"These jewel-like paintings intuitively fuse different aesthetic traditions, folk art and old master, with natural grace and an uncanny quality that may be a species of magic." —American Arts Quarterly
"The Runaways" 40x30 inches, acrylic and watercolor on panel SOLD The genesis for these came from some watercolor and gouache sketches (experiments rather) that I've been playing with for the last couple of years. See the drawing and in progress photos I took along the way... "The Runaways" graphite on paper, 17x14 inches in progress photos:…
"A Long List of Offenses" 10x8 inches, oil on panel SOLD Rubens closely guarded his drawings as studio secrets and never showed them to the public. He thought they revealed too much of his labor. My own drawings often show a multitude of offenses and corrections... all of which are a visual record of how I…
Originality is a quality highly prized in art. How does one begin to be original? By learning the basics. When it comes to learning the craft of painting and drawing, I believe that there's nothing more beneficial than copying and studying great works of art. It's how I taught myself to draw and then to…
portrait of a very imperious child...
My inspiration for this is a small copper painting by Adam Elsheimer, "The Flight into Egypt." Painted in 1609, it was the first painting of its kind which showed the biblical scene in a nocturnal forest, as described by Matthew (2:13). His contemporaries marveled at his rendering of the Milky Way, which has never been…
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