Frances
Frances 16″ x 20″ Acrylic on watercolor paper This beauty was taking a break to refuel in front of a huge plate glass window. I had to snap a photo and try to recapture the scene in my studio. This was my last acrylic painting. It opened a creative door for me. I have since used oil colors on a prepared watercolor paper surface and have concentrated on the composition and negative space to assist in leading the viewer’s eye throughout the...
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Calais 11″ x 14″ Oil on canvas A challenge in black and white; the client wanted a grisaille painting of her beautiful daughter
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Saint Augustine’s at Sunset 17″x 9 3/4″ Oil on wood panel This was the most fun I’ve had painting a building. The sunset on the copper, the trumpeting angel, the arches and their shadows and the clear blue sky changing to a deeper shade.
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Sunrise on the Montauk 17″x 9 3/4″ Oil on wood panel I set out to paint the Montauk Club in Brooklyn, New York,one cold dark morning in late September. I needed time to set up my easel and palette before the sun came up. The sun came up and instead of a warmth emanating from the buildings terra cotta colored stone I was surprised at the blinding brightness of the scene. My wife and I were married here shortly after I finished this...
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