Happy Little Accident

Shortly after my renaissance in 2021, my sister asked me to paint the famous Spaceship Earth attraction of EPCOT at the Walt Disney World Resort. My first attempt did not go well. So I used the canvas as a testing platform to try different colors and painting techniques. 2 years later, I decided to officially name the canvas and turn it into an official piece of my collection. What began as a seemingly failed painting turned into a work of art! As Bob Ross might say, a “happy little accident.”

Sunrise Shadows

One morning whilst enjoying the sunrise and a mug of coffee, I noticed a beautiful display of shadows on my patio. I decided to capture this beauty in art 🧘‍♂️

Garden Art

Inspired by the photo below my friend, Alex Hemp, tagged me in X, I created a digital painting representing his garden 🥰

Not So Hidden Mickey

This one could be a pattern on the floor of an attraction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park 🤔☺️ At least that’s the vibe it is giving me 🤷‍♂️😎🎬🎥📣

Evening at the Beach

My work with simple shapes, curves, lines, and colors was all prep for this sort of art. One of my many art goals has been to merge my love of photography and painting. This is only the beginning!

Celestial II

Celestial

I’ve been inspired to work with basic shapes, lines, and color to produce art. I’m not sure where this will go. But I’m happy where it has started.

Lines

Other than the brushstrokes used to add some depth, the objects in this painting are made up entirely by lines.

My Mind's Eye

A simple representation of how my mind is trying to make sense of the world around me. I find it quite difficult to focus on just one thing. Often, my mind is going all over the place. There are so many distractions in this world.

Zen

Inspired by the many things that make me feel Zen, this painting represents the emotions brought about by Zen. The Japanese reads, "Zen"

Japan Pavilion Pagoda

My favorite pavilion at Walt Disney World's EPCOT theme park is by far Japan. One of the great aspects of the pavilion is the architecture. The pagoda was the inspiration behind this painting.

Sunrise in the Garden

This was inspired by a Japanese garden of a Zen temple.

No More Tears

As I painted this, I was going through a divorce. The pain of that life event will always be there. However, the tears finally ended the day I painted this work.

Unnamed

For whatever reason, I left this painting unnamed. Perhaps it was not deserving of a name? Perhaps I simply forgot to give it a name? Whatever the reason might be, it will forever remain unnamed.

Poke Dots at Dusk

In this abstract, I was messing around with gradients as it flows over the poke dots. After completing the piece, I aptly named it.

At the Cross

I grew up in the church and Christianity has been a major influence in my life. So, it is common for me to "lay" my troubles and mistakes "at the foot of the cross," as Christians might say. This abstract piece shows how I feel Jesus leaning over me and reaching down to give me a hug.

Dreams

My dreams are often abstractions of the life I live. Sometimes, my life feels so disconnected and haphazard. The lines and shapes of this abstract piece tell the most common story of the dreams I can remember.

Spring on My Mind

Spring is my favorite time of year, in general, as it signifies everything springing to life. Growing up in Indiana, I experienced all 4 seasons each year. I was always happiest when it was Spring. And as fate would have it, my birthday is more often than not the first day of Spring!

Only the Beginning

As my 2021 renaissance was progressing, I began to experiment with the abstract. In this painting, one of the more interesting facts is that each colored shape was (the circle, square, and triangle) painted in a single stroke.

Robert’s Tree

In 2021, I attempted to grow bonsai trees. One of the trees was going to honor my grandfather’s memory. I was going to make a miniature scene with a grandfather and grandson fishing under the tree. It was all about the memories of my late grandfather, Robert Marine, and I fishing when I was a small boy. The tree eventually died and all I had left were photographs of the tree. So I decided to paint the tree from those photos and then gave it to my grandmother as a gift.

View from Above

I was inspired by the view I had from my bedroom at the time I painted this. So, I decided I wanted to make a landscape painting of the view. I may never physically be in that room ever again. But now, I have this to spark my memory.

Beach on Shell

This is one of those, “Let me see if I can do this” sort of experiments. With my benign trimmer (always shaking), it can be difficult to work with small items. However, I was quite pleased with how this turned out.

Gateway to the Future

My favorite pavilion at EPCOT in the Walt Disney World Resort is by far the Japan Pavilion. They have a Torii Gate there where you can see Spaceship Earth (the big ball). I love this scene and just had to paint it.

Sunset on 49

I painted this from a photograph I took of a sunset for a friend of mine. When their birthday came around, I painted it as a gift for their 50th birthday.

Bonsai

This was an attempt to paint something that did not actually exist in the real world. This bonsai tree only existed in my own imagination. At the time, I was trying to grow bonsai. Although all of my trees have since died, this painting of one that never existed still remains.

Seedling

During my 2021 renaissance, I rented a room in a friend‘s house. The view from my window included a new tree in the neighbor’s yard. Although the painting isn’t much, it was great practice as I took up art once again. Also, this was painted on a very small 2”x2” canvas. Without a magnifying glass, it was quite difficult to do any sort of detail work on this.

Sunset on Fuji

This is the first painting I created in my renaissance of 2021. As a part of this period of my life, I was exploring Japanese culture. I was attracted to Mount Fuji for its majestic beauty and its mystery as a volcano. It is an icon of Japanese culture and art. Since I have never been to Japan, I found a reference photograph online to inspire this painting.

Art

At a very young age, I found art as an outlet to express feelings and emotion in ways that others could visually see. Over the years, I have drawn, doodled, painted, and sketched. Although I have not always saved everything I have created, I do keep record of all the paintings I have created since 2021. This, is that collection.