“Pier Support” 碼頭壓力- 61x73cm- Oil on Canvas, 2002 Oil on Canvas Surrealism Oil Painting by Derek Murphy www.derekmurphyart.com

“Boy Trouble” 男孩麻煩- 117x91cm- Oil on Canvas, 2007 The young, heavily made up girl is like a flower to bees; too late she realizes her awesome power to attract and finds herself unable to move, restricted by new limitations she didn’t expect. Perfectly balancing the two, she is unable to discriminate or get rid of these new advances. 這位身懷重物的虛構小女孩有如招蜂的花朵，受到出乎意料的限制而發現自己動彈不得，卻也因此了解到自己擁有吸引外物的超強能力，但為時已晚。她完美地將兩者保持平衡，卻無法區分或擺脫這些新的追求者。 Oil on Canvas Surrealism Oil Painting by Derek Murphy www.derekmurphyart.com

“Man Pot” 盆中人- 50x61cm- Oil on Canvas, 2002 Solitary figure is growing out of a pot. The plant he emerges from is almost bare; his birth and growth have sucked the limited nutrients from the potted (and limited) soil. Only half finished, his growth is halted, and he muses in vain for a solution to his problem. Commentary on the depletion of natural resources. 獨自一個人從盆中長出來。他冒出來的這棵植物幾乎是光禿禿的。他必須仰賴吸收盆中土壤裡有限的營養，才能出生、成長。生長才進行到一半就停止了，他靜靜想著解決辦法，卻只是白費力氣。這幅畫詮釋著自然資源的耗盡。 Oil on Canvas Surrealism Oil Painting by Derek Murphy www.derekmurphyart.com

“Intimacy” 親密- 50x61cm- Oil on Canvas, 2002 Interracial androgynous figures tightly intertwined in bonding ritual. Based on the yin-yang symbol, which is a melding and fluid union of opposite elements. 一種結合儀式，不同種族、雌雄同體的兩者緊緊纏在一起。該作品靈感來自於陰陽的符號，陰陽是一種相反元素間的融合與流動之結合。 Oil on Canvas Surrealism Oil Painting by Derek Murphy www.derekmurphyart.com

“Idolatry” 偶像崇拜- 20″x24″- Oil on Canvas, 2001 Seated on the beach at sunset, this casual seeker spreads her wings of money, confidently counting her cash rather than acknowledging the majesty of her surroundings. Based on onyx figure of Isis. 一位隨性的人日落時坐在海灘上，展開那長滿錢的翅膀，信信滿滿地數著鈔票，而沒有感受到周遭的肅穆氛圍。這幅畫模仿埃及女神埃西斯。 Oil on Canvas Surrealism Oil Painting by Derek Murphy www.derekmurphyart.com

“Heartless” 心碎- 117x91cm- Oil on Canvas, 2005 A tree sprouts into male/female gender division. The women tears out the man’s soul – his ‘apple’, showing the original fall and division of polarities. 一棵樹長出一男一女。女生奪走男生的靈魂，也就是他的「蘋果」，象徵當初被貶入人間以及兩極的分化。 Oil on Canvas Surrealism Oil Painting by Derek Murphy www.derekmurphyart.com

“Hand Tie” 手領帶- 40x50cm- Oil on Canvas, 2001 Clever solution to office dress code or self-asphyxiation of working in a joyless job, forcing a grin to pay the bills. 這可巧妙的充當上班服裝，亦可紓解乏味工作帶給你的窒息感，製造一點樂趣來解決問題。 Oil on Canvas Surrealism Oil Painting by Derek Murphy www.derekmurphyart.com

“Girl Scout Cookies” 巧克力餅乾- 50x61cm- Oil on Canvas, 2001 Girl Scout Cookies – ecstatic male rejoices with a fist full of chocolate goodness. 巧克力餅乾－這狂喜的男子對一手滿滿的巧克力感到欣喜若狂。 Oil on Canvas Surrealism Oil Painting by Derek Murphy www.derekmurphyart.com

“Café au lait” 咖啡歐蕾- 50x61cm- Oil on Canvas, 2002 Single white male is poured into a racially distinct group of revelers. Themes that emerge include racial homogeneity, culture shock and integration, racism and the fluid influence of culture. 咖啡歐蕾－一個白人被倒入一群飲酒狂歡的人群中，而這群狂歡者各種族的人都有。此作品表達的主題包含了種族的同質性、文化衝擊和融合、種族主義、文化之影響等。 Oil on Canvas Surrealism Oil Painting by Derek Murphy www.derekmurphyart.com

A very early painting (2000?) based on a photo I took in Egypt. 9″x12″ Oil on Canvas