"Wind and Water"

6" x 6", oil on board. SOLD.

A grassy lake inlet on a breezy afternoon. There was something very zen about this location as I was walking around Marsh Creek Lake that provoked me to take a reference photo. I like the feel of motion on the water surface. I think I might do a large version of it on canvas.

"Good Morning"

6" x 6", oil on board.  SOLD

This little painting is based on a reference photo I took at sunrise in Rehoboth, DE. I like it so much I decided to do a large version of it (36" square) that would fit over a fireplace. This time of day for me is the most magical, especially standing on a deserted beach as the water advances and retreats.

The Way Home

6" x 8", oil on canvas panel.  Small painting based on a reference photo I took while hiking at Stroud's Nature Preserve in West Chester, PA. Thanks to that rider for allowing me to photograph her.

"Pumpkin Patch"

18" x 24", oil. Please contact me for pricing.

October is definitely my favorite month, and pumpkins are one of my favorite fruits. Last weekend I was driving through a stretch of countryside about 20 miles from my house that I have never been to before and drove past this large field of miniature pumpkins. It's located on rt 724 just outside Birdsboro, PA. Luckily I had my camera with me and I pulled off, almost into a ditch, to get a few reference shots. I'm so glad I had that camera! I usually do a small sketch or mini painting to experiment with the design and get familiar with the scene before scaling up to a larger canvas but this time I just grabbed an 18x24 I had laying around and dove right in! This design is based on elements from three different photos.

"The Edge", 30" x 40", oil

Two years ago my wife and I decided to travel to Sedona, AZ for our annual vacation. It was the first time either of us had been to a desert. Being from the east coast (suburbs of Philadelphia) I was immediately struck by the peacefulness and largeness of everything. I felt like a visitor to another planet. And like any wide-eyed alien I was eager to capture as many images with my digital camera as I could. I must have taken hundreds. Two years later I'm still finding inspiration in those images for new paintings. So, about a month ago I pulled them out again and found this image of the grand canyon that I had overlooked before, but somehow it jumped out at me this time. I painted a small 6"x8" study to get familiar with it and the experience was magical and effortless...like it had been waiting for me to discover it when I was ready to really see it. I was so happy with the study (which btw, I recently sold at the Rittenhouse Square Fine Art Show in Philadelphia!) that I couldn't wait to try a larger version. I had an older 30" x 40" painting that I wasn't happy with in storage and decided to sand it down and prime over it. Two weeks later I was looking at the same image you are looking at right now...it was done! I wonder what else is waiting to be found in that database of photos?