Tawsh Lav

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Originally done with pen and paper. The color was added later on the computer. The original is my donation for a school fundraiser.

My brother helped me with this one. He did the skull, I did the designs.

Tattoo design by request of a friend from my elementary years.

Did this one for a friend who was of Dominican Republican & Samoan descent. She wanted some tribal designs and hibiscus flowers so I th...

This was my first personal attempt at Samoan art and the very piece that ignited my passion for Polynesian artwork. The original designs wer...

My dad's birthday was yesterday and he is a dragon according to the Chinese zodiac. It's 2012 now, the year of the dragon, so I thou...

I love art and I love culture, and their fusion is something I'm passionate about. I originally created this blog to showcase my island ...

November 1st, All Saints Day, Día de Muertos, Day of the Dead, My birthday :)

  i was given this huge photograph so that i could add a border full of samoan designs. it was harder than i thought... symmetry is not my s...

a sketch i did of and for my college buddy with some polynesian flavor.

Found this old painting of mine i didn't like so i played around with it and here's the result.

i honestly don't know where this idea came from. just started painting and here's what i came up with.

another painting for another friend with a quote about friendship i appreciate. thought i'd try a feminine approach.

a painting i did for a friend. samoan background w/ chinese characters: harmony, happiness, hope, peace & love.

i thought it needed something more so i added a background. i'll be playing around with this more later...

'Iiwi bird w/ Hawaiian designs

tribal wings with spiral background

skull colored with voodoo influence

hook design i did on poster paper

a pair of tribal wings

finally came up with a design for my cover art. played with the colors a bit. here's just a sample.

the balance as represented by fish

my brother actually drew this one. i just tweaked it a bit.

every guy needs a girl. after finishing the last design, i decided to create a feminine version.

my brother helped me with this one. we make a good team.

specially designed at the request of a little girl. can you tell?

for those of you who don't know, those are polynesian weapons called "nifo oti." this was designed for the group "flaming...

a mosaic of several different colors, ideas, sentiments, etc.

trying for a rastafari lion.

when one sun sets, another rises.

fish hook. get it? well i thought it was pretty clever...

  i love dragons. this is the first tribal one i've drawn. designed for a friend i worked with.

  turtle with samoan, fijian and greek designs.

  drew this one for my doctor who was also a good friend of mine. she had a thing for fish.

I have created this blog to showcase some of my work. My designs are a product of my Polynesian culture fused with modern expression. Unfort...