Most folks assume because I am a figurative artist, my favorite style is Renaissance. I prefer Baroque and Neo Classical. I am a huge fan of the Romantic school, and their orientalism movement was always a source of inspiration for me, even before I started my Arabian Delights series…
#1 Jasper
#2 Balthazar
I should've stuck something Persian looking in the background, like a lamassu or the gates of Babylon or something. Now I've broken my format...
He doesn’t look old, very debonair.
yeah, I probably should’ve made at least one of them old
I am sure this work has gone through a long study.
many iterations, as you can see. and many more to go…
I really enjoy seeing original characters from the past as they are looking in this era.
thanks, that was my inspiration for the piece