Cool Colors

2013, Oil on Canvas, 7"x 5"

#122

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I love going through the Dollar Store. One of my guilty pleasures. I found these reusable ice cubes and could not resist (remember, it's a dollar).

Orange Teapot on Paper Bag

2013, Oil on Hardboard, 5"x 7"

#121

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Sometimes I get tired of painting objects sitting on drapery. This seemed like a good alternative.

Paper Bag

2013, Oil on Hardboard, 7"x 5"

#120

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I try to get across to my students that not all paintings need to be grand affairs, that simple everyday objects can make wonderful subject matter. This is usually met with blank stares, so I do paintings like this.

Spring Shadows

2012, Oil on Hardboard, 7"x 5"

#119

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I'm back from the dead. After what seemed to be months (actually a little more than a week) I am finally well enough to resume painting. This a painting that I started a week and a half ago of Madison Square Park in NYC.

It's good to be painting again!!

Orange Tic Tacs

2013, Oil on Canvas, 6"x 4"

#118

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Just an exercise in form and the use of complementary colors. These unfortunately were my last Tic Tacs. God help my students tomorrow. Let them know the power of true coffee breath.

Approach to New York

2013, Oil on Hardboard, 5"x 7"

#117

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Just back from a very busy trip to NYC. This was a perfect opportunity to continue this recent series of mine depicting scenes from a train. This is a painting of the marshlands in New Jersey just before the train reaches the Hudson River tunnel. It's sort of morbid but my wife and I both admitted to each other that whenever we pass by this area we can't resist looking for bodies.

Industry, 3: A Coat of Yellow Will Do

2013, Oil on Hardboard, 5"x 7"

#116

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This is third in the series. I found it interesting that this building which sits among the railroad tracks was so yellow and at the same time so gloomy.

Industry, 2: Back to Nature

2013, Oil on Hardboard, 5"x 7"

#115

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Another scene from a train. I found it interesting how the plant life was reclaiming this building while competing with the graffiti.

Industry, 1

2013, Oil on Canvas, 3.25"x 7"

#114

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I was searching through old images and came across a file with pictures taken from the train during a trip to NYC last Fall. I've always been amazed at how many ancient industrial complexes there are along railroad tracks. More to come.

Cleo With Eight Legs

2013, Oil on Hardboard, 7"x 5"

#113

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This is a painting of my cat Cleo. She was sitting in her favorite "You can't catch me" spots.