4" x 4", oil on canvas, $65.
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Mar 5, 2012
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Mar 1, 2012
"Morning Rhythm"
12" x 12" x 1.5", oil on gallery-wrapped canvas. Contact me for pricing*
*Currently on display at Beauty Gallery in Newtown Square, PA.
I got up before sunrise to capture the moment of daybreak at Rehoboth Beach, DE last September. The beach was quiet and empty except for this lone fisherman. I took a quick photo as he was casting and it turned out to be a great subject for a painting.
Dec 1, 2011
"Autumnal Farm"
6" x 8", oil on canvas panel. $150.
October afternoon, full of warm sunshine reflecting off the metal roof of an old barn in the countryside near my home. This is based on a reference photo I took out the window of my car while sitting at a traffic light. I've been wanting to paint this barn scene for years...glad I finally got around to it.
Nov 29, 2011
"Valley Forge Cabins"
6" x 6", oil on masonite. $125.
Two log cabins (replicas) at Valley Forge National Historic Park...not far from where I live. I'm about to do a large 30" x 40" version of this scene for a commission.
Nov 23, 2011
"Springtime Abundance"
6" x 8", oil on canvas panel. $150.
After painting all the Iris leaves, with all the varying angles and color shades, I now have a new respect for Van Gogh! This took way longer than I thought it would but I am happy that I stuck it out. The surface of the painting has a lot of texture...hard to capture in a photo.
Nov 21, 2011
"Tied Cobs"
6" x 8", oil on canvas panel. $150.
Couldn't resist that title! This is based on a reference photo I took at my local farmer's market about a month ago. I abstracted the background and changed the basket, but otherwise it's pretty similar to the photo. I love the way the background color harmonizes with the yellows. So glad I changed that.
Nov 7, 2011
"Strouds Nature Preserve"
6" x 8", oil on canvas panel. $125.
This place is all about hills and trees. I definitely need to come back here and do some plein air painting with my new outdoor portable easel! I meant to get out there within the last week or so to catch the peak of the Fall foliage...maybe this week :-)
Nov 2, 2011
"Heaven and Earth"
6" x 8", oil on board. $125.
My initial attraction to this scene was the cumulus clouds. This little painting was an exercise to practice painting clouds. It's based on some reference photos I took while hiking at Strouds Nature Preserve in West Chester, PA.
Oct 31, 2011
"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.
Oct 28, 2011
"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.
Oct 27, 2011
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.
Oct 21, 2011
"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.
Oct 3, 2011
"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?
Aug 29, 2011
"Seaside Rendezvous"
Funny how seagulls seem to travel in small gangs. They walk around like they are policing their turf...even strutting. I was taking photos on the beach one morning when one of them (seen here on the right) spotted me and threatened to "bust-up my camera if I didn't move along"...so I moved on.
Aug 17, 2011
I did a mini version of this before (6"x8"...sold) and like it so much i decided to do a larger version. I was recently asked by a local gallery for some gallery-wrapped pieces (unframed, painted around the sides), so this is the first one I did in that format. I think it turned out great; I'm very happy with it. I usually frame everything for exhibitions but this one really works in the unframed style. It looks contemporary enough to be hung without a frame. I think I'm gonna do a bunch more like this...simple, colorful and contemporary looking. Please feel free to contact me if you are interested in this peice or have any suggestions for future themes or commissions! I love feedback.
"Star Wars" themed violin project
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| "Battle of Endor" (Moon world of the Ewoks) |
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| "Coruscant" (Imperial home world) I was invited by a local music school to participate in a charity event to raise money for the student orchestra. About 20 artists were asked to choose a classical song or composer from a list as inspiration for a hand-painted violin. Each violin will be on display around town for a period of time, then auctioned off at the main event in October. The theme I chose was "Star Wars" by John Williams. I had painted these images before for murals so I was excited to see it on the list and to challenge myself to reproduce them on such a unique medium. Of course I had to make some adjustments and edit them to fit the size and shape, but overall they are very similar to the spirit of the originals that I created for the murals and I must say look even better in this format! I'm very happy with the result and very happy that I'm done ;0) The sides of the violin are painted straight black and the tuning pegs are the original wood color that came with it. After a few weeks of curing I will apply a layer of satin varnish to protect it and bring out the colors a bit. All of the paint used on this project is acrylic (water-based). If you have any questions or comments about this project please feel free to email me...I love to hear feedback! May the force be with you. |
May 13, 2011
Monterey Coast
Apr 13, 2011
Mar 31, 2011
Point Lobos Cypress
Last September my wife and I took a trip out to Monterey, CA. We rented a spicy red 2010 Mustang convertible and drove down PCH (rt 1) to Big Sur. Just south of the charming former artist-colony of Carmel there is a small state park called Point Lobos. We were directed to check it out by a gallery owner in Carmel. What an amazing place...IMO it blew away anything we saw at Big Sur! This is the second in a series of paintings I'm doing based on my reference photos. Please let me know what you think...I love feedback. ;0)
Feb 25, 2011
"Sycamore Sunset"
18" x 24", oil on canvas. $1,050 USDI can't believe this day has come and I'm finished with this painting! At least until I spot something that needs adjusting ;0) It's hard to let it go and say "finished" sometimes, and I've been working on this one for over a week, a few hours a day. I think I'm ready to move on to the next thing. Besides, I'm getting tired of snow. Looking forward to Spring!
Feb 16, 2011
Out on a Limb
So, I've been working on this new painting for a week now and I'm at that point where I can't tell if I've gone too far but suspect I might have stepped over that imaginary line a couple of hours ago. It's so hard to tell until you've blown past it to realize you have. I hate that ;0). I wish there was a little art gremlin that could sit on my easel and squirt me with a water-pistol when I've reached that magical and illusive stopping point! The thing is, I chose a hard subject because all of the trees, both foreground and background, are bare. So the question and challenge is to decide how far to go with all the detail of the branches and twigs and blades of grass showing out of the snow? I was really liking my Sycamore tree subject a lot until I started adding smaller branches. At some point it started to become something I didn't expect it to become and wasn't sure if I had ruined the abstract design of it or if i should just keep going. I chose to keep going and now I'm pretty sure it's almost done...just a few minor changes and smudged sections to fix. I decided to walk away for a day or two and start working on my next painting.
If you have any comments or suggestions I'm all ears...and branches ;0)
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