Highlander, 30x30, acrylic on canvas
Star Grazer, 36x48, acrylic on canvas
Oysters, 30x30, acrylic on canvas, SOLD
New York, 8x10, acrylic on canvas, SOLD
Perfect Summer Lunch, 24x24, acrylic on canvas, SOLD
Ice Cream Sandwich, 5x5, acrylic on panel, SOLD
Lions, Tigers and Bears, 10x10, acrylic on panel, SOLD
Pony Boy, 8x8, acrylic on panel
Good Fortune, 9x12, acrylic on panel, SOLD
Bottle Rocket, 36x18, acrylic on canvas, SOLD
Lonesome Dreams, 48x60, acrylic on canvas
Red Pole, 8x8, acrylic on panel, SOLD
Marauders, 8x10, acrylic on panel, SOLD
Trick or Treat, 14x16, acrylic on canvas
Jester, 8x10, acrylic on panel, SOLD
Moonstruck, 24x24,acrylic on canvas, SOLD
Homecoming, 48x60, acrylic on canvas, SOLD
Blackbird, 60x48, acrylic on canvas
Franks N Beans, 9x12, acrylic on canvas, SOLD
Strawberry Shortcake, 8x8, acrylic on canvas
Pepperoni Slice, 6x12, acrylic on panel, SOLD
Moscow Mule, 8x8, acrylic on panel
Rhody Oysters, 30x30, acrylic on canvas, SOLD
All the Way for Goya, 20x24, acrylic on canvas
Waffels, 20x20, acrylic on canvas
Asparagus, 9x12, acrylic on panel
Coffee Milk, 20x20, acrylic on panel, SOLD
Evening Showers, 30x40, acrylic on canvas, SOLD
Eat a Peach, 9x12, acrylic on panel
Barn Dance, 30x30, acrylic on canvas,
Dapper Dan, 18x24, acrylic on canvas
Ham and Eggs, 16x20, acrylic on canvas, SOLD
Birkin Bag, acrylic on canvas, SOLD
Narragansett Beer, acrylic on canvas
Tamworth Pig, 48x60, acrylic on canvas, SOLD
Biography
Art has the potential for a mysterious power—maybe it’s magic—to spark a connection, or sense of wonder, and to transport the viewer into another world.
One of my strongest artistic influences is a glow-in-the-dark calendar on the wall above my bed in childhood (’77, not yet 6, just before the tidal wave of Star Wars). Staring up at night, I dreamed of climbing inside and getting lost.
When I make an image, I’m not really thinking about formal concerns of composition or surface or form—I’m looking to create that place. A space filled with light and air and, if possible, presence.
But if a work is to have a shot at that alchemical resonance, it needs good bones—even in the most ethereal de Koonings we see inspired draftsmanship and dedication to craft.
That combination is the hallmark of my artistic heroes: Rembrandt. Velazquez. Caravaggio. Van Gogh. Klimt. The Wyeths. Russell Chatham. Frida Kahlo. Ansel Adams. Andrei Tarkovsky. Andy Goldsworthy. Barry Lopez. Rick Bass. James Turrell. Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois.
They, beyond the beauty of the natural world, are why I paint and where I find inspiration.