Way$hak OAX 2026 Commission -

Last year at OAX, I was able to get my first commission from the insanely talented, Jonathan Wayshak.

I jumped at the opportunity to get another piece from him this year.

When we got to talk about it, I pitched the idea of a Geisha, but, as with any of my commission requests with any artist, left total creative control to him. He could do whatever would make it fun for him. Go crazy and have fun!

This is the result. And I am blown away by it. He ran with it and absolutely made it his own. I never see anything until I get it in hand, and that just makes it more special.

He had stopped by to say hi to my wife and I when we got into the hotel at OAX, and mentioned that the piece this year was more raw and more like his sketchbook work, which you can see throughout the piece.

There's just so much packed into his work, and this is no exception - the cats, the thought balloons, the inking, the use of color in just the right spots, the water, the nysterious fingers, etc. As always, the scan doesn't do the piece justice. It's just GREAT. Period.

All thanks and appreciation goes to Jon for creating this work of art. Thank you again.

Please enjoy.