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  • A Nod To Thelonius
    The Jazz musician Thelonius Monk is the inspiration for this tribute, a series of 6 acrylic paintings.
  • Nudes
    Realistic studies of the human figure are drawn in pen and ink with minimal swathes of soft watercolors.
  • Social Commentary
  • Mythica
    This series of three i.e., Fireflies, Mythica, Girl with Butterfly, combines the human form and dream-like paintings using brush, a permanent gesso wash and line.
  • Quintiles
    This series rebuts the usual instructions Do not touch the artwork. Each conceptual piece consists of 5 canvases built onto a wooden backing, with small knobs enabling the viewer to slide the component canvases and reconfigure the artist's conception, creating an inter-active installation.
  • Undials
    Each painting in this group of acrylic abstract canvases focuses attention on the visual problem of static planes and vertical space. The artist attempts to transpose space and dimension.
  • Hudson Valley Sunset
    Semi-Abstract acrylic paintings on canvas evoke images of the Hudson River at Sunset. Bold strokes and strong colors make a striking statement.
  • Images of Maine
    Black slabs of color on white canvas remind me of the massive rocks of my native Maine coastline.
  • The Sisyphus Series
    Camus' 'The myth of Sisyphus' was the inspiration for these ink paintings.
  • Trees
    A subject that has fascinated me for a lifetime. "I see their dark shapes everywhere. Those protective canopies..."
  • Clouds of a Color
    A Series of abstract paintings in bright and soothing colors evocative of sky, clouds and nature's glory.
  • Evening Landscapes
    Paintings featuring sun and moon in mystical context.
  • Water Colors
    ‘Grasses’ combines swathes of bright color with a free-flowing sense of movement. The result is a pot pourri of joyous bright hues, expertly executed with the watercolor brush.
  • The Alagash Series
    Dedicated to the majestic Alagash River and its surrounding national forest. "The floor was all moss and pine needle, the sun blocked by the trees mingling of branches."
  • Prints & Serigraphs
    Gestural abstraction using minimalist ink line to convey "Attitudes" "To create the essence of the moment".

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