THE 3D ACRYLIC PAINTING SERIES CONSISTED OF ACRYLIC PAINT MIXED WITH AN ACRYLIC MODELING PASTE THAT IS THEN SCULPTED ONTO VARIOUS SIZED CANVAS BOARDS. THE SCULPTING PROCESS USED PALETTE KNIVES, CARVING, GRINDING AND SANDING WHERE APPLICABLE. THE FINISH WOULD BE SMOOTH ENOUGH FOR AIRBRUSHING WHERE NECESSARY.

DURING THE EARLY 1980'S, WHEN THESE PAINTINGS FIRST CAME TO BE, SOME WERE ENTERED INTO A GROUP ART SHOW HELD IN THE EAST VILLAGE IN NEW YORK CITY. THE SHOW WAS OF INTERNATIONAL STANDING BUT THE ENTRIES WERE MINIATURE NO LARGER THAN 8 X 10 INCHES. SO A SPECIAL BATCH WAS CREATED JUST FOR THAT SHOW AND THEY WERE ENTITLED "THE VAMPIRES FROM OUTERSPACE". EACH 3D ACRYLIC PAINTING WAS 8 X 10 INCHES ENCASED IN A WOODEN FRAME COMPLETE. SEVERAL PIECES WERE SOLD IMMEDIATELY AND THE SHOW WAS AN OVERALL HUGE SUCCESS.

WHEN THE SHOW CLOSED THE VAMPIRE'S WERE SHELVED ALONG WITH MANY OTHER PROJECTS WHEN THE ARTIST BEGAN AIRBRUSHING TEE SHIRTS IN CONEY ISLAND. HOWEVER, THE VAMPIRES SAW A REVIVAL ABOUT TWENTY YEARS LATER WITH THE HYBRID COLLECTION WHICH IS A COMPUTER GENERATED VERSION OF THAT PROJECT.