I am a self-taught artist, who at an early age showed a talent for art. From elementary through junior high school, I drew comic books and comic book characters. In senior high school, I was introduced to the art of Salvador Dali, it was then I decided to become a fine arts painter. My main interest as a painter is in surrealism. I have won several awards and a mention in "The Artist Magazine" a national magazine. My biggest influence as a surrealist is Salvador Dali, as he is for many surrealist and on surrealism in general. If it weren't for Dali, I would probably not be painting now. Other influences are Rene Magritte and presently a French surrealist, Roland Heyder. I think art should say something, it should make you wonder not just repeat what you can already see, surrealism does that. That is why I call it unreal realism. http://www.printpop.com/surrealartist en-us http://www.printpop.com/11390&rss=1 <IMG border="0" src="http://www.printpop.com/thumbs/thumb_11390.jpg" alt="Geometric Witness" title="Geometric Witness"/> oil on canvas http://www.printpop.com/11390 en-us http://www.printpop.com/11389&rss=1 <IMG border="0" src="http://www.printpop.com/thumbs/thumb_11389.jpg" alt="Rope Dancer" title="Rope Dancer"/> oil on canvas http://www.printpop.com/11389 en-us http://www.printpop.com/11388&rss=1 <IMG border="0" src="http://www.printpop.com/thumbs/thumb_11388.jpg" alt="Insignificant Race" title="Insignificant Race"/> oil on canvas http://www.printpop.com/11388 en-us http://www.printpop.com/10044&rss=1 <IMG border="0" src="http://www.printpop.com/thumbs/thumb_10044.jpg" alt="Birth Of A Diva" title="Birth Of A Diva"/> oil on canvas http://www.printpop.com/10044 en-us http://www.printpop.com/10042&rss=1 <IMG border="0" src="http://www.printpop.com/thumbs/thumb_10042.jpg" alt="Unity" title="Unity"/> oil on canvas http://www.printpop.com/10042 en-us http://www.printpop.com/10041&rss=1 <IMG border="0" src="http://www.printpop.com/thumbs/thumb_10041.jpg" alt="Three Tired Ladies" title="Three Tired Ladies"/> oil on canvas http://www.printpop.com/10041 en-us http://www.printpop.com/10040&rss=1 <IMG border="0" src="http://www.printpop.com/thumbs/thumb_10040.jpg" alt="The Joy" title="The Joy"/> oil on canvas http://www.printpop.com/10040 en-us http://www.printpop.com/10039&rss=1 <IMG border="0" src="http://www.printpop.com/thumbs/thumb_10039.jpg" alt="Quiet Time" title="Quiet Time"/> oil on canvas http://www.printpop.com/10039 en-us http://www.printpop.com/10038&rss=1 <IMG border="0" src="http://www.printpop.com/thumbs/thumb_10038.jpg" alt="Practice Time" title="Practice Time"/> oil on canvas http://www.printpop.com/10038 en-us http://www.printpop.com/10037&rss=1 <IMG border="0" src="http://www.printpop.com/thumbs/thumb_10037.jpg" alt="The Piano Player" title="The Piano Player"/> oil on canvas http://www.printpop.com/10037 en-us http://www.printpop.com/10036&rss=1 <IMG border="0" src="http://www.printpop.com/thumbs/thumb_10036.jpg" alt="Payday" title="Payday"/> oil on canvas http://www.printpop.com/10036 en-us http://www.printpop.com/10035&rss=1 <IMG border="0" src="http://www.printpop.com/thumbs/thumb_10035.jpg" alt="Mother and Child" title="Mother and Child"/> oil on canvas http://www.printpop.com/10035 en-us http://www.printpop.com/10034&rss=1 <IMG border="0" src="http://www.printpop.com/thumbs/thumb_10034.jpg" alt="Metamorphosis Of An Apple" title="Metamorphosis Of An Apple"/> oil on canvas http://www.printpop.com/10034 en-us http://www.printpop.com/10033&rss=1 <IMG border="0" src="http://www.printpop.com/thumbs/thumb_10033.jpg" alt="Glass Still Life" title="Glass Still Life"/> oil on canvas http://www.printpop.com/10033 en-us http://www.printpop.com/10032&rss=1 <IMG border="0" src="http://www.printpop.com/thumbs/thumb_10032.jpg" alt="The Joy Of Golf" title="The Joy Of Golf"/> oil on canvas http://www.printpop.com/10032 en-us http://www.printpop.com/10031&rss=1 <IMG border="0" src="http://www.printpop.com/thumbs/thumb_10031.jpg" alt="Geometric Witness" title="Geometric Witness"/> oil on canvas http://www.printpop.com/10031 en-us http://www.printpop.com/10030&rss=1 <IMG border="0" src="http://www.printpop.com/thumbs/thumb_10030.jpg" alt="First Dance" title="First Dance"/> oil on canvas http://www.printpop.com/10030 en-us http://www.printpop.com/10029&rss=1 <IMG border="0" src="http://www.printpop.com/thumbs/thumb_10029.jpg" alt="Falling Still Life" title="Falling Still Life"/> oil on canvas - This was my very first still life painting. http://www.printpop.com/10029 en-us http://www.printpop.com/10028&rss=1 <IMG border="0" src="http://www.printpop.com/thumbs/thumb_10028.jpg" alt="Desert Rainbow" title="Desert Rainbow"/> oil on canvas - The actually name of this painting is "Desert Rainbow Caused by Floating Orbs Caused by a Photo Taped to the Scene", but I shorten it for the site. http://www.printpop.com/10028 en-us http://www.printpop.com/10027&rss=1 <IMG border="0" src="http://www.printpop.com/thumbs/thumb_10027.jpg" alt="An Insignificent Race" title="An Insignificent Race"/> oil on canvas - This is something that just pop in my head and I felt I had to paint it. http://www.printpop.com/10027 en-us http://www.printpop.com/10025&rss=1 <IMG border="0" src="http://www.printpop.com/thumbs/thumb_10025.jpg" alt="Remembering Dali" title="Remembering Dali"/> oil on canvas - This is one of the three paintings I did as a tribute to Salvador Dali. He is my favorite surrealist artist. http://www.printpop.com/10025 en-us http://www.printpop.com/10024&rss=1 <IMG border="0" src="http://www.printpop.com/thumbs/thumb_10024.jpg" alt="An Ode To Dali" title="An Ode To Dali"/> oil on canvas - This is one of three tribute paintings I did to my all time favorite artist Salvador Dali. http://www.printpop.com/10024 en-us http://www.printpop.com/10023&rss=1 <IMG border="0" src="http://www.printpop.com/thumbs/thumb_10023.jpg" alt="Dali's Mustache Magritte's Darby" title="Dali's Mustache Magritte's Darby"/> oil on canvas - This is my tribute to two of my favorite artists, Salvador Dali and Rene Magritte. I have also done two more tributes to Dali. He is my favorite. http://www.printpop.com/10023 en-us http://www.printpop.com/10022&rss=1 <IMG border="0" src="http://www.printpop.com/thumbs/thumb_10022.jpg" alt="The Creation Of Sara" title="The Creation Of Sara"/> oil on canvas http://www.printpop.com/10022 en-us http://www.printpop.com/10021&rss=1 <IMG border="0" src="http://www.printpop.com/thumbs/thumb_10021.jpg" alt="Bird Watcher" title="Bird Watcher"/> oil on canvas - This cat is probably trying to think of some way to get to those birds. http://www.printpop.com/10021 en-us http://www.printpop.com/10020&rss=1 <IMG border="0" src="http://www.printpop.com/thumbs/thumb_10020.jpg" alt="The Watch" title="The Watch"/> oil on canvas - This cat is waiting for the migrating birds, but is looking the wrong way. http://www.printpop.com/10020