The second of the Saudade paintings, again as the title suggests, evoking a feeling of the unrequited, a yearning for the unattainable. The painting is currently on view at the Fairfax Village Gallery
Mediums: Acrylic, interference, oil and textile on canvas
Size: 32" x 20"
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Capturing the unrequited mood, the unattainable yearning. Saudade No 1 is a classic "studio" pose with a lighting twist. While the palette predominantly sepia and Van Dyke brown, the spot turquoise, rose madder and Venetian yellow carefully punctuate the mood.
Mediums: Acrylic, interference, oil and textile on canvas
Size: 40" x 30"
Sold | Private Collection

Seeing the Edvard Munch Exhibit in Seoul beginning of August 2014 inspired this portrait of my wife Sonny. Palette runs the spectrum with an overall yellow/gold atmosphere.
Mediums: Acrylic, interference, oil and textile on canvas
Size: 38" x 26"
Artist's Collection | NFS

This is one of the first figurative pieces where I started pulling up on the textile "layer" as I call it, and marks the beginning of a more sculptural treatment that persists today. Currently on view at the Fairfax Village Gallery
Mediums: Acrylic, interference, oil and textile on canvas
Size: 20" x 24"
Artist's Collection | NFS

Painted this right after completing my Orvis Residency in the summer of 2015, and has a strong connection to Rift the mural I created at Honolulu Museum's Spalding House
Mediums: Acrylic, interference, oil and textile on canvas
Size: 3 X 10" x 24" [30 x 24]
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This painting marks another advance for me using eyelet materials as textural treatments. Summer giving way to autumn's colors, warm breeze's interrupted by cooler drafts. Currently on display at the Fairfax Village Gallery
Mediums: Acrylic, interference, oil and textile on canvas
Size: 28.5" x 36"
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The subject is a pond on the slopes of Sang Nam in Seoul. I used to walk up to the spot and find a rock to sit on when the weather was fine, to get away from the "madding crowd."
Mediums: Acrylic, interference, oil and textile on canvas
Size: 22" x 32"
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Last of the Saudade series, here I give more potential for a story. in this painting I also made my own texture for the ground since a textile treatment would have been distracting.
Mediums: Acrylic, interference, oil and textile on canvas
Size: 30" x 40"
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I used to walk my son over to Ala Moana on mornings before he started going to school, when the mall was fairly quiet.
Mediums: Acrylic, interference, oil and textile on canvas
Size: 22" x 34"
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I don't paint for painting's sake but I do draw for that reason: here is one example
Mediums: Colored Conté on paper
Size: A5 paper - horizontal

Figurative, torso in motion; might become a painting someday
Mediums: Colored Conté on paper
Size: A7 paper - portrait

One of my favorite fruits, next to papaya: still conveying contemplation in motion
Mediums: Colored Conté on paper
Size: A4 paper - horizontal

Final drawing for what became the painting by the same name.
Mediums: Colored Conté on paper
Size: A5 paper - horizontal

Fascinated by Korean traditional roof lines that still pocket Seoul
Mediums: Colored Conté on paper
Size: A7 paper - portrait

My first impression of Seoul, winter 2010. A fantastic city for an expatriate
Mediums: Colored Conté on paper
Size: A4 paper - horizontal