These paintings mark the very beginning of my journey as an artist. Created between 2010 and 2011, they represent my first attempts at exploring color, emotion, and symbolism through paint. I was just discovering art for the first time—experimenting wildly, learning through frustration, and letting instinct guide every brushstroke.
From my first oil painting to surreal abstractions inspired by memory, nature, and early life experiences, this collection captures the raw spark that would shape everything that came afterward.
Early Works (2010–2011) explores the first chapter of my development as a painter. These pieces were created during a period of pure experimentation—before technique, before formal influence—when creativity was instinctive and uninhibited.
In this collection you’ll find vibrant abstract faces, swirling psychedelic color fields, surreal creatures, and early symbolic storytelling, all painted with a experimental approach to texture and emotion.
These paintings mark the beginning of everything that came after. They capture the moment I learned to translate thoughts, moods, and energy into color and form. Though created more than a decade ago, they remain some of my most meaningful works.
“Prometheus” (2010)
A molten, fragmented portrait blending fire, identity, and rebirth. This early work introduced my fascination with color-driven symbolism and expressive abstraction. Oil on Canvas – My first painting.
The piece that started it all. Painted with oil, “Prometheus” was my introduction to color mixing, texture, and expression. The fractured, glowing face symbolizes the moment creativity first ignited inside me—a spark that would grow into a lifelong passion.
“Bob” (2010)
A textured, mask-like face sculpted from layers of color, pattern, and rhythm. One of my first explorations into expressive human forms.
Follow-up to my first painting.
Created after Prometheus, “Bob” pushed deeper into surreal portraiture. With swirling patterns and contrasting color planes, it reflects the excitement of discovery—learning how to sculpt emotion and personality with paint for the first time.
“The Alien” (2011)
An eerie, elongated alien figure emerging from a bright void—an early experiment in surrealism and psychological storytelling.
The final piece in my original early series.
Painted as the closing chapter of my first creative phase, “The Alien” embraced the strange, the unusual, and the expressive. The elongated skull and dripping tongue combine humor, imagination, and experimentation in a way only early work can.
“Chameleons” (2010)
A swirling world of motion and color, where chameleons drift through a psychedelic jungle of patterns. One of my earliest nature-meets-imagination pieces. Inspired by my childhood pet, Jacks the Jackson’s Chameleon.
This swirling, energetic painting blends childhood memory with bright movement. The chameleons drift through a psychedelic environment full of spirals and color—reflecting the way Jacks fascinated you as a kid and stuck with you into adulthood.
“LBM ” (2011)
A split-dimension landscape of spirals, mushrooms, and shifting energy. This large-scale early painting captures the sensation of competing thoughts and emotions. Inspired by my first experience with “little brown mushrooms.”
“LBM” dives into psychedelic color fields and organic shapes, capturing the sensation of shifting thoughts, heightened perception, and being pulled between different states of mind. It remains one of the most personal pieces from this period.
“The Machine” (2011)
A surreal narrative scene blending nature, emotion, and dreamlike symbolism. One of my earliest attempts at mixing characters with abstract environments. What began as realism became frustration… then abstraction.
This painting started as a realistic landscape of the river in Surgoinsville, Tennessee. Halfway through, my inexperience with painting trees pushed me to abandon realism entirely. The result is an explosion of swirling colors, mushrooms, energy, and emotion—a perfect example of creativity blossoming from imperfection.
Artist’s Note
“These early pieces are imperfect, chaotic, and full of emotion—and that’s what makes them special. I painted these before I understood any technique, before I had a ‘style,’ before I knew anything about art. These works are proof that everyone begins somewhere, and that creativity often grows out of frustration, curiosity, and the courage to try.”