Smokin' Hot

Original Painting - Acrylic on canvas 16x12

This Steampunk Girl with tattoos is armed and dangerous!  I especially like the design element provided by the tribal style tattoo on her left arm.

Shanghai Surprise

Original Painting - Acrylic on canvas 20x16

Here is my 11th painting in my ongoing "Sin, Sex and Cigarettes" series. This time it's the mysteries of the Orient. In the war years asians were often portrayed as sinister villians like Dr. Fu Manchu. Like the pulps that inspired this series, my captions are meant to tantalize the viewer.

"In the hidden passages beneath the opium den, Madam Chen made her play. She was the Jade Spider, and I was trapped in her evil web!"