Title: Rainbow Row

Medium:   Oil

Size:  20 x 16

Joan andI made a 3 day stoop in Charestoin, SC, the 1st since we were living in Goose Creek,  SC, just outside of Charleston.  I had done a watercolor of King and Queen Sts, from a photo I had taken.  I had taken several photos of Rainbow Row.  This was a complation of the photos I had taken.

Title:  Saltwater Marsh

Medium:  Oil

Size:  20 x 16

Title:  Wild Flowers No Longer

Medium:  Oil

Size:  20 x 16

Another walk through the neighborhood and saw a fallow tobacco field that appeared to be a shade of blue from the wild flowers growing in the field.  Again took photos bjt thought I'd go back and do a plein air piece.  A short time later was doing the same walk and soloar panels were being installed.  My wildflowew field was no longer available, it was to be a field of  black panels.  I thought an abstract would be how I would capture my field tha was no lo

Title:  On the way to Edinburgh

Medium: Oil

Size: 16 x 20

This was from a trip my wife & I made to England, Ireland and Scotland with my sister & brother-in-law.  Many photos were taken and photos of the town of Bowless-on-Windermere from the bus as we were driving thru the own our way to Edinburgh.  This is close to realism with details that I don’t normally include in my work.  

Title:  There Ain't No Gold

Medium:  Oil

Size:  36 x 36

My wife and I were on our way home from picking up paintings from an Artists at the Crossroad show at Dickenson Hospital in Northampton, MA when we saw a rainbow.  Joan started snapping photos.  I created this painting from several of these photos.  While painting this piece the phrase, "There Ain't No Gold", from the song Please Come to Boston came into my head.  I hadn't heard the song in some time but after I decided on this phrase for my title it was on the radio several times over the next couple of days.

Title:  Pink Orchid

Medium:  Oil

Size:  16 x 20

This the first in a Flower Series.  I want to create painting of flowers so closeup that you're not evens sure it is a flower but it is a fantasy of color

Title:  Complimentary

Medium: Oil

Size:  24 x 36

This was done from a photo provided by an artist friend, who gave me permission to do a painting from the photo.  I had done a similar painting from a trip to Europe and he thought this would compliment the other painting.  The title was taken from the colors of the boats.  It was entered into the Chicopee Library Fine Arts Show, 2017.  It took a 2nd place in the Oil Catagory

Title: Seller of Light

Medium: Acrylic

Size: 15 x 20

On our way to FL this past year we stopped in Savanna.  We visited the Historic District and found a kiosk in the shopping area that was still open that sold indoor and outdoor lighting.  Found the kiosk interesting so at dusk took a photo and created this painting. It was entered into the juried Primavera Fine Art Show at the VAC in Punta Gorda, FL and was accepted.

Title: What a Backdrop

Medium: Oil

Size: 20 x 24

Joan and I had made a side trip to Clark College to see the Van Gogh exhibit.  On our way back saw this farm in the Berkshires.  I new I would paint the scene and from a several photos created this painting.  I again provided my own version of the colors and use a pallet knife in creating this piece.  It took Best of Show in the TVAA Fall members show 2016.

Title:  Colors in Copper

Medium:  Oil

Size:  20 x 24

Joan and I had taken a Day Trip to see the Van Gogh exhibit in the Berkshires.  He had done a still life of flowers in a copper vase that I liked and knew I had a copper watering can that I could use to create my still life.  I purchased some flowers and utilized a scarf, tie dyed, for the base and this is the result.

Title:  Glorious Day

Medium:  Oil

Size:  24 x 48

This painting was created using oil with a pallet knife.  We had take several trips to Kittery Maine and visited the forts along the coast.  We crossed this river on the way and I loved the reflections in the water.  This was the resulting painting from several photo's taken.

Title:  Portugal Winery

Medium: Oil

Size:  24 x 36

This was done from a photo that I took at a winery that we visited in Portugal. I took liberties with the colors.  The piece was done with pallet knife with various strokes used to create tension within the piece.  It was accepted in the Academic Artists Show for 2016.  It was the 2nd accepted piece into this show and allowed me to become a member of the this organization.

Title:  Family Day at the Park

Medium:  Acrylic

Size:  16 x 20

My wife requested that I do a painting of a Zebra.  So I did two better and did 3 Zebra, from a photo that I had taken at Animal Kingdom.  I used bold strokes throughout the painting and felt that the result was dynamic.

Title:  Spanish Moss

Medium:  Acrylic

Size:  16 x 20

I entered a quick paint contest being sponsored by Lightchasers in Sarasota, FL.  I had never done this before and the rule was that you had to start and finish the painting in 2 hrs.  This was the result.  I is one of my wife's favorites.

Title: Birds of Paradise

Medium: Oil

Size:  16 x 20

While in Portugal saw a planting of Bird of Paradise plants.  Took a photo and later painting my version of the plants.  I used a brush and used my own vibrant colors to interpret what I had observed.  It was entered in the TVAA Spring members show and took a 2nd place in oils.

Title: Sunflowers

Medium:  Acrylic

Size:  12 x 36

My wife planted some sunflower seeds in our side garden.  When they blossomed I did a sketch and photo's and put together a composition and this was the result.  I decided to utilize Physlo. green and cerulean blue to create the primary color thru out the painting.  Purple was utilized as a shadow color and contrasting color to the yellow sunflowers.

This piece was juried into the Wethersfield, Ct Fine Arts Show

Title: Pear

Medium:  Oil

Size: 5 x 7

Our host in Lexington, VA at the Shenandoah Manor started our day off by asking his guests to do a small Still Life painting.  We had 20 minutes to start and complete the task.  The first day it was a pear, this is my rendition of a pear in 20 minutes.

Title: Green Pepper

Medium:  Oil

Size:  5 x 7

This was the 20 minute project on the 2nd day.  This is my version of a Green Pepper in 20 minutes.

Title: Amalfi Coast

Medium: Oil

Size: 48 x 24

I had the 48 x 24 canvas and developed the painting to fit this canvas,  I used multiple photo's taken on a ferry to the Isle of Capris.  One couple mentioned they thought it was of a specific village, and I responded it could have been one of the villages in one of several photo's of multiple locations.  The vibrant colors were used  based upon the bright yellow, orange and purple sky.  This was developed from photo's taken in Italy on the Amalfi Coast.  It was created from multiple photo's taken from a ferry. 

Title: Plein Aire Little Venice

Medium:  Oil

Size:  12 x 18

Another Plein Aire piece from Italy.  Picked a spot where a bridge over the canal could be part of the composition. To include buildings and boats.  Colors were part of my overall style and included l

Title: Symbiotic Relationship

Medium: Oil

Size: 16 x 40

This piece is the 5th painting of a Flower Series that I am working on.  It is a large piece that was created after I completed taking a photo of a bumblebee to be included in the piece.  I prepared the canvas by grounding the canvas with multiple colors that were allowed to show thru the background greenery.

Title: Pansies

Medium: Oil

Size: 15 x 30

The piece is the fourth of the Flower Series.  This piece was created from a photo a some 1/2 inch size pansies in our garden.. I decided to create a giant version of the miniature flower.  I wanted to create a painting that would grab the viewers eye and not let go. The piece was created without brush of knife, I used my fingers to lay on the paint for most to the painting.

Title:  Birches

Medium:  Oil

Sized:  12 x 36

Joan asked me to do a painting with the subject being Birch Trees.  I put together a composite of photos to create a composition.  I woke up in the middle of the night with an inspiration to have a light side and a  dark side of the ocmposition.  The painting was done on burlap.

Title:  Yellow Tuscany Fields

Medium:  Oil

Size:  12 x 36

This was another painting that was done to give me a selection of replacing the one that was sold off my wall.  I did several layers of under painting, something that I don't normally do.  At the end I added a lot of light highlights to give the painting a pop.

Title:  View Of San Gimignano

Medium:  Oil

Size:  12 x 36

The Painting, Tuscany Fields and Olive Tree was sold when a friend was visiting and saw it displayed in my living room.  As a result I had to paint a picture to replace it.  This was one of two that I did.  This was a view from the villa where we were staying outside of San Gimignano.  This was done with a lot of negative space.

Title:  Remote Barn in Broad Brook

Meidum:  Oil

Size:  24 x 36

This was the 2nd piece I did on Burlap, which I stretched myself and sealed it with gesso with blue tint.  I didn't attempt to fill in all the openings in the burlap, so you can see through the painting throughout the painting.  The roughness of the burlap gives it a different look.

Title:  Yellow Irises on Yellow

Medium:  Oil

Size:  12 x 12

The third in my Flower Series.  This piece was created to have the Iris is nearly invisible on the background.  The affect was intentional and I really believed that it worked phenomenally well.  I used a pallet knife to create this  piece.

Title:  Seagull's Perch

Medium:  Oil

Size:  16 x 20

This was from a weekend getaway in Kittery, ME.  Took this photo of a seagull perched on a buoy for anchorage.  Thought the combination of the seagull and the rocky background and reflections had potential.  Thought it was different for me, specifically the color combinations.

Title: Nakomis Dunes

Medium: Acrylic

Size: 9 x 13

This piece was done in Florida this past winter.  I took three mediums, acrylics, watercolor and pastels to work with.  This was the only acrylic completed.

Title: Fall Foliage in Broad Brook

Medium:  Oil

Size:  16 x 16

I did this after doing a pastel of the same scene.  It was done as a minimalist piece, using negative space around the subject.

Title:  Red Tie

Medium: Oil

Size:  16 x 20

While in the shopping district of Venice I saw this gentleman and thought he had an interesting face.  After several attempts to get a photo I was able to get a little better than half his face though a shop window.  I created the right side of his face from the left for this painting.

Title:  Tunnel Road

Medium: Relief Piece w/oil

Size:  36 x 30

I did this piece for entry into a 3D show.  Haven't done a sculpture or any type of 3D work since High School.  I chose to do the tunnel located on Tunnel Rd. in Vernon, CT.  Used Spackle compound with a plywood back with metal fence material to create the depth.  The larger trees were created with dowel and the same metal material.  The fence and the steps were created by cutting up tomato stakes.  The trees extended over the top of the piece.  The piece was then painted with oil paints.  

Title: Plein Aire Italy

Medium:  Oil

Size:  16 x 20

Visited Italy this past year and stayed in Modigliana, a small City in the vicinity of Venice. There was an open culvert that I followed with an artist friend and found this pond at the end and did this Plein Aire piece. 

Title: Navajo Missionary

Medium:  Oil

Size:  20 x 24

Recently did a Native American Navajo in pastels from a photo that I took at the Navajo Visitor Center in Utah.  I also took a photo of a visiting missionary.  This painting was created using that photo.  I used a pallet knife and was very loose in my composition.  I wanted to capture the essence without the detail.  Up  close you would be hard pressed to see the face, but it comes into focus as you move back.  The orange/red colors were used due to the Navajo Sand Stone that is prevalent in this area.

This piece received a 1st Place award with the National Arts Program in Hartford, CT 2014.  It has also been juried into the Wethersfield Fine Art Show and the Piedmont Art Show.

Title: Portsmouth Lighthouse

Medium: Oil

Size: 32 x 40

This piece was done with a pallet knife, I used bright blues and pinks with lavender for the sky and clouds.  The insert of the larger version of the lighthouse was a technique seen on a painting the I saw at a gallery in Florida and felt I could use it if I found the right subject.

Title:  Paddle Wheel

Medium:  Oils

Size:  14 x 18

My wife and I with another couple made a trip to Alaska.  Something we had wanted to do for several years.  We took a day trip on a paddle boat and I thought the wheel would make an interesting painting.  This was the result.

Title:  Joan's Retreat

Medium:  Oils

Size:  16 x 20

Another of my multi canvas pieces, from our garden.

Title:  View from Our Balcony

Medium:  Oils

Size:  14x18

Joan I went on another Painting/ Touring trip to Europe.  This time we went to Austria and this was the view from our balcony.  I thought the varied angles and shapes of the roofs made an interesting composition.  This was the result.  The background was of a mountain, with various shades of green.

 Title:  10 Tee  at TPC

 Medium:  Oil

 Size:  24 x 30

I was working security overnight at the TPC in 2009.  I was assigned to the 10th tee, and at the beginning of the shift there was enough light to do a preliminary sketch.  From that initial sketch I put in a couple players.  I initially had a tough time getting the rough in front of the tee, but someone mentioned a dry brush and I got it to come out.

 Title:  Sandhill Cranes

 Medium:  Oils

 Size:   16 x 20

You see these birds all over in the Port Charlotte area of Florida, especially on the golf courses.  Several years ago I took a photo of a couple while golfing.  I used those birds to create this composition.

 Title:  Copper Birds

 Medium:   Oils

 Size:   16 x 20

I had visited the Edison/Ford Museum in Fort Myers, FL and these birds were in a reflecting pool.  I thought it would make a nice painting with the blue sculpture with the background of vegetation.

 Title:  Man and his dog

 Medium:  Oil

 Size:  16 x 20

I took a class in Florida for Impressionism painting and this was the first class project.  Was happy with the final result.

 Title:  Broadleaf Harvest

 Medium:  Oil

 Size:  24 x 24

This is another of those multiple canvases.  They were mounted on a board with shims under each canvas to create different levels between the canvases.  I had wanted to do this subject for several years and finally got to it.

 Title:  Mary's Castle

 Medium:  Oil

 Size;  16 x 20

This was another painting done while taking the Impressionism Class in FL.  The instructor had arranged for a Plein Aire painting session, I wasn't able to attend but went on my own on another day.  This was the result, when leaving the owner of the site, Mary, thanked me for capturing her castle, thus the title.  When the instructor was doing her critique at the class, she looked at the piece and said, wow.

 Title:  Clemitis

 Medium: Oil

 Size:  16 x 20

 The Clematis in the front garden bloomed and I decided it would make a nice composition.  I wanted the background to be very muted and used variations of grey.  The purple in the painting is brighter that the photo.

 Title:  Dahlia

 Medium:  Oil

 Size:  14 x 18

This was a flower that was growing in a pot in our garden.  It was a brilliant red and I felt that it would make a bright, happy painting and I had a canvas and frame to fit.

Title:  Tuscany Villa

Medium:  Oil

Size:  14 x 18

Our host at the villa obtained permission for the painters in our group to go on to the property neighboring our own to paint on the property.  I chose this particular view for the shadows and light that played on the villa.  This was the second of the four paintings created.

Title:  Tuscany Landscape

Medium:  Oil

Size:  14 x 18

This was the third painting to be attempted.  It was a view of the vineyards the area overlooked was a row of grape vines directly in front of me.  It took two days to capture.  At one point I was looking at the view and the painting and was lost as to what I was looking at and what I was painting.  Recovered after a few minutes.

Title:  Flowers on a Wall

Medium:  Oil

Size:  14 x 18

This was the fourth and final piece done in Italy.  This was the view of our room from the pool area at the villa.  The painting was started first thing in the morning on a foggy day, but after a couple of hours the sun came out and it heated up.  I had a small zipper on my a pocket of my shorts and every time I rested my hand on my lap I burned my wrist the zipper was so hot.

Title:  Clematis Fireworks

Medium:  Oil

Size:  12 x 12

The 2nd in the Flower Series.  This was created from the vine in by our patio, the spent flower became the focal  point, I gave the look of a firework going off.  Really like the affect.  This was finger painted.

Title:  Clematis Fireworks

Medium:  Oil

Size:  12 x 12

The 2nd in the Flower Series.  This was created from the vine in by our patio, the spent flower became the focal  point, I gave the look of a firework going off.  Really like the affect.  This was finger painted.

Title:  1800 Barns

Medium:  Oil

Size:  12 x16

This is a Plein Air piece done in conjunction with a stay at Shenandoah Manor Art Center in Lexington, VA.  Had a great time painting with a group of artists.

Title:  Nancy's View

Medium:  Oil

Size:  12 x 16

This is another Plein Air piece from our stay in Lexington, VA.  Was dropped off at a farm owned by Nancy and spent several hours painting the view from her property of the Blue Ridge Mountains.  Was pleased with the result.