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Stargazers 16" x 20" oil on panel in gold frame. Every year the stargazers bloom in our yard for about two weeks and I try dilligently to capture photographic images to work from throughout the year. These are wonderful fragent flowers that titilate your olfactory senses. $500 delivered in the USA.
Phalaenopsis 16" x 12" oil pastels on 100% cotton rag paper matted and framed in black wood. This gorgeous little piece is a tiny orchid blown uop to ten times its size. $250 delivered in the USA.
Giverny Electrified 36" x 36" x 2" acrylic on canvas. Monet's spectacular garden and grounds is the stuff of legend, eclipsed by only the work of the painter himself. This interpretation was painted over at least a dozen times . $650 delivered in the USA.
Peacocks 16" x 20" x 3" enamel over exposy primer on stainless steel. I had the stainless steel open back box made and lined it with wood for stability. Epoxy primer was used to allow the ten coats of enamles in various colors to be applied. I then used a grinder to expose the metal through the paint in a pattern that resembles peacock feathers. $800 delivered in the USA.
Cactus Flowers 34" x 22" oil pastels on heavy 100% cotton rag paper. These sweet unusual flowers only bloom once a year on most Texas cacti and you have to be ready to capture them at their zenith. This piece is owned by an Oscar-winning cinematographer and hangs in his home in Pacific Palisades. SOLD.
Idlywylde 16" x 20" oil on panel in silver wood frame. In northern California on the coast there is a quaint little town where you can stay in rustic cabins surrounded by tiny groves of flowers. Open your door at night, smell the Pacific Ocean and see the stars undiluted by city lights. SOLD.
Valentine's Surprise 21" x 20" acrylic on panel triple matted under glass in black wood frame. I buy lots of flowers to study for paintings and most often add extra touches to fill in spaces such that the abstracted finished painting barely resembles the initial bouquet. $750 delivered in the USA.
Purple Iris 34" x 28" oil pastels on heavy 100% cotton rag paper under plexiglass in a handsome brown wood frame frame. We love perennial flowers that bloom so majestically once a year. It's always a challenge to catch them on their best day with the best lighting. This one was a beauty, immortalized herewith. $750 delivered in the USA.
Stargazers 36" x 72" oil on panel in glorious gold frame. Every year the stargazers bloom in our yard for about two weeks and I try dilligently to capture photographic images to work from throughout the year. These are wonderful fragent flowers that titilate your olfactory senses. I worked on this large painting for over a month before I got it where I wanted it. $3500 plus S & H.
Geisha Orchids 37" x 22" oil pastels on 100% cotton rag paper in silver wood frame. Over 28,000 diferent species of orchids classifierd in 850 genera. I love to photograph these delicate and sublime living creatures and paint them large to accenuate their beauty. My ongoing love for orchids is present in my recurring paintings. SOLD.
Red Roses in Blue Vase 12" x 16" acrylic on wood panel in gold frame with brass tag. This one was painted alla prima out of my memory. $350 delivered in the USA.
Yamboo Orchids 34" x 27" this oil pastel piece of a lovely spray of tiny orchids is accenuated in large size. I can never seem to get enough of these majestic creations of nature. SOLD
Dragonfly 24" x 36" Ink and oil pastels on heavy 100% cotton rag paper. Life forms sometimes remind you of other life forms. This variation of the Paphiopedilum orchid brings to mind the life structure of an insect. SOLD
White Spiders 24" x 36" Ink and oil pastel on 100% cotton rag paper . These orchids reminded me of spiders, their exquisite detail visible when enlarged 1000%. SOLD
Pink Iris by the Garden Gate 16" x 16" (32" x 32" with frame) ink and oil pastel on heavy 100% cotton rag paper matted and framed under glass. $1000 plus S&H.