Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Indigo Skies

2014-16, Oil on Hardboard, 5"x 7"
Scenes From a Train


This is a painting from my series, Scenes From a Train that I originally put aside. Not because I didn't like it but because all attempts to photograph it had failed miserably. It is so dark that light from any source would lay across it terribly uneven. It wasn't until Gamblin came out with their new picture varnish, Gamvar Satin. that it could be seen well enough by my camera to render it faithfully. Three cheers go out to Gamblin, and to their R & D department.

Root to Bloom

I am honored to have two of my paintings included in the exhibit, Root to Bloom, at Principle Gallery, in Alexandria, VA. Thanks go to Teresa Oaxaca for selecting my work and allowing me to participate in this show. The Opening is November 11, 2016, 6:30 - 9:00. For directions go to: Principle Gallery

Below are the two pieces that were selected.

Long Day, 2015, Oil on Hardboard, 9"x 6"

Rain on The Chrysler, 2015, Oil on Hardboard, 9"x 6"

I hope to see you there!

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

The Edge of Night

2016, Oil on Hardboard, 7"x 5"
#215


I'm revisiting a previous subject, the building that houses the New York State Supreme Court's Appellate Division. It's located just east of Madison Square Park, in Manhattan. After taking even more photographs of this magnificent building, I'm certain that if anything ever happens there I'll be getting a knock on my door. I hope that it's worth it.

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Last Gasp

2016, Oil on Hardboard, 5"x 7"
Scenes From a Train
#214


The golden hour returns. The early evening light from the low sun sheds a beautiful golden light and long, high shadows on everything that it touches. Unfortunately this WPA relic is no longer standing. Time, weather and neglect had finally taken its toll. The sun finally set.

Sunday, April 3, 2016

Hell To Pay

2016, Oil on Hardboard, 6"x 9"
#213


This is a painting of the Williamsburg Bridge which spans the East River from lower Manhattan to the trendy, controversial, and ever changing Williamsburg.

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

First Light

2016, Oil on Hardboard, 5"x 7"
The Caribbean
#212


This is what I awoke to on the morning that we were leaving. It made it that much more difficult.

Monday, March 14, 2016

Gathering

2016, 10"x 8", Oil on Hardboard
The Caribbean
#211


This is a painting of that moment of gathering, when the previous wave is starting to go out and the new wave is coming in. It is that place in time just before everything breaks loose. 

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

The Point

2016, Oil on Hardboard, 6"x 8"
The Caribbean
#210


At each end of a bay on Tortola, there is normally a point like this one. They are usually rocky and relatively immobile. They are the sentinels that keep watch over their beach.

Friday, March 4, 2016

Morning On The Beach

2016, Oil on Hardboard, 6"x 8"
The Caribbean
#209


There were days in paradise when we were the first to appear at this extraordinary place.

Sunday, February 28, 2016

Rain Over Jost Van Dyke

2016, Oil on Hardboard, 6"x 8"
The Caribbean
#208


This is a painting of Jost Van Dyke, one of the British Virgin Islands, as seen from Tortola, another of the British Virgin Islands. This series, 'The Caribbean,' could also be called 'What I Did On My Winter Vacation.'