All paintings are acrylic on canvas, wood, and paper. Click on image for larger view.

Color Thief
There once lived a woman
who stole all color
 
The Wobble Snit Rat 
Keep on dreaming wobble snit rat,
but you'll never be a dog and that is that
 
Glutonous Sam and
The Chocolate Clouds

A curse was placed on
Gluttonous Sam, a never-ending
hunger and hamburger hands

Job
But now put forth your hand and touch anything that he has and surely he will blaspheme to your face
 
Jackie Jaroo and
The Town of No Lies

There once lived a boy named Jackie Jaroo, whose dirty sock tongue had the flavor of poo, that's what he received for being unwise, and breaking the rule in the town of No Lies
 
The Gender War
Exert from Alfred Harklies journal.
Due to insemination advancements, women no longer needed men to reproduce. This eventually led to a worldwide gendercide movement that ended after a twelve-year male uprising known as the Gender War.

Portrait of Olive IX
Known typically as Eyes or Judgers, Thought sensors were prominent during the years following the Balt Era. They had the ability to see mind corruptions, sexual preferences, religious beliefs, diseased inner visions as well as having the power to see through any man made material. This resulted in people being classified and sorted accordingly, a much needed process at the time.
This is a portrait of Olive IX, the first judger. Note the crudeness of the earlier surgical procedure.
 
The Land of Pretty Blue
Not one, not two, not a trillion times four, you better hand over all memories stored
There is no need to be led by past's hand, with all that surrounds you in pretty blue land
We have plastic flowers that smell almost real, and hand painted sunsets with a warmth you can feel
 
Portrait of Woodlow Strauss,
Creator of Dermacoats

After the solar shift, studies to improve the skin were the main concern for scientists around the world. The Russian Dermatologist, Woolow Strauss, created the earliest known skin advancement. Dermacoats, better known as Recoats were small patches of skin that could easily be self applied by any individual without the need for surgery. The only drawback to the Recoats was their short lifespan, which lasted roughly three hours. The earlier forms of the Epideen cells were still not perfected. One could not realistically apply the skin at a rate needed to safely venture outside for any extended period of time and those who could were usually the targets of the Derma thieves. Woodlow Strauss's studies eventually led to the Epideen sevens. These cells are used by all of the top designer skin companies today.

Tough Luck
There once lived a Rabbit
With an uncanny habit
For bringing his den some luck
 
Coin Cryin' Jake
There once lived a man named Coin Cryin' Jake.
   

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