to decide how things change.

Psychedelic Coasters
July 2021

4.5”(h) x 3.25”(w) 1/4” Black Acrylic
+ Spray Paint

I experimented with hyrdodipping to create these coasters. Hydrodipping is the process in which you have a container full of water, spray spray paint and dip the select object in it. The result are these psychedelic patterns.

View the process here

Deconstructed
February 2021

24”(h) x 36”(w) stretched canvas
+ Acrylic Paint

I’ve struggled with my identity a bit recently. I feel I don’t fit in and never really have. I’ve never felt as Jewish as the kids that were big into Hillel and getting excited by most Jewish holidays, but I also don’t have that much interest in Judaism anyway. I’m openly gay, yes, but I always feel this pressure to be outwardly gay as the gays I follow. It’s been tough to find a balance, and which part of myself I feel and put out there. This piece depicts a deconstruction of my identity that is different than what I believe I should be.

Here’s to the ones that don’t fit in. That never did. That do their own shit.

Sold in July 2023

Joker
December 2020

4 20”(h) x 20”(w) stretched canvas panels
+ Acrylic Paint

I wanted to let the painted vinyl record be more visible to make clear what the object is, since the client is deep in the music world. I’m big into the pop art movement, and I wanted to bring in more interest to the wall. The brush strokes placed on two corners, overlapping the record and canvas, adds a layer of dynamism with color pairing that works well with the base color.

Sold in December 2020

Superman
October 2020

9 12”(h) x 12”(w) stretched canvas panels
+ Acrylic Paint + Screwed Together

This consignment piece was created for Salon Edge in West Bloomfield, MI to fill up a blank wall in the salon. The piece was intended to play off of the mint wall behind the reception desk, and add more alike colors to the wall next to it. These colors are reminiscent of Superman Ice Cream, and contrasts well with the general neutral colors within the salon space.

Blue and Red Simplicity
August 2020

4 24”(h) x 24”(w) stretched canvas panels
+ Acrylic Paint

I was commissioned by my friend to create a set of paintings to matched the comforter and sham sheet he and his girlfriend bought for their new apartment. It was key to match the simplicity of the set, but to also add a touch of roughness, which can be found in the stripes on the side of the panel. The stripes are 4”(w) brushstrokes, with a touch of transparency to reveal the main panel color.

Sold in August 2020

Month Studies
July 2020

January Study

5 20”(h) x 20”(w) stretched canvas panels
+ Acrylic Paint + Spray Paint + Vinyl Records

These five studies were based on the color scheme I created for my 2020 Calendar, combined with the method I used to created Evolution 1964. The abstract design and elements help enhance the color schemes I chose for the months of January, March, May, October, and November.

In late August 2020, I sold the October Study.

In January 2023, the rest of the studies have been sold.

March Study
May Study
October Study
November Study

Evolution 1964
June 2020

36”(h) x 48”(w) stretched canvas
+ Acrylic Paint + Spray Paint + Vinyl Record

I wanted to start including more vibrant colors in my works that reflects me starting to transition into a more positive time in my life. After losing my job, a bad breakup, and a few other personal things in the midst of a pandemic, I’m tired of carrying anger and frustration. I want to be happier by making the most with what I have going for me currently.

I titled it Evolution 1964 because I want this to be the Evolution of my overall attitude, and to be as groovy and chill as the ‘60s were. Also pays homage to one of my favorite songs, Evolution 1964 by Babe Rainbow.