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Painting of New York City (1988)

This was made for a friend to present to his fiancé as a wedding gift. 30"x 40" illustration board

Painting the New York City watercolor. (1988)

I spent two weeks on the this terrace working on the painting. You can see the illustration board on the table.

Lia and Hugo Playing (2024)

5" x 7", Watercolor

Alley Out The Back Window (2021)

"Alley Out The Back Window" in progress

Tuscan Arch (2004)

Murlo, Italy. I spent a week in Tuscany with my good friend and artist, Christoph Blumrich painting the countryside. We stayed in the charming and active Abbey of Monte Oliveto Maggiore monastery for $20 a night. We framed two canvases a day, one for a morning painting and, as the light had changed, one for an afternoon painting. In between, we'd eat a simple lunch out of a pillowcase in a sunny field somewhere: wine, cheese, salami, fruit, and fresh bread. Paradise.

12" x 18", Oil on canvas

"Tuscan Arch" in progress

Three Buildings in Murlo, Italy (2004)

A small, ancient town surrounded by medieval walls.

Oil on canvas, 11" x 14"

Three Buildings in Murlo, Italy

If you look closely, you can see the three buildings at the top of the plaza. My perch was in front of the building at bottom.

My easel set up in Murlo.

Michigan State University Power Plant (2017)

Oil on canvas.

Painting "Power Plant"

Laignsburg Mill, Michigan (2008)

Oil on canvas

Graffiti Eye on [Condemned] Motel Wall

A motel in Lansing, MI, was about to be demolished, so they invited graffiti artists to cover the walls. I did a big eyeball just so I could get a photo of a bucket loader cram its shovel through the eye. Somehow, I missed it.

Spray paint