Recent Works
2007 - 2017
These paintings show the variety of subjects I have explored in recent years.
Note: Many of my painting are studies based on the work of artists I admire to help me learn and progress in my oil painting. Those I have labeled studies.
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![]() Mayan and Aztec WorldsPainting based on Mayan and Aztec friezes | ![]() Florida Dreams (2009)Painting based on photograph taken by my friend Andy Ilachinski (See https://www.andy-ilachinski.com) | ![]() Having FunTubing party in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia |
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![]() Bird Watching at AccotinkLake Accotink Park, Alexandria, Virginia | ![]() The PhotographerDora Kelly Nature Park in Alexandria, Virginia | ![]() Male Female DualityPainting includes as its center piece a copy of Pietro Longhi's painting "The Foyer" (1750). The top panels include gargoyle's from English Cathedrals and a reproduction of a watercolor from William Blake. The panels below include 12 century tarot cards, an excerpt from Hieronymus Bosch's The Garden of Earthly Delights. The remaining panels are based on photographs taken site seeing in Rome and Florence, done while taking a class with Carol Dupre at the Art League in Alexandria, VA. |
![]() Tree LandscapeThis painting is a mood study based on a wonderful black and white photograph by Peter Damo [LensWork 79, 2008] entitled "Low Cloud Tree" a landscape in Flinders Ranges, Australia. His web site is http://peterdamo.com. | ![]() A Little Spanish GirlBased on a photograph taken while walking through a coastal town in Spain | ![]() A Dark Night of the SoulThis painting was done while I was taking a class at the Art League [ https://www.theartleague.org/school/ ] under a wonderful artist Carol Dupre. You can see her work at http://www.cmdupre.com/thebalticseaseries.html. |
![]() Adjusting to JapanPainting based on a photograph of my daughter when she was living in Japan while teaching English | ![]() The Bellydancing ShowPainting is based on a photograph of my youngest daughter during a bellydancing show | ![]() A Trio Getting Ready for HalloweenPainting based on a photograph of my wife, then college girlfriend, her roommate and close friend Amaralis, and our friend Dario. |
![]() Self Portrait (Unfinished)Exploring the coast in an Omani dhow | ![]() A Break from Flamenco DancingPainting based on a black and white post card I bought in Spain. | ![]() Steichen Color Study 1Personal study based on a 1925 monochrome photograph by Edward Steichen. The actors Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lund. See: William Ewing and Todd Brandow, "Edward Steichen In High Fashion - The Conde Nast Years 1923-1937," FEP Editions Norton. |
![]() Steichen Color Study 2Personal study (unfinished) based on a 1928 monochrome photograph by Edward Steichen. See plate140, pg. 184 in Todd Brandow and William Ewing, "Edward Steichen, Lives in Photography," FEP Editions, Norton. | ![]() Fruit and Wine Still LifePainting for my friends, the McGoverns | ![]() The Two Annas (Fin 2009)High school orchestra players. Painting remained unfinished for some time. |