Zombie Zoo Cox Farms

Our second project today consisted of painting a logo Keren Kemp and I designed for Cox Farms. Jen helped me again and made this day go smoothly and faster... Considering it was super hot and humid. BTW, thanks for the drinks Jen.

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Cox farms Flaming Bus

Space ship rock in Virginia at Cox farms

Working on this spaceship was quite of challenge due to the different angles, its massive scale and  slanted hill side. I enjoyed working 12 hour days in the hot and humid climate of Virginia, listening to noises coming from the forrest.

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Duce on Vans Custom Culture

Vans Custom Culture Ambassadors

Recently I painted a pair of shoes for Vans as part of their Custom Culture art program. they feature the shoes I painted in this video along with the other Custom Culture Ambassadors.

The Truth Hurts

Finished Piece By: DUCE

 Chosen Sketch

1st Concept didn't fly

 Gesso 

Building it from scratch

 Stretching The Canvas Over Ply Wood Panel 

 Ready To Paint

I was contacted by the people at Truth to be a part of their Artist tour. Truth is dedicated to bringing you facts and truths that deal with Smoking and Tobacco companies.  This is the first of 3 possible projects that I will be involved in. Stay posted for more about the UGLY truth.

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Colorful Warriors of the old world

Astec Warriors by SINTX and DUCE

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.

D's-Function

This piece dates back to 2001. Its painted with spray paint on canvas using Krylon brand paint. This is one of my favorite canvas pieces.

Intervention

These are three of my latest works in progress.
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