Americana, reimagined.
This warm, sun-drenched painting blends Western landscape, still-life intimacy, and nostalgic illustration into a single poetic scene. A bouquet of bright yellow roses sits in a softly rendered ceramic vase, its surface decorated with a vintage cartoon cowboy—an unexpected, charming detail that bridges frontier history and playful Americana. Behind it, riders move across an open desert field, their tiny silhouettes giving the composition a sense of distance, story, and quiet cinematic movement.
Oil on panel.
24” x 30 × 2”
Rider’s Ascent is an original oil painting that reimagines the mythology of the American West through fragmented narrative and surreal juxtaposition. A dramatic grayscale cowboy atop a rearing horse dominates the composition, surrounded by ghostlike spectators who fade into soft washes of color. Below, a lone cowboy holding a rope stands beside a dark bird perched on a cactus, while a small cartoon figure dissolves into dust—an unexpected moment of humor amid the tension.
Through layered imagery, muted palettes, and contrasting gestures, this painting blends nostalgia, grit, and abstraction, offering a contemporary interpretation of Western memory and myth-making.
Oil on panel.
28” x 48” x 2”
Still Life With Turkeys is an original oil painting that blends a classic still-life setup with an unexpected, lively twist. Two turkeys wander into a quiet interior scene—a white table set with fruit and a glass of juice—creating a humorous, cinematic moment. Warm shadows, layered textures, and symbolic details make this a striking, narrative-driven piece.
Oil on Panel
36”x 46” x 2”
“This Is the Place” is a richly layered contemporary Western painting that collides nostalgia, Americana, and surreal pop culture into a single cinematic moment. A bronc rider bursts through the center of the composition, painted with raw movement and muscular realism, while ghost-like cowboy icons and hand-drawn cartoon bunnies dance at the edges of memory. The work blends eras and influences—vintage rodeo posters, frontier mythology, childhood animation, and modern-day spectacle—creating a playful yet emotionally charged commentary on how the American West is remembered, mythologized, and performed.
Oil on canvas
65.5” × 61.5” x 2
Cowboy’s Kiss is an original oil painting that captures an intimate moment suspended in a dreamlike western landscape. Two figures— standing close in a quiet embrace—form the emotional center of the piece. Their tenderness softens the ruggedness of their silhouettes, turning the scene into something both romantic and timeless.
Oil on canvas
18” x 24” x 2”
Embrace in the Sky is an original oil painting that blends romantic Americana with soft surrealism. A cluster of lavender roses rises against a luminous pink sky, while a vintage comic-style cowboy lifts a young woman in an affectionate embrace. Below, pale horses graze in a warm, dreamlike landscape. The painting merges expressive realism with nostalgic illustration, creating a playful yet tender meditation on love, longing, and mythology.
Oil on Canvas
18” x 24” x 2”
Oil on canvas
43 × 36 in
Red is the Color of Applause is a visceral meditation on spectacle, myth, and the theater of American masculinity. The composition fractures like a split screen, merging arena, rodeo, and animation into one charged tableau. Applause feels indistinguishable from violence; triumph from collapse. Drawing from the visual language of sport, Western lore, and pop culture, this work reimagines Americana as both pageant and reckoning.
Rope & Wing is an original oil painting that merges Western iconography with surreal visual tension. A powerful bird expands its wings across a sky-blue field as a suspended cowboy figure appears tethered above it, creating a dramatic sense of weightlessness and pull. Fragmented roses, geometric blocks of color, and a rearing horse interrupt the scene, adding rhythm and abstraction to the narrative.
Blending realism, symbolism, and bold compositional cuts, this work captures the energy, myth, and distortion of the American West with a modern edge.
Oil on panel.
48” x 48” x 2”
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