"Cary's Lighthouse"

16" x 20", oil on masonite. This is one of the rare images that I don't own the copyright to...it belongs to a good friend of mine, Cary Moore. He's a professional photographer and this painting is based a photograph he took of a lighthouse in Maine. He gave me an enlarged print as a gift and in exchange I told him I would do an oil painting of it for him. So, this is the painting as it sits, just finished, on my easel. I found the sky to be the most challenging part!

"Cary's Barn"

9"x12", oil on board, (make me an offer!)

My friend Cary Moore is an excellent and talented photographer. He recently loaned me a B+W print of an old farm that he photographed near Pottstown, PA so that I could use it as inspiration for a painting. I chose colors from my imagination. It was a nice little exercise!

Away in a Manger

6" x 8", oil on canvas panel. $125 USD. I think this one needs a better title ;-) Based on a photo reference I took during the summer at a small goat farm near my house. I'm pretty sure this was a mother and "kid".

Harbour Seal

6" x 8", oil on canvas panel. This little guy was posing for photos in Monterey Bay during my trip out there in September. There are harbour seals all over the place in that area. This particular one was hanging out on an old bouy as our boat was on it's way out to the open water to look for whales. Great trip!

woodland stream

22" x 28", oil on canvas. $1,500 USD. Unframed.

This just off the easel. It is based on a reference photo I took while hiking in the woods in Chester County, PA. I find moving and falling water very challenging. In fact this one took a lot longer than I thought it would.

Arizona Canyon

8" x 10", oil on board. $180 USD

Based on a photo reference I took in Arizona during my trip to Sedona. I think this was a canyon about 10 miles outside Sedona where my wife and I took a hot air balloon ride. What an amazing experience!

Morning Glow

6" x 6", oil on canvas $85

3 Gulls

6" x 8", oil on board. $125 USD

This painting is based on a reference photo taken last September at Cape Henlopen, DE.

"Colors of Spring"

5" x 5", oil on board $100

This is based on a photo I took at an arboretum. The butterfly was just sitting there with his wings open for several minutes as if it was waiting for me to get the shot :)

Temple of Poseidon

36" x 48", Acrylic on canvas $1,500

This is the fourth painting I've created in two weeks for a new Greek restaurant that is opening soon (mid-April) in my area..."Freskada Mediterranean Kusina", Exton, PA. This painting is also for sale...so if you are interested in purchasing it or a smaller print of it please contact me.

Church Road

12" x 24", oil on canvas

This sleepy Autumn morning scene is inspired by a photo I took from my car while driving near my house (on Church Road, Charlestown PA). There was something about the way the sun was lighting up the tree tops that caught my attention and made me pull over.

Greek Steps - final version

6' x 6' mural on canvas

Greek Steps

6" x 6" oil on masonite, NFS

This is a mini study i did yesterday morning in preparation for a large painting I'm planning on doing for a Greek restaurant. The finished painting will be 6' x 6' ! It will be a major focal point upon entering the restaurant and also an advrtisement for my future commissions (I will be able to hang a prominent plaque under the painting displaying my contact info). I'll post the finished painting when I'm done.

my latest pet portrait...

This pet portrait was just completed for a client. It measures 30" square and is based on several reference photos that were melded into one scene. The lighter colored dog is a yellow lab and the reddish colored one is a Rhodesian Ridgeback. Sadly, neither are with us anymore...thus the desire for the portrait. I hope I did them justice and am happy to contribute to honoring their memory...I'm convinced dogs are God's gift to us to remind us that we are loved unconditionally ;)

Valley Forge locals

8"x10", oil on canvas panel; $195 USD

Snapped a photo last winter in Valley Forge park after an 8" snowfall. The deer are extremely tame and used to people so you can get quite close before they start slowly moving away.

wave study

6"x8" oil on canvas panel. $125 USD

Violet Light

6"x8", oil on canvaspanel; $125 USD

Inspired by a photo I took just before sunrise at Cape Henlopen, Delaware.

public pool

11"x14" oil on canvas. $350 USD

Another image based on a reference photo from my weekend in Rehoboth, DE. It's minutes after the sun started to rise out of the misty horizon. An orangy pink light baths the beach and all its feathered custodians.

Italian Harbor commission

Just finished this very large (4' x 6') oil painting for a client. It is a photo-realistic copy of a photo they took while on vacation in Italy. It took me over a month to complete! I'm glad it's done and can't wait to see it hanging in their dining room. This was definitely one of the more challenging commissions I've ever taken on. It taught me a lot about water refections, as well as the virtue of having patience!

Italian Harbor

14"x20", oil on board

This is a small version of a very large commission piece I'm working on. The final version will be 4' tall and 6' wide! It is being created for a formal dining room and is based on a photo that my client took while on vacation in Italy. For more information on commissions please feel free to contact me via email (or check out my website: www.AMuralForAllSeasons.com )

Early Bird

6"x8", oil on canvas panel. $125 USD

I love the colors in the light reflecting off the water at the first light of the morning...lots of yellows and purples.

Breakfast on the Beach

6"x8", oil on canvas panel. $125 USD

Morning Rhythm

6"x8", oil on canvas panel. $125 USD

This is part of a series I'm doing based on photos I took while on vacation at the Delaware shore in September. I've always found the ocean to be a spiritual place and it seems to have a calming effect on me even while I'm painting it!

Delaware Daybreak

6"x8", oil on canvas panel. $95 USD.

Painted from a photo of the first sunrise I've seen in many years! Makes me wish I lived at the beach so I can make it a ritual ;)

Chianti Road

24"x48", oil on canvas, Private Collection (NFS)

This fantasy view of a vineyard-filled valley is a combination of Italy and California. I just finished, after almost a week of working on it for a few hours each day. It's gonna be a surprise gift for my parents...shhhhh. They remodeled their kitchen with a Tuscan feel. My father loves wine and always wanted to travel to Italy. I've never been to Italy but I've been to Napa Valley in California, so I created this view from my experience, plus a little imagination. If you enlarge this image you can see little houses on the distant hillsides. Those houses, as well as the estate house, are all Italian style houses with terra-cota roofs.