Green turns to orange in a blue sky… comprised completely of tiny drops of paint over many hours.

This moody, de-saturated piece was inspired by black-and-white films displayed in the background of a Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds concert.

I like working with the soft reds I see so often in nature. The contrast created with the olive greens and brown shades evokes growth – reaching stems and other branching features. BUT this is really about pink. Women and men have a complicated relationship with pink for a bunch of reasons…not all understandable by me.

Ideas. Combustion, Rotational Motion, Bicycles and Engines.

Made this as I was starting to feel better emotionally.  I’ve been exploring the tiny dot method for a few months now, and in this instance combined that with a rich orange pour up the canvas. The tree just sort of appeared so I let it be as you see it now… standing in a night sky filled with stars.

I made this originally for a specific location. It is on display at Mediabarn in the Arlington Courthouse area.

Was thinking about Milton Avery;  watched a short documentary about his time in Provincetown and saw some of the paintings from that period. I have a love for Milton’s art but never saw some of these Provincetown works. I will improve the photograph in better weather.

I was working on this in the studio with the door open and a Monarch Butterfly paid me a visit – took a tour of the space and flew out the door again. That’s the inspiration for the colors… it was fun to make this and I may explore the technique further. Additionally, I think it looks great flipped horizontally and think it displays equally well in both orientations. This is the direction I painted it in… so I chose this one for posting here.

An explorations of Blues and Greys tailored to a specific space and color requests. Part of a private collection in Philadelphia PA.