The Commute
DETAILS 30″x10″ Acrylic on canvas DATE 2019 Sold Also available as a Limited Edition Archival Print.
Cranes
DETAILS 30″x24″ Acrylic on canvas DATE 2019 Sold Also available as a Limited Edition Archival Print.
Ambassador
DETAILS 20″x20″ Acrylic on canvas DATE 2019 Sold Also available as a Limited Edition Archival Print.
Tethered
Lexicon Word – “Union”. It takes two – or three or four. Flat wooden boats have long been used to haul nets. These two are part of a string of similar boats, all tethered bow to stern off of the Government Wharf at Fox Point. I love their simple, elegant forms reflecting in the water,…
Fortitude
Lexicon Word – “Handle” Handle is an interesting word in that it can be either noun or verb. ‘Fortitude’ considers both the literal handle that is the amber glass pull balancing the upper right of the composition, as well as the notion of how one might handle “things”. I chose the title ‘Fortitude” as it…
Berth
Lexicon Word – “Chrysalis” This building fascinates me. Every time I drive past I wonder about its history. It is a single story at road level and two at the rear. There are doors and windows at irregular heights and placements. It is lovingly maintained and glows with a fresh coat of white paint. One…
Keepsies
Lexicon Word – “Plethora” Sometimes choosing the title for a painting is half the fun. Keepsies was the perfect fit for this one. Playing for keepsies is the way that one could build the hoard, the plethora, of marbles that one had. I found this stash in an old boot polish tin that belongs to…
4 O’clock
Lexicon Word – “Ethereal” All of the words in our ‘Lexicon” presented their own sort of challenge. Ethereal could be so many things that aren’t really tangible – celestial, heavenly, unworldly, spiritual – things lacking material substance. My subject presented itself one sunny afternoon as I was walking through my dining room. A freshly washed…