Tag: Painting of the Sahara

October 5, 2018

A Tale of Two Sahara’s, ala Vintage Las Vegas

I ran my first (and only) marathon in Las Vegas. We celebrated Erin’s 30th Birthday in Sin City. Since 2011, I’ve painted in the land of neon seven times.

So, you can imagine the stoke factor, when Kevin Barry Fine Art commissioned me to paint The Sahara — two times!

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You can check the entire double feature above, in a shade over sixty seconds. Huge thanks to the Ambershift for a sizzling custom soundtrack! Now let’s take a closer look at these bad boys…

May 19, 2011

Free and Loving in Las Vegas, A Painting Adventure

Everyone said the same thing, “You’re going to Vegas… for nine days?!”

May 5, 2011

Painting Process | The Luxor Las Vegas at Night

The Luxor, Las Vegas, shoots a light beam into space. Space. Taking this, and the fact that we stayed there into consideration, I decided to end the trip with a Luxor painting.

May 4, 2011

Painting Process | Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas

The Sahara hotel, slated to close forever next week, was the first location I was asked to leave. Anywhere. In the world.