3 out of the 4 Ninja Turtles done so far!  
This is my painting project where I take the Ninja Turtles and put them into artwork by the Renaissance artists they were named after.

First painting is titled 'Ninja Lisa', based on 'Mona Lisa' by Leonardo da Vinci

Second painting is 'Saint Raphael Vanquishing Shredder' based on ‘Saint Michael Vanquishing Satan‘ by Raphael Santi

Third is my 'Davidtello', based on 'David' by Donatello di Niccolo

Michelangelo is in the works right now. I'll be making my painting from 'The Creation Of Adam'

I’ve been a Ninja Turtles fan since the cartoon first came out in 80's. I was also first introduced to the famous Renaissance artists, Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo through the Ninja Turtles and fell in love with creating art.

This project feels like I’ve come full circle. I love being able to take my nostalgia and bring it into my painting, especially since I used to draw the Ninja Turtles so much as a kid. The work I'm creating now is based on when I fell in love with the franchise, the first wave of TMNT popularity (meaning late 80's / early 90's TV show, video games, movies and toys)

Another fun aspect to this is that I get to add references to these classic Renaissance scenes. I want to keep the classic art look but add nods to the TMNT universe by throwing in some characters and items. Let me know what you can spot in the paintings.

Teenage Mutant Renaissance Turtles