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Grand Canyon Sunset
Grand Canyon Sunset

Grand Canyon Sunset

Little Colorado River Gorge

Little Colorado River Gorge

Scenic Overlook, Cameron, AZ

Scenic Overlook, Cameron, AZ

Valley of the Gods

Valley of the Gods

Joshua Tree

Joshua Tree

Cajon Pass, CA

Cajon Pass, CA

Winds of Change

Winds of Change

Chicago River (Michigan Ave Bridge)

Chicago River (Michigan Ave Bridge)

Grand Canyon Sunrise

Grand Canyon Sunrise

Open Road, New Mexico

Open Road, New Mexico

Cañones, New Mexico

Cañones, New Mexico

Abiquiu, New Mexico

Abiquiu, New Mexico

Monumemt Valley

Monumemt Valley

The Dam Painting

The Dam Painting

Rocky Road

Rocky Road

South Rim, Grand Canyon

South Rim, Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon Village

Grand Canyon Village

Mexican Hat, Utah

Mexican Hat, Utah

Apple Blossom Genes

Apple Blossom Genes

Apple Fields Forever

Apple Fields Forever

Florida Commission

Florida Commission

I'm A Monstera On A Hill

I'm A Monstera On A Hill

(Not) An Octopus' Garden

(Not) An Octopus' Garden

I'll Be Bok

I'll Be Bok

Monstera Mash

Monstera Mash

I Get By With A Little Help From My Fronds

I Get By With A Little Help From My Fronds

Beneath the Blue Suburban Skies

Beneath the Blue Suburban Skies

Kelp! I Need Somebody

Kelp! I Need Somebody

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Leaf It Be

Leaf It Be

Egg Flowers Over Easy

Egg Flowers Over Easy

You Say Goodbye And I Say Aloe

You Say Goodbye And I Say Aloe

Wild Garden

Wild Garden

Peace (Lilies) on Earth

Peace (Lilies) on Earth

For everything there is a season

For everything there is a season

Leaving Summer Behind

Leaving Summer Behind

Pumpkin Spice

Pumpkin Spice

Pumpkin & Herbs

Pumpkin & Herbs

Auspicious

Auspicious

Climbing Poison Ivy

Climbing Poison Ivy

Greater Burdock

Greater Burdock

Menton (Sea View)

Menton (Sea View)

Menton (Old Town)

Menton (Old Town)

Villefranche-sur-Mer (Welcome Hotel)

Villefranche-sur-Mer (Welcome Hotel)

Cap-d'Ail

Cap-d'Ail

Monaco (sun view)

Monaco (sun view)

Villefranche-sur-Mer (train station)

Villefranche-sur-Mer (train station)

Oranges & Lemons

Oranges & Lemons

Peace Lily + Palms

Peace Lily + Palms

Sunflower Scroll

Sunflower Scroll

Sunflowers

Sunflowers

Sunshine & Sunflowers

Sunshine & Sunflowers

Japanese Maple

Japanese Maple

Our yard is full of beautiful red Japanese maple trees- back in the day my grandfather would grow, replant and give these trees away- we now have a sizeable grove. Been meaning to paint them for quite some time, this time with bright evergreens in the background.

This painting is on unstretched canvas painted with acrylic paint. It is signed on the back and initialed in the lower right hand cornerThe painting will be shipped rolled in a tube.

Availability: For sale HERE on Artfinder.

Quechee Gorge, Vermont

Quechee Gorge, Vermont

This painting of the beautiful "grand canyon of Vermont" features the rapids of the Ottauquechee River passing through autumn trees.

This paintings is painted with acrylic paint on unstretched canvas. It is initialed in the lower right hand corner and signed on the back. It will be shipped rolled in a tube.

Availability: For Sale on Artfinder.

On the Intercoastal Waterway

On the Intercoastal Waterway

Spending the day in the sun by the pool and on the intercoastal waterway in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

This painting was created with acrylic paint on unstretched canvas, it will be shipped rolled in a tube.

Availability: For sale HERE on Artfinder.

Pool Party

Pool Party

Warm days in the sun hanging by the pool along the Intercoastal Waterway in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This original painting is 32" wide by 48" high on unstretched canvas painted with acrylic paint. The painting will be shipped rolled in a tube.

Availability: SOLD

Autumn Bike Ride

Autumn Bike Ride

This painting of evergreens and changing autumn leaves is based on an autumn bike ride along my favorite trail. This tall painting is 88" high by 48" wide and is painted with acrylic paint on raw unstretched canvas. It is signed on the back and initialed in the lower right hand corner. The painting will be shipped in a tube via FedEx.

Availability: For Sale HERE on Artfinder

Birch Tree + Crabapple + Burning Bush

Birch Tree + Crabapple + Burning Bush

The colors of fall in New England assemble in this combination of yellow crabapple fruit, bright red burning bush leaves and tall and steady birch trees.

This painting in on raw unstretched canvas and will be shipped rolled in a tube. It is 48" wide and 60" tall painted with acrylic paint.

Available for sale HERE on Artfinder.

Mars ARTtacks!

Mars ARTtacks!

This painting depicts a moment in time viewed from the front yard of a friends house when Mars was exceptionally bright and appeared close to the moon. Flowers and plants seemed to glow in the bright moonlight.

The painting was created with acrylic paint on raw unstretched canvas, it will be shipped rolled in a tube.

For Sale HERE on Artfinder.

Cape Martin

Cape Martin

12ft x 4ft on unstretched canvas.

For sale HERE on Artfinder.

Pokeweed with Pink

Pokeweed with Pink

The bright purple stalks and juicy looking poisonous berries of the pokeweed combined with an assortment of bright pink flowers.

This painting is fully ready to hang, its on stretched canvas with wrapped sides and hanging wire on the back. The dimensions are 20" tall by 16" wide. It is initialed on the lower right

Availability: For sale on Artfinder

Luminescence

Luminescence

This bright acrylic painting features creeping vines, tall sumac and the branch of a hawthorn tree with bright red berries. This painting is 16" x 20" and is a stretched canvas with wrap around fully painted sides. It is ready to hang, complete with wire on the back. It is initialed on the front in the lower right hand corner.

Availability: For sale HERE on Artfinder

A Touch of Mountain Laurel

A Touch of Mountain Laurel

Mountain Laurel is the flower of my home state and grows plentifully outside my bedroom window. This painting features large blooms of the plant against a turquoise sky. This canvas is wrap around stretched and ready to hang with a hanging wire already installed.

Availability: For Sale on Artfinder.

Corn + Sunflowers

Corn + Sunflowers

These quintessential summer crops, traditionally grown together, at their full height and ripeness in the field.

This painting is 60" high by 48" wide.

SOLD

Bountiful

Bountiful

The beauty of the vegetable garden - overflowing and overgrown and ready to start enjoying the produce. This painting features cucumbers, pumpkins, kale, lettuce, chard, raspberries, tomatoes, dill, chamomile and sunflowers.

Availability: For sale HERE on Artfinder

Fresh Veggies

Fresh Veggies

A continued exploration of a vegetable patch featuring tomatoes, raspberries, swiss chard and sunflowers.

This work was painted on flat unstretched raw canvas with acrylic paint. It will be rolled and shipped in a tube. It is initialed on the lower right hand corner and signed on the back.

Availability: This painting is for sale HERE on Artfinder

Vegetable Garden

Vegetable Garden

Beets, chard, carrots, tomatoes, raspberries and dill...

This thriving if crowded vegetable garden is 35" wide by 48" high on unstretched canvas painted with acrylic paint. The canvas will be shipped rolled in a tube. It is initialed in the lower right hand corner and signed on the back.

Availability: For sale HERE on Artfinder.

Day Lily + Honeysuckle + Grapevine

Day Lily + Honeysuckle + Grapevine

This painting tries to trap some summertime for long term storage!

This oversized painting features sprawling day lilies, climbing sweet smelling honeysuckle, and creeping wild grapevine. 88” wide by 48” high, painted on raw unstretched canvas with acrylic paint.

Availability: Available, for sale here on Artfinder

 Another view from my day on the Chicago River. This time we are in the south branch of this Y shaped river, looking north. The curve of the River City apartments is directly on the right, Willis Tower dominates the scene in the distance.  This paint

Another view from my day on the Chicago River. This time we are in the south branch of this Y shaped river, looking north. The curve of the River City apartments is directly on the right, Willis Tower dominates the scene in the distance.

This painting is on unstretched raw canvas painted with acrylic paint. The dimensions are 28" wide by 36" high. The painting is initialed in the lower right hand corner and signed on the back. The painting will be shipped rolled in a tube.

Availability: This painting is available and for sale HERE on Artfinder.

Mountain Laurel + Rhododendron

Mountain Laurel + Rhododendron

The briefest of moments where mountain laurel and rhododendron are in bloom together!

This painting is 61" wide and 47" high on raw unstretched canvas with acrylic paint. The painting will be shipped rolled in a tube.

Availability: For sale here on Artfinder.

Chicago River (Wolf Point)

Chicago River (Wolf Point)

On a recent visit to Chicago I took the famous architecture tour and was just stunned by the views. This is the from the point in the Chicago River where it separates into north and south branches looking back east in the direction of Lake Michigan. In view another tour boat heads towards us, an L train passes over the river, skyscrapers tower above.

This painting is 28" wide by 36" high and is painted on raw unstretched canvas.

Availability: SOLD

Azalea + Black Locust + Catmint

Azalea + Black Locust + Catmint

This painting brings together the bright red flowers of an azalea bush, the dangling flowers of the black locust tree and the wispy tails of the catmint plant.

The dimensions are 50"wide and 60" high. The painting is painted with acrylic paint on unstretched canvas. It will be shipped rolled in a tube. It is signed on the back and initialed in the lower right hand corner.

Seasonal Offerings

Seasonal Offerings




Strawberries, dandelions, violets, buttercups, azaleas, rhododendron, dogwood, catmint, hostas, ferns - this painting features all plants growing and thriving right now in the late springtime in New England.

The dimensions of this piece are 64" wide by 49" high. It is painted with acrylic paint on raw unstretched canvas. The painting will be shipped rolled in a tube.

Availability: For sale on Artfinder

Exuberance

Exuberance

This painting is a bright splash of sumac, fern and flowers painting with acrylic paint on raw unstretched canvas. The painting will be shipped rolled in a tube.

Availability: SOLD

Cafe Notre Dame

Cafe Notre Dame

This is from a new mini series revisiting my old travel notebooks and creating paintings from sketches at outdoor restaurants and cafes.

This is a view of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris from the nearby Cafe Notre Dame from a time before the fire. I sketched this with my coffee and croissant during a perfect day of drawing in the city in June 2014.

This painting is made with acrylic paint on unstretched raw canvas. The painting will come rolled in a tube for shipping.

Availability: Available, buy here on Artfinder.

Pulmonaria

Pulmonaria

Pulmonaria, known commonly as lungwort, is a perennial plant with small purple flowers and spotted leaves thought to look like lungs, hence the name.

This painting is on raw unstretched canvas and will be shipped rolled in a tube.

Availability: You’re in luck, it’s still available! Purchase HERE on Artfinder.

Smooth Sumac

Smooth Sumac

Some weedy favorites take center stage on this one with smooth sumac and common hawthorn coming together.

This painting is on raw unstretched canvas painted with acrylic paint, 53”h x 40”w.

Availability: SOLD

Sassafras

Sassafras

Wild sassafras leaves and flowers unfurl across this nearly square painting. Of the three types of leaves a typical tree produces I love best the one described as mitten shaped.

This painting is on raw unstretched canvas and will be rolled for shipping. It is painted with acrylic paint

Availability: For sale on Artfinder.

Gentle Waves

Gentle Waves

This is not an underwater scene - its one of ferns, spider plants and boat lilies inspired by the tropical indoor plants that I am wintering with. But the end result has the feel of exotic seaweed slowly moving in the waves.

This painting is on unstretched raw canvas painted with acrylic paint, it will be shipped rolled in a tube.

Availability: Available. For sale on Artfinder.

Vigorous

Vigorous

Spring is nearly here, as evidenced by the vigorously growing leaves, creeping vines and luscious flowers of this painting. The work is on unstretched raw canvas painted with acrylic paint. It is initialed in the lower left hand corner and signed on the back. The painting will be shipped rolled in a tube.

Availability: SOLD.

Proliferate

Proliferate

This painting brings together the spotted leaves of pulmonaria, the juicy berries of the pokeweed and the straight lines of the smooth sumac.

The painting is made with acrylic paint on raw, unstretched canvas. It will be shipped rolled in a tube. It is initialed in the lower right hand corner and signed on the back.

Availability:Available. For sale on Artfinder.

Hopeful

Hopeful


Hopeful
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The first painting of 2021 was made in a hopeful spirit that things are on the upward swing for us all after the many challenges of 2020. This painting of bright yellow, pink, blue and green is painted with acrylic paint on unstretched raw canvas.

It will be shipped rolled in a tube. Signature on back, initials in lower right hand corner.

Availability: SOLD

Norfolk Island Pine

Norfolk Island Pine

This painting of a norfolk island pine is accented by succulents and pothos leaves.

This painting is initialed in the lower right, signed on the back and will be shipped rolled in a tube.

Availability: This painting is available, click here to buy on Artfinder.

Oranges

Oranges

This painting is inspired from sketches of different citrus trees that I made at a botanical garden in Menton, France.

This painting is very large, painted on unstretched raw canvas with acrylic paint. It will be shipped rolled in a narrow box.

Availability: This painting is currently for sale on Artfinder.

Boat Lily + Chinese Money Plant

Boat Lily + Chinese Money Plant

This painting brings some indoor favorite plants to the foreground - boat lily and chinese money plant with chinese evergreen and spider plant in a supporting role.
60”w x 48”h.

Availability: For sale on Artfinder.

Anticipate

Anticipate

This painting symbolizes looking ahead and anticipating a better path.

Painted on raw unstretched canvas with acrylic paint, it will be shipped rolled in a tube.

Availability: For sale on Artfinder

Pomelo

Pomelo

This painting is of a Pomelo tree, heavy with it's giant citrus fruit that I sketched at the Val Rahmeh-Menton Botanical Garden in Menton, France.

This painting is painted on flat, unstretched raw canvas with acrylic paint and will come rolled in a tube for shipping.

Availability: Currently for sale on Artfinder

Hawthorn + Fern

Hawthorn + Fern

This painting combines observations of a hawthorn tree with its ripe red berries in autumn and the tropical plants (fern & philodendron) living in the studio

This is painted with acrylic paint on unstretched raw canvas. It will be rolled for shipping.

Availability: This painting is available and for sale on Artfinder.

Midnight Rhododendron

Midnight Rhododendron

I couldn't help but notice that while the purple rhododendron in my backyard is in bloom, the blossoms almost seem to glow at night.

This painting is 48" wide by 60" high. Painted in acrylic paint on unstretched raw canvas. Initialed in lower right hand corner and signed on the back.

Availability: SOLD

Unsavory

Unsavory

This painting features several unsavory characters usually not welcome in the garden - japanese knotweed, pokeweed, and smooth sumac.

This painting is 46" wide by 60" high and is painted with acrylic paint on raw unstretched canvas. It is initialed in the lower right hand corner. The painting will come rolled in a tube.

Availability: Sold

Provincetown (tree + knotweed)

Provincetown (tree + knotweed)

This painting is inspired by a drawing made while wandering around Provincetown, MA several years ago.

Seen here in the foreground is a recent muse, Japanese Knotweed, which is a super invasive species that can bust through concrete, wreck the foundation of a house and grow up to 8 feet in a month. In the background a perfectly gnarled and tangled tree.

The painting is in acrylic on unstretched raw canvas. 48" wide by 79" high. It will come rolled in a tube for shipping.

Availability: Sold.

Capri, Italy

Capri, Italy

This painting is based on a trip to the island of Capri, a view of the harbor.

It is painted on raw unstretched canvas with acrylic paint and will be shipped folded and rolled.

Availability: SOLD

Summer Grape + Wild Carrot

Summer Grape + Wild Carrot

For some reason lately I have been far more interested in the garden invaders and not the invited guests. This painting features a wild climbing grapevine known as summer grape and the weed known as queen anne's lace or wild carrot. And just like its subject matter it is sprawling, measuring 48" high by 120" wide.

Availability: Available for sale on Artfinder.

Hawthorn + Burning Bush

Hawthorn + Burning Bush

One of the ways I find new ideas for paintings is to ride my bike along one of several rail trails that run through forests and fields in this part of New England. This painting features two plants noticed on a long autumn ride - a tree completely covered in what appeared to be bright red berries (that would be the hawthorn) and a wood filled with the bright pink leaves of late autumn burning bush.

It is painted with acrylic paint on unstretched raw canvas. The painting will be rolled in a tube for shipping. It is initialed in the lower right hand corner and signed on the back.

Dimensions: 53”w x 67”h

Availability: For sale here on Artfinder

Sunny

Sunny

This painting is based on the mural I have been painting in my living room slowly over the weekends these past several months. It features a bright sunny take on the house plants located in that room, wild overgrown leaves, winding snake plants and budding Pilea peperomioides.

This painting is initialed in the lower right hand corner and signed on the back. It is painted with acrylic paint on flat raw unstretched canvas and will be shipped rolled in a tube.

Dimensions: 48”w x 60”h

Availability: Available. This work is represented by Appleton Art Design. Click here to contact.

Ferns

Ferns

This painting started with a gardening project and ended up including multiple varieties of wild fern and weeds.

The painting is 48" wide and 60" high painted with acrylic paint on raw unstretched canvas. The painting will be shipped rolled in a tube.

Availability: SOLD

Homebound

Homebound

This painting stars homebound house plants painted during COVID-19 shelter in place.


The painting is on unstretched raw canvas. It is initialed in the lower right hand corner and signed on the back. It will be shipped folded and rolled.

Availability: SCORE! It’s for sale. Claim it for yourself on Artfinder.

Hydra, Greece

Hydra, Greece

A painting of one of my all-time favorite trees, on the island of Hydra in Greece with the Aegean Sea as a background. This painting is painted on unstretched raw canvas with acrylic paint. The painting will be rolled and folded for shipping.

Availability: SOLD

Magnolia + Evergreen

Magnolia + Evergreen

This artwork is about spring and the interplay between the opening Magnolia tree and the evergreens behind it. It is painted on a very large scale - in the manner of a wall sized mural 104” wide by 72” high.

Availability: SCORE! It’s available. Please find it for sale on Artfinder.

Indoor Oasis

Indoor Oasis

To brighten up the winter blues I painted a large painting inspired by my far too extensive collection of potted plants-- snake plants, red aglaonema, golden pothos, boston fern, palms, cactuses, jade, and umbrella tree among others.

This painting is quite large, 9ft wide by 6ft high on unstretched canvas painted with acrylic canvas. Signed on the back and initialed in the lower right hand corner.

Availability: You snooze you lose. This painting has been sold.

Red Aglaonema

Red Aglaonema

Digging into my far too large collection of house plants I decided to paint one of my favorites- Aglaonemas with bright red and pink outlines.

This painting is on unstretched canvas and will be shipped rolled and folded. It is initialed in the lower right hand corner and signed on the back.

Availability: Currently for Sale. Buy Here.

Florid

Florid

Title: Florid

Year: 2020

Dimensions: 108” x 36”

Materials: Acrylic on Unstretched Canvas

Availabiltity: You snooze you lose. This paint has been sold.

Nijo Castle Grounds

Nijo Castle Grounds

This is the first of what I hope will be several paintings inspired by my recent trip to Japan. This one comes from a visit to Nijō Castle in Kyoto, taking in one of the beautifully maintained trees on the grounds and the inner moat and wall around Honmaru Palace. The work is most certainly inspired by the gorgeous Kanō paintings found throughout the Ninomaru Palace.This painting is on unstretched (unmounted, flat) canvas, painted with acrylic paint and will come rolled and folded. It is initialed in lower right hand corner and signed on the back.Dimensions: 48”wide x 60” tall

Availability: SOLD

Leafy

Leafy

Painted on unstretched canvas with acrylic paint. Signed on the back and initialed in lower right hand corner. Will be shipped folded and rolled.

Availability: Available, please contact me for more information.

Villefranche-sur-Mer, France

Villefranche-sur-Mer, France

Lets be somewhere else for a minute...

Get transported away with sunshine, waves and lemons to the Cote d'Azur. This painting is from sketches on several visits of mine to the area, in this case specifically Villefranche-sur-Mer. France. This painting is 48in wide by 60in high. Its painted with acrylic paint on unstretched canvas. It is signed on the back and initialed on the front lower right hand corner. It will be shipped folded and rolled.

Availability: You snooze you lose. This painting has been sold.

Pokeweed

Pokeweed

Description: I see this weed growing everywhere these days, bright purple stalks and juicy looking poisonous berries. Just had to paint it.

Painted on unstretched (flat) canvas, will be shipped rolled and folded. Signed on back with initials in lower right hand corner.

Dimensions: 53” x 72”

Availability: SOLD

Minty

Minty

A further investigation of local blue/grey fir trees led to this this bright but slightly wintry painting. The painting is large, 48" high x 60" wide, painted with acrylic on unstretched canvas. It is signed on the back and initialed in the lower right hand corner.

Availability: Currently available, click here to purchase on Artfinder.

White Fir

White Fir

48”wide by 60” tall, this painting of a gorgeous white fir tree is painted on unstretched canvas.

Availablity: You snooze you lose. This painting has been sold.

Mountain Laurel

Mountain Laurel

Dimensions: 60” x 48”, acrylic on unstretched canvas

Availability: You snooze you lose. This painting is sold.

Sete Cidades, Azores

Sete Cidades, Azores

Description: This giant painting is from sketches from a recent visit to São Miguel Island in the Azores is of Sete Cidades. It features two lakes one blue and one green, located in the crater of a volcano. Legend has it, the two lakes are formed from the tears of separated lovers - with the two distinct lake colors reflecting their eye colors.

São Miguel, known as the green island, is covered with lush flowers and plant life, reflected in the foreground of this painting.

Dimensions: 108" wide by 72" high.

Availability: SCORE! It’s available. Contact Me to purchase.

Mojave

Mojave

Description: I went on a drive from Palm Springs to Las Vegas take a long winding tour through the Mojave National Preserve, and drawing inspiration from the desert life.

Dimensions: 48" wide by 60" high.

Availability: SCORE! It’s available. Contact Me to purchase.

Desert Rocks

Desert Rocks

Description: A painting from a stop in my visit to the Mojave National Preserve in California to look at interesting rock formations. This painting is on unstretched canvas and will come rolled.It is painted with acrylic paint.

Dimensions: 70.5" wide and 39.5" high.

Availability: You Snooze you lose. This painting has been sold

Menton, France

Menton, France

Description: This painting is part of a series from the French town of Menton on the Mediterranean Sea along the Italian border. This is the view from my hotel room turning to look back up at the mountains, the sea at my back. This painting is on unstretched canvas and will come rolled.

Dimensions: 48" wide and 60" high.

Availability: You snooze you lose. This painting has been sold.

Mountain Laurel & Rhododendron

Mountain Laurel & Rhododendron

Dimensions: 60” x 48”, acrylic on unstretched canvas

Availability: Available. This work is represented by Appleton Art Design. Click here to contact.

Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France

Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France

Description: This painting is part of a series from my stay in the French town of Menton on the Mediterranean Sea along the Italian border. This is the view along a walking trail by the sea in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, as easy walk from Menton facing west in the direction of Monaco (the boats in the distance represent the very outer edge of Monaco's harbor). This painting is on unstretched canvas and will come rolled. It is painted with acrylic paint.

Dimensions: The dimensions are 48" wide and 60" high.

Availability: You snooze you lose. This painting is sold.

Villefranche-sur-Mer, France

Villefranche-sur-Mer, France

You snooze you lose. This painting has been sold.

Royal Oak Rd

Royal Oak Rd

Dimensions: 144” x 108”, acrylic on unstretched canvas.

Availability: You snooze you lose This painting has been sold.

Citrus Garden at the Palais Carnolès

Citrus Garden at the Palais Carnolès

Description: This painting is part of a series from the French town of Menton on the Mediterranean Sea along the Italian border. This is the view from the citrus garden on the grounds of the Palais Carnolès. This painting is on unstretched canvas and will come rolled. It is painted with acrylic paint.

Dimensions: The dimensions are 48" wide and 60" high.

Availability: You snooze you lose. This painting has been sold.

Balestrand, Norway

Balestrand, Norway

Description: The fjords of Norway were so epic I could only paint them as sprawling landscapes gigantic in scale. This painting is based on sketches I made while staying at the famous Kviknes Hotel in Balestrand, Norway on Sognefjord (nicknamed the King of Fjords). Featuring the fjord, mountains, pines, a glacier, waterfall, ferries, and power lines as well as my take on the "dragon style of architecture. It is painted on unstretched canvas with acrylic paint and will be shipped folded and rolled.
Dimensions: This painting is 116" wide by 46.5" high.


Availability: For Sale. Contact Me to purchase.

Poison Ivy

Poison Ivy

Description: I've been doing battle with the Poison Ivy and Virginia Creeper in the yard and decided they made for a fascinating plant to paint. Painted on unstretched canvas.

Dimensions: 58” x 23”.

Availability: Available. This work is represented by Appleton Art Design. Click here to contact.

Cactuses of the Exotic Garden in Eze, France

Cactuses of the Exotic Garden in Eze, France

Dimensions: 48” x 60”, acrylic on unstretched canvas.

Availability: Available. This work is represented by Appleton Art Design. Click here to contact.

Sainte-Agnes

Sainte-Agnes

Description: My take on the view from the mountains in Sainte-Agnes, France near the Italian border looking down at Menton, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin and the Mediterranean Sea.This work is painted with acrylic paint on unstretched canvas.

Dimensions: 48" wide by 60" high.

Availability: You snooze you lose. This is no longer for sale.

Magnolia Tree (Opening)

Magnolia Tree (Opening)

You snooze you lose. This painting has been sold.

Flourishing

Flourishing

Description: This work is quite large, it is painted with acrylic paint on a single piece of unstretched canvas. It is 134" wide and 46" high. Signed on the back and initialed in the lower right hand corner.

This is the second large scale work (the first is a recently installed commission) of overabundant plant life, vegetables and creeping vines. To help gain inspiration I listened to "Walden" by Henry David Thoreau as I worked. An inspiring quote:

“For I was rich, if not in money, in sunny hours and summer days and I spent them lavishly.” — Walden by Henry David Thoreau

Availability: You snooze you lose. This work has been sold.

Sailing to Portofino

Sailing to Portofino

The sailboat gently bobs in the wake of a ferry in the tiny harbor of the lovely and glamorous Portofino, Italy. This painting is 48" wide by 60" tall, painted on unstretched (flat) canvas, painted with acrylic paint. It is signed on the back by me and initialed in the lower right hand corner.

You snooze you lose. This painting has been sold.

Solar Array

Solar Array

Description: This work is quite large, it is painted with acrylic paint on a single piece of unstretched canvas. It is 101" wide and 46" high. Signed on the back and initialed in the lower right hand corner.

It is part of an environmental series I have produced called "Renewables". This particular work was inspired by time spent viewing the many solar panels on drives throughout the green state of Vermont.

Availability: For sale, but currently on loan to the Shubert Theater in New Haven through Summer 2019. Contact Me to purchase. .

Painting - Magnolia Tree (Peaking)

Painting - Magnolia Tree (Peaking)

Description: Here is the second painting in the series of the magnolia tree in front of my studio. Now the flowers have more fully opened and is starting to lose its petals.

Dimensions: This painting is 4ft x 5ft on unstretched canvas.

Availability: For sale, but currently on loan to the Shubert Theater in New Haven through Summer 2019. Click here to contact.

Facing Italy

Facing Italy

This painting from my time spent in Menton, France (last town on French/Italian border) is the scene from my balcony facing out at the Mediterranean facing east towards Italy and the town of Ventimiglia.

This painting is on unstretched canvas and will come rolled. It is painted with acrylic paint. The dimensions are 60" wide and 48" high. It is signed on the back and initialed in the lower right hand corner.

You snooze you lose. This painting has been sold.

Rhododendron

Rhododendron

2018, Acrylic on unstretched canvas, 102” wide x 72” high

Availability: Available. This painting is for sale on Artfinder.

Virginia Creeper

Virginia Creeper

Description: I've been doing battle with the Poison Ivy and Virginia Creeper in the yard and decided they made for a fascinating plant to paint. Painted on unstretched canvas with acrylic paint.

Dimensions: 23” x 58”.

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Tropicale

Tropicale

Tropicale is an original painting inspired by a trip to Costa Rica from sketches of plant life.

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The Citrus Garden

The Citrus Garden

Description: This painting from my time spent in Menton, France (last town on French/Italian border the scene is from the Citrus Garden of the Palais Carnolès. This painting is on unstretched canvas and will come rolled.It is painted with acrylic paint.

Dimensions: 68" wide and 51" high.

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Monaco

Monaco

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Brightly

Brightly

Description: This bright, colorful painting depicts flowers and an overgrown garden.
As with all my work, this is painted on flat unstretched, unprimed canvas.

Dimensions: 48” x 48”.

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Herring River Cape Cod

Herring River Cape Cod

Harwich, Massachusetts - marsh and tidal areas along the Herring River in Harwich, Cape Cod as viewed from Route 28.

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Facing Monaco

Facing Monaco

This painting from my time spent in Menton, France (last town on French/Italian border) is the scene from my balcony facing out at the Mediterranean facing west in the direction of Monaco.

This painting is on unstretched canvas and will come rolled. It is painted with acrylic paint. The dimensions are 68" wide and 51" high. It is signed on the back and initialed in the lower right hand corner.

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Coast Guard Beach

Coast Guard Beach

Description: View from the lighthouse at Coast Guard Beach on the National Seashore in Wellsfleet, MA on Cape Cod. Painting on stretched canvas, acrylic paint.

Dimensions: 30" x 10"

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Hydra, Greece

Hydra, Greece

Description: My favorite Tree on the island of Hydra in Greece. Acrylic on stretched canvas.

Dimensions: 24” x 18”

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Provincetown Harbor Cape Cod

Provincetown Harbor Cape Cod

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Mangroves in the Keys

Mangroves in the Keys

Description: During a vacation to the Florida Keys, I went for a wonderful kayak trip through the mangroves on Marathon. They were teeming with birds, fish, jellyfish, oysters (and one very lost looking racoon). Mangroves are an essential part of the ecosystem Mangrove swamps protect coastal areas from erosion, storm surge and are protected by the state of Florida. ainted on unstretched (flat) canvas, painted with acrylic paint. It is signed on the back by me and initialed in the lower right hand corner.

Dimensions: This painting is 48" wide by 60" tall.

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Barbuise, France

Barbuise, France

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Siracusa, Italy

Siracusa, Italy

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Lemon Fresh

Lemon Fresh

Lemon Fresh was painted on a sunny afternoon in my back yard.

This painting is 72" wide by 55" tall, painted on unstretched (flat) canvas, painted with acrylic paint. It is signed on the back by me and initialed in the lower right hand corner.


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Costa Rican Rainforest

Costa Rican Rainforest

This painting is inspired by my time in Costa Rica, sketching the lush tropical foliage and forests.

This painting is by far the largest I have ever painted- measuring 9ft wide by 6ft tall, painted on unstretched (flat) canvas, painted with acrylic paint. It is signed on the back by me and initialed in the lower right hand corner. The painting comes carefully wrapped and packaged, the large canvas will be rolled for delivery.

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In the Garden 5

In the Garden 5

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Costa Rica #2

Costa Rica #2

24" x 60" painting with acrylic on unstretched canvas.

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I'm Feeling Sunshine Right Now

I'm Feeling Sunshine Right Now

48” x 60” acrylic on unstretched canvas.

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A Bit Shady

A Bit Shady

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In the Garden #3

In the Garden #3

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Overgrown

Overgrown

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Blowing in the Wind

Blowing in the Wind

Description: The sun bears down brightly on the fields of eastern France. The wind blows through flowers, fields of grain and energy producing windmills. This painting is part of my "Renewable" Series - addressing the relationship of energy and the landscape. It was inspired by scenes I sketched in eastern France during an artist residency in the summer of 2014. As with most of my work, this is painted on unstretched flat, unprimed canvas.

Dimensions: 60” x 48”
Availability:
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Costa Rica #1

Costa Rica #1

This painting is inspired by my time in Costa Rica, sketching the lush tropical foliage and forests. This painting is 24" wide by 60" tall, painted on unstretched (flat) canvas, painted with acrylic paint.

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In the Garden #4

In the Garden #4

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Eyeopener

Eyeopener

This painting titled "Eye Opener" will wake you up!

This painting is 24" wide by 60" tall, painted on unstretched (flat) canvas, painted with acrylic paint.


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Nuclear Power fuels the Countryside

Nuclear Power fuels the Countryside

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In the Garden #1

In the Garden #1

A free form interpretation of a garden, on a large scale.

This painting is 68" wide by 52" tall, painted on unstretched (flat) canvas, painted with acrylic paint. It is signed on the back by me and initialed in the lower right hand corner.


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In the Garden

In the Garden

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Flowering Tree

Flowering Tree

I always promised I would paint this beautiful flowering tree in a friends yard in all its glory and I finally did. This piece would make a wonderful focal point in your home! This painting is 44" wide by 84" tall, painted on unstretched (flat) canvas, painted with acrylic paint.

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the Roman Amphitheater at Arles, France

the Roman Amphitheater at Arles, France

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Green Goodness

Green Goodness

"Green Goodness" is a painting based on drawings and sketches I did of a wind farm in France and brings to life the countryside as both literal green farmland and the home of future green power sources.

This painting is 60" wide by 48" tall, painted on unstretched (flat) canvas, painted with acrylic paint. It is signed on the back by me and initialed in the lower right hand corner.


Availability:
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Calm in the Garden

Calm in the Garden

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Nuclear Power on the Fields of Marnay-sur-Seine

Nuclear Power on the Fields of Marnay-sur-Seine

48” x 60” acrylic on unstretched canvas

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In the Garden #3

In the Garden #3

A free form interpretation of a garden, on a large scale. This painting is 60" wide by 48" tall, painted on unstretched (flat) canvas, painted with acrylic paint. It is signed on the back by me and initialed in the lower right hand corner.

Availability: Available. This work is represented by Appleton Art Design. Click here to contact.

Roosevelt Island, NYC, USA

Roosevelt Island, NYC, USA

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Sunset on Hydra

Sunset on Hydra

This painting was inspired by a trip to Hydra, Greece, a beautiful island in the Aegean Sea. This painting is 24" wide by 18" tall, painted on stretched canvas, painted with acrylic paint. It is signed on the back by me and initialed in the lower right hand corner.


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Nice, France

Nice, France

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Marnay-sur-Seine, France

Marnay-sur-Seine, France

18” x 24” acrylic on stretched canvas
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Venice, Italy

Venice, Italy

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Nogent-sur-Seine, France

Nogent-sur-Seine, France

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New York, New York

New York, New York

View from Bryant Park facing the Empire State Building.


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Salzburg, Austria

Salzburg, Austria

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Marnay-sur-Seine, France

Marnay-sur-Seine, France

Marnay-sur-Seine, France - I spent a one month artist residency in the French countryside at CAMAC. This painting was done completely on site on the shores of the Seine with the weeping willows hanging overhead. This painting is 20" wide by 16" tall, painted on canvas panel (flat), painted with acrylic paint.


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New York, New York

New York, New York

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Provincetown, Massachusetts

Provincetown, Massachusetts

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Paris, France

Paris, France

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Krakow, Poland

Krakow, Poland

From my trip to Poland, from sketches at an outdoor cafe listening to jazz music. 18”x 24” on canvas panel.


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Lucca, Italy

Lucca, Italy

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Provincetown, Massachusetts

Provincetown, Massachusetts

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La Villeneuve-au-Chatelot, France

La Villeneuve-au-Chatelot, France

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Marnay-sur-Seine,  France

Marnay-sur-Seine, France

This painting is of Marnay-sur-Seine, France from my time at the artist residency CAMAC (the building pictured here)  This painting is 20" wide by 16" tall, painted on canvas panel (flat), painted with acrylic paint with a protective gloss varnish.


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New Britain, CT

New Britain, CT

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Siracusa, Italy

Siracusa, Italy

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Seville, Spain

Seville, Spain

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Cap Ferrat, France

Cap Ferrat, France

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Provincetown, MA

Provincetown, MA

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Chicago, Illinois

Chicago, Illinois

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Paris, France

Paris, France

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Provincetown Harbor from Truro

Provincetown Harbor from Truro

This painting of Cape Cod Bay and Provincetown Harbor from the beach in nearby Truro. This painting is 20" wide by 32" tall, painted on 2 flat canvas panels (each measuring 20" wide x 16"high), painted with acrylic paint.
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Paris, France

Paris, France

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Hydra, Greece

Hydra, Greece

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Nice, France

Nice, France

Nice, France- having a glass of rose and lunch on the shore of the Mediterranean (on those gray pebbles)

This painting is 48" wide by 24" tall, painted on stretched canvas, I used oil paint, acrylic paint and oil pastel with a gloss varnish. It is signed on the back by me and initialed in the lower right hand corner.
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Venice, Italy

Venice, Italy

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Paris, France

Paris, France

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London, England

London, England

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Marnay-sur-Seine, France

Marnay-sur-Seine, France

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Glen Coe, Scotland

Glen Coe, Scotland

Glen Coe, Scotland - Driving through the Highlands it was hard not to be impressed by the dramatic peaks of Glen Coe - I may remember the scene a little more colorful than it was in real life but the swirling clouds should give you a sense of what the weather was like!

This painting is 48" wide by 24" tall, painted on stretched canvas, painted with acrylic paint. It is signed on the back by me and initialed in the lower right hand corner.
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Marnay-sur-Seine, France

Marnay-sur-Seine, France

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At the Docks

At the Docks

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Wild Blue Yonder

Wild Blue Yonder

This panting is 18" wide by 24" high, painted with acrylic paint on stretched canvas.

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London, England

London, England

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Nogent-sur-Seine, France

Nogent-sur-Seine, France

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Brussels, Belgium

Brussels, Belgium

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Paris, France

Paris, France

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Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue

This panting is 22" wide by 28" high, painted with acrylic paint on stretched canvas.

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Cape Cod Bay

Cape Cod Bay

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Little Colorado River Gorge
Scenic Overlook, Cameron, AZ
Valley of the Gods
Joshua Tree
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Grand Canyon Sunrise
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Monumemt Valley
The Dam Painting
Rocky Road
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I'm A Monstera On A Hill
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You Say Goodbye And I Say Aloe
Wild Garden
Peace (Lilies) on Earth
For everything there is a season
Leaving Summer Behind
Pumpkin Spice
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Auspicious
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Greater Burdock
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Menton (Old Town)
Villefranche-sur-Mer (Welcome Hotel)
Cap-d'Ail
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Bountiful
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Desert Rocks
Menton, France
Mountain Laurel & Rhododendron
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Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
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Poison Ivy
Cactuses of the Exotic Garden in Eze, France
Sainte-Agnes
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Flourishing
Sailing to Portofino
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Rhododendron
Virginia Creeper
Tropicale
The Citrus Garden
Monaco
Brightly
Herring River Cape Cod
Facing Monaco
Coast Guard Beach
Hydra, Greece
Provincetown Harbor Cape Cod
Mangroves in the Keys
Barbuise, France
Siracusa, Italy
Lemon Fresh
Costa Rican Rainforest
In the Garden 5
Costa Rica #2
I'm Feeling Sunshine Right Now
A Bit Shady
In the Garden #3
Overgrown
Blowing in the Wind
Costa Rica #1
In the Garden #4
Eyeopener
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In the Garden #1
In the Garden
Flowering Tree
the Roman Amphitheater at Arles, France
Green Goodness
Calm in the Garden
Nuclear Power on the Fields of Marnay-sur-Seine
In the Garden #3
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Sunset on Hydra
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Venice, Italy
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Paris, France
Krakow, Poland
Lucca, Italy
Provincetown, Massachusetts
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