Masterpieces of the Future (Omar Souleyman, 2010)

Oh yeah, my homage to Syrian Pop Sensation burnin' up the airwaves, Mr. Omar Souleyman. Omar has been creating a wicked blend of traditional Arabic, Persian, and Syrian music with hardcore electronics...he is the voice to some amazing poetry..."I will dig your grave with my bare hands, I will bury you in my chest..." wow, some heavy stuff here!!! Cool stuff and he has made over 500 albums since '94 and the fine folks at Sublime Frequencies have released three wicked compilations of Mr. Souleyman's pure intensity in the last few years. (They have put out plenty of other far out releases, that need to be heard to be believed!)
Ink and acrylic on found metal, found wood, and found tape recorder with plastic flowers

Hoodoo'd Blues (Lightnin' Slim, 2010)

On a a roll here!!! Thee wickedest swampiest bluesiest gueetar slinger ever there was...Lightnin' Slim. His album Rooster Blues is all that and a bag a chips and an ice cold sixer on a humid day (like today)...ink, acrylic, found, pine cone pieces for fingernails on found wood...this one is headed for the new cajun digs in Gahanna, J. GUMBO'S.

Soul Rebel (Bob Marley, 2010)

It has been a couple of crazy weeks, but finally we are getting some art up. This was a commission for the greatest bartender at Chile Verde Cafe, Maggie T. Good Ol' Bob Marley, never outta fashion, he will forever be the man...24" x 24" ink, acrylic, found wood, and pine pieces for teeth on wood (a cool little idea I picked up from folk artist Richard Burnside)

Lucha Verde! La Parka (2010)

Another piece for the Chile Verde Mini-Gallery...the infamous Lucha, La Parka, big and bad and makes think what if Glenn Danzig was a luchadore?!
Ink and acrylic on found wood