COLLECTED WORKS. Selected works from private collections include: "SEA & BOATS". "COWS". "STILL LIFE / PORTRAITS"
SEA & BOATS A collection of emerging to mid - career works spanning 2009 - present. Highly influenced by the sea, Andrew Wyeth, Norman Rockwell, Thomas Eakins and 20th century realism, Symetrical design and Effects of light on water. Models were my best friends and family members.
STILL LIFE & PORTRAIT A collection of very early works as an emerging painter circa 2006 - 2009. Highly influenced by Carravaggio lighting, Trompe L oeil paintings, miniatures, antique toys and nostalgia.
COWS A collection of cow portraits (or cow mugs), created from 2012 to present. I live one mile from a cow farm on the New Hampshire seacoast and our local farmer gave me permission to paint on his land. What started as a simple painting practice turned into an inadvertant discovery of an extention of my creative personality. I find the juxtaposition between classical realism and whimsy keeps me self amused and reminds me not to take it all too seriously.