Works in Progress

Pastel on paper, 18"x24"

Small pastel and charcoal drawing on paper..

 

small pastel and charcoal on paper, diptych

these are two in a series of 12, 10"x30" oil on canvas, working on glazing at the moment, one of these paintings in this series will be in a juried show next year...

  more images coming soon...

Travel Inspiration

I went on vacation this past summer and just the experience of getting away and seeing new scenery helps to stir up new ideas...

I took many photographs of this one sunset and for me it brought up so many different ways to paint it...

I love the way the light is reflecting onto the water and all I can think about is how I can't wait to paint this how I see it...

New Work

I am currently working on two new series..there are 10 paintings in each new series..one series, no title yet, but may go under my ongoing series, Evolution...the paintings in this series are all 10"x30," oil on canvas..the second series is the one I have spent most of my time and energy on. when I say energy, I mean thinking about it all the time and what comes next, thinking back and forth between the paintings and trying to make them stand on their own, each painting is a different visual experience while keeping the series cohesive..I am still a ways off..but I think it is time to wrap things up with the series and get them out of my studio, I could use the room, and into a gallery..and sell them!  My new series in the horizon are in pastel, large or small in size I have yet to decide..
I will post images soon!

My Inspiration

I am inspired by this landscape, it's my backyard...I never tire of it, each day there is something new about the colors or how the landscape"feels" at a particular time of day and what continues to bring new life into my paintings...This is a photo I took just as the fog started rolling in over the field, where the cold air tries to take over warm air, this phenomenom to me is the essence of my work...

Evolution: The Series

This is a small pastel on wood panel, 8"x 10" and one in a series of twelve. I love pastel and seem to be doing it more lately than oil. I had a solo show of this series and all are for sale, just contact me for pricing info.

Absolute Quiteness

This painting came from the idea of spirituality and my continuing interest in light within the landscape...this is only one in my series entitled, Evolution.

I thought I would show images from my MFA show that showcase how my work is hung in a intimate space....

The Wind Has Settled

This is oil on canvas, 2008, 48"x 52"...with many, many layers of glazes, around 10...and for sale..just contact me for pricing...My work is about the sublime and the emotive connection between the painting and the viewer.