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His paintings can be described as an unusual contemporary blend of sacred art and postmodern art. His work often depicts aspects of the supernaturalThe supernatural refers to conscious magical, religious or unknown forces that cannot ordinarily be perceived except through their effects. This word is often used interchangeably with preternatural or paranormal. Unlike natural forces, these putative sup world overlayed with aspects of the naturalNatural is defined as "of or relating to nature"; this applies to both definitions of 'nature': 'essence' ("one's true nature") and 'the untouched world' ("force of nature"). In music, Natural is used to describe the notes A, B, C, D, E, F, and G, as oppo world. Some viewers report that elevated or spiritual states are induced while viewing - which, in the tradition, is the purpose of sacred art. His work has an eclecticismEclecticism is a kind of mixed style in the fine arts, in which features are borrowed from various sources and styles. Significantly, Eclecticism hardly ever constituted a specific style in art: it is characterized by the fact that it was not a particular that often integrates auraFor other meanings, see Aura (disambiguation). An Aura is an optical effect wherein gas or dust surrounding an object luminesces or reflects light from the object. The visual disturbance seen by about half of all migraine sufferers is also called aura .s, humanHuman beings are defined variously in biological, spiritual, and cultural terms, or in combinations thereof. Biologically, they are classified as Homo sapiens ( Latin for knowing man , a primate species of mammal with a highly developed brain. In spiritua anatomyAnatomy (from the Greek anatome from ana-temnein to cut up), is the branch of biology that deals with the structure and organization of living things; thus there is animal anatomy ( zootomy) and plant anatomy ( phytonomy). The major branches of anatomy in, religious icons (sometimes reminiscent of thangkas ), geometric shapes and tesselations (sometimes reminiscent of mandalas), in natural, industrial, and multicultural situations. The human figures are sometimes shown nude (usually with partially translucent skin), in sexual situations, or meditating. This incorporation of the high and low, the sacred and secular gives his art a postmodern feel. However, the sacred aspect essentially expunges any sense of irony or insencerity often associated with postmodern art (e.g., some people's reactions to the art of Andy Warhol). This spiritual aspect provides an organization that is actually not very eclectic at all, but better characterized as being syncretic