October 19, 2000
Every once in a while elements of several photos can be combined to create an interesting landscape. Such is the case with this painting. I especially enjoyed working with the light and shadows in this piece and the details in the water and rocks.
December 20, 1990
This is one of those, “Hey, Iʼve been there” paintings. Everyone seems to have been to this place but the location they suggest is always different. The source for this painting, as I recall, was actually between my ears.
November 15, 1986
A driving tour of southern Charles County, Maryland brought me to the shores of the Potomac River looking down an aged dock and across the river into Virginia. It was so very quiet down there you could actually hear the wind and the river… hard to imagine that this site … Read More
August 25, 1986
A special birthday gift for my Father – a portrait of him and his Father.
May 19, 1985
A tremendous storm brought down a huge tree on our property that could easily have crushed our home – but, luckily, it fell away form the house and onto a large pile of firewood and thus was suspended about three feet off of the ground. My Brother and I coaxed … Read More
December 20, 1981
Not far from my parents home in Charles County, Maryland there once stood an aged Tobacco Barn. The structure was in pretty bad shape and I wanted to capture the site on canvas not only as a landscape but also as my first attempt at creating art that serves as … Read More
January 15, 1980
One piece from a series of geometric abstracts that I hope to revisit once again… maybe for the first time?
October 15, 1979
When I was in Kindergarten, my teacher was very concerned that I seemed to express myself during the “coloring” portion of each school day using only red and black crayons. A parent-teacher conference was scheduled. My parents were very concerned. When asked why I only used red and black crayons, … Read More
September 15, 1979
Some might consider the Memorial Chapel at the University of Maryland to be a fairly complex subject to have been selected as the subject for my very first painting in my very first painting class. I can report that the instructor was impressed with my reach, if not my grasp. … Read More