The Birthday Party

'The Birthday Party' (Hypnagogia series #12), 18" x 24", oil on cradled gessoboard.
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Pufferfish were back in my dreams in a big way earlier this year and I've tried to capture them in all their surreal and silly glory. I know you're never supposed to have a favorite child but I really love this one. I hope you do too. ❤

If Stars Were Acorns

If Stars Were Acorns, (Hypnagogia series #11) 16" x 20", oil on cradled gessoboard. 

Another lucid dream from a little over a year ago: floating in a beautiful nebula, I decided to get closer to the stars so I could examine them better. To my astonishment I discovered that all of the stars were actually acorns. A chipmunk then drifted by, gathering the sweet morsels as his homeworld disintegrated behind me. I woke up laughing, made a quick sketch and promptly forgot about it for six months. I've attempted to recapture the scene here.

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.Update: SOLD 

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The Bee Eater

I finished this one months ago but completely forgot about posting it. 

16" x 20", oil, gold and silver leaf on cradled gessoboard.