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\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0“The Tree Hugger”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

2015, 20\u201d x 24\u201d<\/p>\n

A mythical creature that hugs trees.
\nIt loves trees so much it blows his mind.<\/p>\n

\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

“The Queen of Dreams”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

36\u201d x 48\u201d , Oil painting on canvas.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s in control when she\u2019s asleep.
\nThe realm of dreams is hers to rule<\/p>\n

\n

\"Human<\/a><\/p>\n

Human<\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

It came out of a warm place<\/p>\n

and saw the light.<\/p>\n

It began to crawl<\/p>\n

and became an animal.<\/p>\n

They taught it to talk and walk on its hind legs,<\/p>\n

they made a man out of it.<\/p>\n

He attended their schools and learned to think the way they think,<\/p>\n

He became a learned man.<\/p>\n

He investigated the subject of highs and lows<\/p>\n

and paid dearly for his endeavors.<\/p>\n

He started to ponder about good and bad, right and wrong, birth and death.<\/p>\n

Religion was his master now.<\/p>\n

He got rid of the master and sought the answer for\u00a0the question of what is “I”,<\/p>\n

he became a philosopher.<\/p>\n

He got tired of the searches<\/p>\n

and dropped them all.<\/p>\n

Under all the layers of his experience he discovered something he never thought of as valuable –<\/p>\n

a Human.<\/p>\n

30\u201d x 18\u201d , Oil painting on canvas.<\/p>\n

\n

\"surrealism,<\/a><\/p>\n

Bookworm<\/b>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

It reads, it writes, it reads again.<\/p>\n

From morning to dusk it dwells in its own world,<\/p>\n

the world of words,<\/p>\n

the one it created singlehandedly<\/p>\n

for its own amusement.<\/p>\n

22\u201d x 28\u201d , Oil painting on canvas.\u00a0(commissioned)<\/p>\n

\n

\"Giraffe<\/a><\/p>\n

Giraffe<\/b>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

20\u201d x 16\u201d , Oil painting on canvas.(commissioned)<\/p>\n

\n

\"surrealism,<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>The Endless Game<\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

A remake of the painting I made in 2013.<\/p>\n

I wasn’t particularly happy with the coloration of the older version.<\/p>\n

This painting represents the fleeting nature of our<\/p>\n

relationships. One day they emerge into existence, and no matter how strong they<\/p>\n

are, one day they will be gone.<\/p>\n

It isn\u2019t good or bad, it\u2019s just the way it is.<\/p>\n

Inspired by the once popular mobile phone game \u201cSnake\u201d<\/p>\n

12\u201d x 12\u201d , Oil painting on canvas.<\/p>\n

\n

\"New<\/a><\/p>\n

New Kings Of The Jungle<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Oil On Canvas, 40″ x 30″<\/p>\n

The lion stumbled upon a man in the midst of the wilderness.<\/p>\n

“Bow before the king of the jungle, and I will spare your life”, roared the lion.<\/p>\n

“Bow before your new master”, \u00a0said the man, raising his rifle.<\/p>\n

This painting is the depiction of man\u2019s attempt to subdue nature under his will. The desire to control is one of the main qualities of our civilization.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

<\/h1>\n
\n

\"surrealism,<\/a><\/p>\n

The Grand Mischief-maker<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

(Oil On Canvas, 48 x 30 inches)<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In his own image he created a man,<\/span><\/p>\n

Gave him life in the world of no pleasure or pain.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dressed up as a serpent chiefly for fun,<\/span><\/p>\n

He gave the man a fruit, the forbidden one.<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

\"surrealism,<\/a><\/p>\n

Ego<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

(Oil On Canvas, 24\u00a0x 20 inches)<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It eats what it sees<\/span><\/p>\n

Increasing in size.<\/span><\/p>\n

But the creature itself<\/span><\/p>\n

Is a food in disguise.<\/span><\/p>\n

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