When Autumn Leaves Start to Fall
Oil on Canvas | 30" x 30" | $900
This is my vision of the trees on my street in early fall and after a heavy rain. The branches are almost black and there are still some green ones to remind us of the past summer. This usually happens around my birthday.
Reference #981305
October on White Street
Oil on Canvas | 30"x30" | $900
I started this on Halloween and my house actually looks like this. I know it looks somewhat ominous but I like it here and it's a great neighborhood.
Reference #99452
Spring Green
Oil on Canvas | 22"x28" | SOLD
This is a representation of a small farm outside of Mahomet. I had a snack while I was painting it. The birds from the Blue Willow bowl made it into the sky. The Goldfish crackers are represented in the pond. I consumed the models before the painting was complete.
Reference #89455
Girl Talk
Oil on Canvas | 30"x30" | SOLD
This is my adaption of a Fauxcasso style image. The collector who purchased this found that his wife hated the painting. Seems she hated the fact that he did not get her input before the purchase—a valuable life lesson for us all.
Reference #89159
Spring Quartet
Oil on Canvas | 22"x28" | SOLD
We have a wonderful event in Champaign every Spring which celebrates chamber music in unusual venues called DOCHA. It is free to the public and gives us access to world-class music. Check it out at http://www.docha.org/DoCha/home.html
Reference #89218
French Kiss
Oil on Canvas | 30"x30" | $900
I started this painting in the dead of winter with the intent to create something warm and Spring like. A friend bet me I couldn't create a painting with a white background and I proved him wrong in intent, if not execution. The warm palette and the swirling motions inspired the title.
Reference #89126
Freedom from Want
Oil on Canvas | 40"x40" | $1600
This is my birthday celebration outside in downtown Champaign. The people depicted can recognize themselves and I had the forethought to take the picture, so I am not included in the painting. The title is borrowed from a famous Norman Rockwell painting which has always been a favorite of mine. It's worth a Google if you have the time.
Reference #89555
Violas in Bloom
Oil on Canvas | 24"x24" | $600
This is my vision of what a viola would look like if it grew in nature instead of being crafted by hand. The large opening allows it to soak up the music while it is ripening and the stems on the buds become tuning pegs. The branches incorporate into the body of the instrument to create the sounds holes. The top of the bloom closes to form the scroll. Yes, I watched a lot of Disney in my youth.
Reference #89433
Quilted Barbie
Oil on Canvas with Faux Pearls | 36"x36" | $1200
With a respectful nod to Andy Warhol, I picture this as a quilt that Barbie herself could have created if she liked to sew, or had an Amish background. Drawn from a real model, the pearls are faux.
Reference #85525FP
Funny Farm
Oil on Canvas | 28"x 28" | SOLD
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Orange and Blue
Oil on Canvas | 36" x 36" | SOLD
Created in the Fall this piece represents the seed pods of a mysterious mid-western plant. Using my two favorite colors was an easy choice and yes, I have seen Finding Nemo a number of times.
Reference #89112
Persian Nights
Pastel and Paint on 100% Rag Paper | 22" x 16" | SOLD
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Pretty Poison
Oil on Canvas | 30" x 24" | SOLD
Reference #56401
Giggles
Oil on Canvas | 30" x 30" | SOLD
Reference #88845
Take Five
Oil on Canvas | 36" x 36" | SOLD
Reference # 9214
Lyric Light Opera
Oil on Canvas | 12" x 48" | $650
Reference #70829
Suburbia
Oil on Canvas Framed | 22"x 28" | $900
Reference #88951F
Family Tree with Memories
Oil on canvas with Gold Leaf | 36"x36" | SOLD
Reference #88755GL
Valencia
Oil on Canvas | 16"x20" | SOLD
Reference #89552
First Frost
Pastel on 100% Rag Paper | 16"x 24" | SOLD
Reference #5456
Little Shop of Florals
Oil on canvas | 30" x 40" | SOLD
Reference #66211
Strike Up the Band
Oil on gallery canvas | 36" x 36" | SOLD
Reference #70829
After the Nap
30" x 24" | Oil on Canvas | SOLD
Reference #67445
Haystacks: The Brain Trust
Oil on Canvas | 24" x 36" | SOLD
Reference #77852