Taiyo La Paix & Joshua Petker
I came across two inspiring artists this week and when I was perusing their works I immediately decided to commit to going to the Apache this week to draw & to get some of my figures down in paint asap. These two different…
artist’s styles were both inspiring to me in color palette and expression. I Loved the down to earth nature of Taiyo La Paix’s realistic subject matter that made me recall the romance of Westside Story in a rough and tumble honest way. I found Joshua Petker to have a strong sense of romance also, but in contrast, Joshua’s portraits are otherworldly and reminiscent of Gustav Klimt. Both beautiful artists that evoke emotion. Stay tuned to see if I can come up with as much expression 
Taiyo’s work was recognized by Juxtapoz this month
Joshua is currently showing at the Shooting Gallery in San Francisco.