Acrylic Paintings
In 2019, while visiting Orthodox churches in Belgrade, I heard a podcast clip of Stephen A. Smith's infamous "I am having a very bad day" rant. The idea came immediately: Stephen A. as Christ, rendered as a Byzantine icon. I taught myself to paint to make it happen. Sanctus Stephanus was my first painting. The series grew from there.
Sanctus Mars, 2021 Acrylic on canvas 16 × 20 in. Private collection, Los Angeles, California
Portrait of Mars, a half-pitbull, half-boxer who lived from 2006 to 2020.
Sanctus Stephanus, 2019 Acrylic on canvas 16 × 20 in. Private collection, Chicago, Illinois
Stephen A. Smith as Christ. Crown of thorns, gold leaf halo, tears.
Everytime, 2025 Acrylic on canvas 16 × 20 in. Private collection, Bar Harbor, Maine
Alien serenades the girls on a Florida causeway, a scene from Harmony Korine's Spring Breakers.
Sancta Margareta, 2023 Acrylic on canvas 16 × 20 in. Private collection, Denver, Colorado
Portrait of my grandmother, Margaret Anne, haloed, in her favorite yellow outfit.
San Michele, 2020 Acrylic and plaster on canvas 20 × 16 in. Private collection, Boston, Massachusetts
Michael Jordan plays one-on-one with an angel in the Bulls' practice facility.