Firefly Iva Troj and his MFA in Painting

and his MFA in Painting from the Academy of Art University in 2011

This piece is a bit of an homage to Yoshitaro Nara's sad/mad/mean girls

and memories inspired by real life

Alternately slow moving and fast paced

My work concentrates on giving shape to the unseen forces within my subjects-- their thoughts

Firefly Iva Troj and his MFA in PaintingDetails About Oil on board 12 x 12 in. 2022 14 x 14 in. (f) Framing included Tex Buss began studying art at the School of Visual Arts in New York, with a focus in photography. But the world beckoned so she traveled and worked as a painter of signs and portraits. Her love of art took her into varied directions, including an ongoing, 20 year career in tattooing at Red Kestrel Tattoo, as well as oil painting with a heavy focus on figurative work. She is