I am delighted to be included in the Susquehanna Art Museum(SAM) Vessels Exhibition alongside over 30 artists from around the country. Vessels will be on display from FRIDAY, MAY 12 – SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 2017. The exhibition call for entries challenged artists to consider the functions and possibilities of a vessel, both visually and conceptually. The submissions were not limited …
Lyme Art Association: A Show in Four Acts
I am very happy to have 2 paintings accepted for Lyme Art Association’s “A Show in Four Acts”. Four new exhibitions, each with a different theme, on view Friday, March 17 – Friday, April 28 in LAA’s beautiful historic galleries. My paintings Avocado and Rivets 30″ x 30″ oil on canvas and Shell and Reflection 30″ x 30″ oil on …
A Series of Found Objects
Discards & Discovery is a series oil paintings in progress inspired by found objects. The statement below is an attempt to justify the pile of stuff that I refuse to get rid of. Discards & Discovery — A rusted hinge. A wilted rose. A tattered piece of twine. A smooth river stone. It’s hard to imagine what these seemingly disparate …
Discards & Discovery: Fossil and Lily
Originally, I had a different plan for this painting. I found this fossil in a quarry in Sylvania Ohio when I was 14. The fossil is 300 million years old, give or take a 50 million years. The fossil is surprisingly heavy being comprised of mostly pyrite (fools gold). It feels much more like a piece of cast iron in …