He uses acrylic paints on canvas and paper, using small brushes to execute lifelike depictions of places and items in the artist’s encounters. Alex draws especially from the places he has lived and regularly visits, such as Philadelphia and coastal Maine, as well as décor and furnishings from his parents’ home. Many of these paintings combine minute detail with small canvas sizes, resulting in works that are often mistaken for photos at first glance. In addition to these subjects, he has a popular series portraying popular science fiction characters as Byzantine saint icons. Alex is self-taught and has had no formal art training.