Yellow Wraps

One of my fellow students at Elite Combative Systems of Indiana, PA wraps his hands to prepare for kickboxing class. Oil on 30"h x 15"w stretched canvas.

The Warm Up

It is sparring day at Elite Combative Systems, and everyone is either hitting the bags or shadowboxing to prepare. Oil on 24"h x 30"w stretched linen.

Between Rounds

A kickboxer taking a break between rounds of sparring. This painting is part of my fight camp series. I took the reference photos at Elite Combative Systems in Indiana, PA, during a time when some of my fellow students were training extra hard for fights. I liked the gloves, so I decided to paint a small one of just them in the "Blue Boxing Gloves" painting. Oil on 18"h x 24"w x 1 1/2" stretched linen.

Slip and Roll Drill

This is a new subject for me. I have a background in Tae Kwon Do, and about three years ago I started taking kickboxing classes at an MMA gym that had just opened in my town, called Elite Combative Systems. It recently occurred to me that I should capture my coaches and fellow students in action.

This is the first in my "Fight Camp" series. I wanted to show the day to day practice sessions at the gym. Much like oil painting, martial arts requires discipline, regular practice, and one should enjoy the process as much as reaching incremental goals. It is the process that I want to capture in this series! Oil on 30"h x 24"w x 1 1/2" d stretched linen.