The legendary Four Beauties of ancient China. They have a very rich history and legend behind them, which I try to honor while giving them my own take.

This was a for a school project and I chose to a woman whose dreams are coming true while she is sleeping.

The Rose Eater and The Brief Glimpse are two sister paintings, the former as a personal piece and the latter was modified to participate in ImagineFX's #50 Amazing Cover Contest (it won first prize).

This was a personal piece where I explored several gothic elements and art styles. I wanted to keep it dark yet opulent.

The first thing I want to capture is the moment when these monster women grasp their prey through understated violence.
The second thing I want to capture is the contrast of cold silence and gentle movement.
Different moods and themes were used to convey each of the women's personal monstrosity. My intention is to keep the concept subtle with only a few clues dropped in to suggest their animal nature. It is my hope that the viewer shape his or her own story for these women based only on the paintings and their titles.

This is my depiction of Persephone and Hades. According to legend, Hades, the God of the Underworld kidnapped Persephone to be his bride. Whilst in captivity, Persephone ate some pomegranate seeds which resulted in winter every year.

Personally, I always thought that Persephone secretly loved Hades, and ran away with him. I painted her seductively and willingly take a bite out of the cursed pomegranate, while he holds her tightly and looks on behind her protectively. Behind him, the three headed dogs of hell, Cerberus, signifies the dark future in store for them both.

This painting is their misunderstood love story.

This is a self portrait I did of myself and my three goldfishes Star, Moon and Scrimshaw.

This was a personal commission for an individual from the United States. My theme was wisteria flowers by a lake.

This was a step by step tutorial commissioned by Digital Artist magazine for their 13th issue. I was given a Japanese themed painting to explore.

This set of two paintings were commissioned to raise awareness for the Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

A pontianak is a type of Malay vampire, a ghost of a woman who died during childbirth and becomes the undead.

A banner illustration for a book blog.