"Burnt Sienna" 2014 oil painting 11x14"

Big hair

"The First Avenger" 2014 oil painting 11x14"

American Pop Art - Pena's Flag

"Wolverine" 2014 oil painting 16x20"

Wolverine - nuff said

"The Nigger In You"

I did this painting in 99'. My rant on police brutality... My Mind Spray. This painting has showed all over New York. To my people in St. Louis, peace and blessings... Never forget.

"Same Black Box" with words by James Baldwin

With all that's going on in St. Louis, Missouri, this speech comes to mind.

"Superman" 2014 oil painting 20x16"

Good old  Red, White, & Blue... colors work well together.

"Mandela" 2014 watercolor 20x16"

1. "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
2. "When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw."
3. "I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear."
4. "It always seems impossible until it's done."

Nelson Mandela   1918-2013

"The Dark Knight" 2014 oil painting 20x16"

First Batman painting. The white, blue, grey and black works to create the dark image.

"Food for the Poor 2" 2014 oil painting 14x11"

Looks like one of my students. The children are our future.

"MJ" 2014 oil painting 24x18"

The many faces of Michael Jackson.

Art enrichment show

This exhibit gave the students a voice.

"Island Retirement" 2013 oil painting 8x10"

For those leaving the system this June...

Art Enrichment Exhibit Friday May 16 2014

Wish I was there - I'm there in spirit.

"Insectus Dominus" 2014 oil painting (part-1)

Finally... Part 2 coming soon.