Painting, drawing, brainstorming

This week I was commissioned by and old friend to paint a graffiti style canvas for their little boy. after a few sketches this is what we decided on. This traditional bubble style with a chrome fill looks simple but difficult to execute on this size canvas. I had a lot of fun painting it and my friend Tanner and her Partner where really happy with it.

Its not everyday that I get request to paint someones shirt on the spot while they are still wearing it. There was no way I was going to say no.

My signature camera on a young friends canvas. Thank you for the opportunity.

Sketching is a daily ritual for me. It keeps the ideas flowing. And if you are familiar with my work you know my point of views are obvious.

Vans Custom Culture

Concept 

Front

Back

These are the shoes I painted for the Vans Custom Culture Ambassador program

Wall Party

A toast

Pig

Dummy

Local

Idea man

Camera

Fish

These guys

Master Piece

New Maintain Decks

I design these skateboards for MAINTAIN. 

They come in three color combinations. The Silver 

and black version will be realeased in two weeks from now

They have stacks and they are flying fast

Go get yours

BACK On THE THRONE

Its been a labor of love... I had to go back a few times due to rain:(

I think I have to change the color of the

robe to purple cause this character is 

looking more like Santa Clause and less like

 Royalty:/.

This just made so much sense... 

THE IDEA KING.

DUCE rocking the MF DOOM

I still have not finished this piece witch I am also timelapsing. MF DOOM is such a challenge to paint.

Custom Spiderman Skateboard

Painting on skate boards is something that i have enjoyed doing for the last 7 years... its one of the perks of owning a skate shop.

A Noble Cause

Two years ago I was asked to volunteer my time for a noble cause the U.S. Campaign for Burma

                                                  Me on top of a Ladder detailing the sky

                                                                THE FINAL PIECE

For those of you who don't know what is going on in Burma please read below.

Brief History of Burma

Burma is a majority Buddhist nation of about 52 million people located in Southeast Asia to the west of Thailand. Two-thirds of the population belongs to the Burman ethnic group and the remaining third belong to over 100 different other ethnic groups. Given this diverse population, ongoing ethnic conflicts have existed for over a millennium, dating back to Burman kings conquests of various groups in the 10th century. Conflict continues today between the Burmese regime and the various ethnic nationalities and has affected the lives of millions of civilians.
In 1884, the British gained complete control over Burma after sixty years of war. During British colonial rule, ethnic tensions were further aggravated as certain ethnic groups were favored over others. At this time, Burma constituted territory inhabited by several different ethnic groups, including the Burman, Shan, Karen, Kachin, Karenni, Chin, Mon, Rakhaing, and others. Previously, as was the case with many British colonies, these ethnic groups were brought together under British control without regard for previous sovereignty or territorial boundaries. Burmese nationalists, led by General Aung San and 29 other “Comrades,” fought the British for independence during the final years of World War II and demanded complete political and economic independence from Britain. The British Government acceded to these demands. General Aung San met with leaders of several of Burma’s ethnic nationalities to discuss forming a Federal Union of Burma. In February 1947, they signed the Panglong Agreement, which stated they would form a Federal Union of Burma granting a degree of autonomy to the ethnic nationalities. A constitution was completed in 1947 and independence granted in January 1948. General Aung San was assassinated with most of his cabinet before the constitution went into effect.
Aung San’s assassination became a major impediment to maintaining peace and stability in the Union of Burma. Non-Burman ethnic groups were not pleased with the actions and policies of the leaders who replaced Aung San, feeling their autonomy was threatened. The years from 1947 to 1962 were tumultuous times in Burma. Upset with what they considered nonexistent and an eroding sense of autonomy, several ethnic groups formed their own armies during this time period. Shortly following these events, the Union of Burma collapsed. In 1962, the military staged a coup and took over the government and has ruled the country with an iron fist ever since. The military regime instituted the Burmese Way to Socialism, which included the expulsion of foreign investors in order to economically isolate the country. Burma is flush with natural resources including rubies, land, water, natural gas, coal, and petroleum. Yet, due to the military regime’s economic policy, Burma has fallen from the rice basket of Asia to one of the least developed countries in the world. As the Burmese economy collapsed in 1987, sporadic protests against the military regime became a nationwide movement for reform culminating in the largest protests in Burma’s history on August 8th, 1988 with Aung San Suu Kyi emerging as a prominent leader. Unfortunately, though multiparty elections were held in 1990, the military regime ignored how Aung San Suu Kyi’s party, the National League for Democracy, won with an overwhelming majority. The regime continued to rule with an iron fist and imprisoned many of the would-be elected political leaders including Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace laureate.

Burma Mural

Burma Mural painted in conjunction with ICU ART and 30 days for a million voices

Futuristic In 2003

Flash back of the day... The year is 2003 and this peace is still banging!

Aztec collage by DUCE and SYNTEX

Back in 2007 I was on tour with the Plutonium G Spray Paint company. Syntex and I were rocking demonstration canvases for potential buyers to witness the quality of the Plotonium G spray paint. Doing the trade shows were a lot of fun.