Duce has been painting many subjects during his artistic career. He feels that as an artist one becomes an observer of life documenting all  of the experiences that one has had and compares   them to what one sees occur around them. Social conditioning and social status are two of the most astute observations that the artist has  made. His fascination with the social programing that us humans receive during our life time has resulted in an extensive body of work  that documents our social structure and highlights the "Status Quo" . In this body of work he pokes fun at the common ideology and raises this question, are we really free or is all the social programing that we receive since birth used as a control mechanism to keep everyone in a social order?.

Women have appeared in paintings since man/women learned to paint. Duce pays an homage to women kind and represents them as sensual and powerful beings. Duce has incorporated his painting of women into his" Heart Series". In this series he explores the many facets of the human heart and how lust and greed can lead to a world of confusion.

Graffiti was Duce's first inspiration for creating art and continues to have a big influence in his work.  He feels that graffiti is pure like water and has yet to be tainted and stifled by societies Ideals. When asked  what he likes about graffiti he stated, " We're not like other artists locked up in studios. We are out there in the elements risking our lives to voice our opinion. We're pretty much muralists with an uncontrollable beast, not confined to museums or galleries, Were documenting the world and painting reality, not landscapes and flowers. We have something to say about the world.  To create is to destroy and by destroying we create and because graffiti is constantly reinventing it self there will always be graffiti in the world."

The following paintings were commissioned by the Clippers organization .

These images were inspired by the Mexican holiday "Dia De Los Muertos" (Day Of The Dead) as well as pay a tribute to old traditions, dead friends, and Duce's Mexican heritage.