Why I start or stop a theme is often mysterious to me. Often ideas go on much longer than I expect them to; as I get comfortable with an image, I start varying its color, value and even the medium. Right now I’m developing the Yosemite series in acrylic, gouache, watercolor and white line woodcut and, from time to time, I return to the Microscope and 36 Flower series because I see a microscope or flower that is irresistible.
The paintings you see here are selections from my overall work. Most are available for sale as originals or as giclees, archival quality prints. Please send an email if you’d like to inquire about a painting.
Yosemite and the west
Kolana Peak, white line woodcut, 10 x 12 inches, watercolor monoprint
Saddlebag Lake, 10,000 feet, watercolor 8 x 8 inches
Kolana Peak, watercolor, 8 x 8
36 flowers
Your favorite flower might not be here, but it could be! I paint this ongoing series in acrylic and latex house paint on hardboard. Each painting measures 20 x 16 inches.
Lacecap Hydrangea, early June , acrylic on board, 20 x 16 inches
May 31, by the Potomac River, acrylic on board, 20 x 16 inches
Daffodils, acrylic on board, 20 x 16
Hollyhocks and Heliopsis, acrylic on board, 20 x 16
Marblehead Mix: Pink single hollyhocks, acrylic on board, 20 x 16 inches
Salvia koyame and borage, acrylic on board, 20 x 16
Zinnias, acrylic on board, 20 x 16 inches
Lacecap Hydrangea, late August, acrylic on board, 20 x 16
New England Aster and Beach Rose, acrylic on board, 20 x 16
Poppies, acrylic on board, 20 x 16
Clematis durandii, acrylic on board, 20 x 16
Black-eyed Susan and Japanese Anemone, acrylic on board, 20 x 16
Historic microscopes
Bases on my drawings of historical microscopes in the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Washington, D.C. Painted on Yupo, a plastic surface, using watercolor paint: the water flows randomly and dries slowly. These microscopes had a show at the museum as well as at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD and the Lombardi Cancer Center at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC.
Student Microscope, 1810, watercolor on Yupo, 16 x 14 inches
One Candle Power, pre 1850, watercolor on Yupo, 16 x 14 inches
Two reflectors, Watercolor on Yupo, 20 x 30 inches
Modern Times, binocular microscope, watercolor on Yupo, 16 x 14 inches
Wooden Microscope, pre 1689, watercolor on Yupo, 16 x 14 inches
Italian wooden microscope, pre 1686, watercolor, 16 x 12
Watercolor still life and landscapes
A selection of paintings of all sizes, from sketchbook size to 22 x 30 inches in watercolor and gouache on paper and Yupo.
Maple Leaf sketch, watercolor on Yupo, 7 x 5 inches
The Situation, watercolor on paper, 20 x 16 inches
Pear and Maple Leaf, watercolor and ink on paper, 8 x 6 inches
Birch and White Oak Leaves, watercolor on paper, 16 x 20 inches
Sugar Maple and Japanese Maple Leaves, watercolor on paper, 16 x 18 inches
The Lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, gouache on paper, 9 x 12 inches
Meyer Lemon and Kumquats, watercolor on paper, 8 x 10 inches
The Lighthouse, Marblehead Harbor, July, gouache on paper, 9 x 12 inches
Lobster and salt, watercolor on paper 6 x 8 inches
Mexican Salvia, watercolor on Yupo, 8 x 8 inches
