Cherry Blossoms

Every Spring I like to paint the Cherry Blossoms in Forest Lawn Cemetery

2005, 32"x24" oil on linen


2006, 24"x12" oil on canvas


2006, 16"x32" oil on canvas


2007 (After the "October Storm") 24"x28" oil on canvas

Buffalo Landscapes

Here's a selection of landscapes painted around Buffalo, NY in the past few years. These first two were done in Chestnut Ridge Park. Painting these from life is a good excuse to hike into the woods and stay in one place for a while. Left: 2006, 84"x12" oil on canvas, Below: 2006, 12"x24" oil on canvas



"Lake Erie" 2006, 34"x50" oil on canvas

The view out my current studio window "Potomac Avenue"2006, 16"x9" oil on canvas


This painting of Silver Maples was the view outside my studio on Essex street.
2005, 17"x17" oil on board


I go to Forest Lawn Cemetery too early for the Cherry Blossoms "Cemetery Birches" 2005, 16"x16"


Westminister Presbyterian, 2006, oil pastel on paper


Forest Lawn Cemetery, 2006, oil pastel on paper


"Sycamore Truncks, Delaware Park" 2006, 13"x17" oil pastel on paper
"Maple with Lichen" 2003, 28"x14" oil on board



These last few pastels are from the yard or porch of 134 Mariner Street, around 2000-2001, 12"x18"

Portraits

"Portrait of Joan" 2003, 36"x30" oil on linen

“After Joan” 2003, 53”x 37” oil on linen

"Katie and Diego" 2005, 48"x28" oil on canvas

"Self-Portrait" 2002, 48"x34" oil on canvas

"Self-Portrait Playing Parcheesi" 2005, 38"x12" oil on canvas

May 2007 Exhibition at Rochester Contemporary

Katie and Diego



"Season 5" 2005, 51"x36" oil on linen


"Season 5.2" 2005, 51"x36" oil on canvas





The following groups of small (6"x4") Ipod paintings are painted on plaster casts of a carved wood form (2007)







Body For Ray



Vista (Inspired by Owen Harvey's "Votives")



Network



Enchanted Forest



Monumental Triptych





"Bowling Alley" 2007, 38"x22"x96" paint on wood(forest stewardship council certified),clay, mixed materials



"Outside" 2007, 44"x23" oil on canvas

Two and a Half Things

My friend Paul said these sculptures seemed like they were about two and a half things.


"Whooping Crane Pencil Holder" 2003, 67”x 25”x 18” wood, oil paint, concrete, mixed materials


"Drawer" 2003, 14"x 16"x 6" wood, oil paint, iron


"Burning Shelf" (Inspired by the challenging, incompletely realized ceramic sculpture of John Barr) 2002, 23”x 11”x 6” wood, oil paint, plaster, mixed materials



"Water Closet" 13"x17"x 9" 2005 painted wood and ceramics



"Desk Fountain" 2004, 18"x14"x11" plastic, wood, ceramics, paint



“Born to Run” 2004, 76”x 35”x 22”wood, ceramic, paint, charcoal