Derek is a super-talented painter. Met him at the Sandy Speyclave back in 2011 when one of his rainbow prints graced the commemorative T-shirts being sold for the event.
His eye-catching work is abstract yet very life-like... especially when it comes to depicting a fish's eye. I really dig how skillfully he paints the light reflection and the meniscus of surface tension of a still-wet eye.
You can check out more of his work here....
http://www.derekdeyoung.com/category/fresh-off-the-easel