landscapes & cityscapes
Venice Gondolas 20" x 30" oil on wood panel in gold frame with brass tag. We were in Venice during the floods of 2019 when St. Marks Square was flooded and people walked about on raised planks. The rough seas and inclement weather did little to dampen the majesty of this classic scene. $750 delivered in the USA.
Urbania 20" x 30" oil on wood panel in black wood frame with brass tag. This is from a photo I took in 2019 at Lake Como during the winter holidays where the public square is adorned with shops and they project wild images against the exterior walls. A special time in a special place. $850 delivered in the USA.
Vincent's Night Café (after Van Gogh) is, of course, a copy of his famous The Night Café 24" x 16" acrylic on canvas in gold frame. Van Gogh's original oil painting is 36" x 30" and was created in September 1888 in Arles, and is currently held at the Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, Connecticut. Van Gogh's original is valued at $200 million. My homage is only $900 delivered in the USA.
Red Barns by Pond 24" x 35" oil on wood panel. in gold frame, This simple landscape was selected for a juried art show that hung for six months in the Kentucky state capitol in Frankfort. $650 delivered in the USA.
St. Maarten 16" x 20" oil on panel in a copper gold frame with brass tag. Approaching the Dutch side of the island you view this incredibly colorful beach with clear blue water backed by mountains. To me too much detail destroyed the overall impression so I painted it more expressionistic. $550 delivered in the USA.
Vatican Patio 24" x 36" Oil on wood panel with gold frame and brass tag. Walking around the grounds of the Vatican in Rome you find this peaceful little patio out back with a striking view of St. Peters in the background. $1250 delivered in the USA..
Etruscan Landscape 24" x 36" oil on panel in gold frame. Northern Italy has so many wonderful vistas it is sometimes difficult to focus on just one. This painting is derived from a composite feeling of all those abserved on a recent trip in an abstracted expressionistic style. $750 delivered in the USA.
St. Thomas Market 18" x 24" oil on panel in gold frame with brass tag. The local markets in the Carribean islands feature wonderful hand maid wraps, hats and other woven goods that are irresistible. $650 delivered in the USA.
Mt. Kilimanjaro with Giraffes 20" x 19" oil on panel in black frame with matting and gold tag. This inactive volcano is the highest mountain in Africa and has been written about by many authors including Ernest Hemingway in his famous short story "The Snows of KIlimanjaro." $850 delivered in the USA.
Jungle Path 16" x 20" oil on panel in gold frame with brass tag. This lovely walkway is in Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, an 83-acre botanic garden with extensive collections of rare tropical plants including palms, cycads, flowering trees, and vines located in Coral Gables, just south of Miami, Florida. $500 delivered in the USA.
Cancun Garden 20" x 16" oil on panel in white wood shadowbox frame. If you have ever stayed in one of those fabulous hotels on the ocean on Cancun, you have walked among the incredible hanging gardens coming off the balconies. This one is from the Fiesta American Cancun set on one of the most spectacular beaches you can imagine. $450 delivered in the USA.
Heaven's Spire 28" x 20" oil on panel in burnished wood frame. This piece orginated during the annual Paint the Town funfest in Lexington where artists take positions on street corners around downtown and paint a scene in six hours with a gallery show that evening. I started painting St. Paul's Catholic Church on Short Street when a feeling came over me to extend the church spire upward. SOLD.
Lake Como 16" x 20" oil on panel in gold frame with brass tag. We stayed at the Hilton on the south end of the lake. It was a splendid hotel with great views and easy access to the town and trains. This is the view from the rooftop restaurant. $650 delivered in the USA.
Orange Barn with Lemon Trees 18" x 24" oil on panel in dark bronze wood frame. This painting is the result of several failed attempts at getting the five paintings underneath it right. It sometimes works best to let go and let it flow. $500 delivered in the USA.
Tuscano 12" x 12" oil on panel in wide black frame with brass tag. Traveling north through Tuscany in Italy there are many quaint houses tucked below the Alps with tall straight trees. $375 delivered in the USA.
Reggae Cafe 14" x 11" oil on panel in wide silver frame. Down in the Carribean on the island of St. Maarten you find this splendid cafe serving jerk chicken, fresh grouper, lobster and other local delights with Red Stripe, the local beer of choice.. $375 delivered in the USA.
Mystic River 16" x 12" oil on panel in handsome brown wood frame. Traveling by road you often come upopn lovely vistas you would never see by air. This is one of them but I cannot remember where. $400 delivered in the USA.
Roman Cafe 16" x 20" oil on panel in black wood frame with brass tag. It was near cloing time when we wnadered into this cafe in Rome having just traveled 16 hours from the States and had one of the best meals from the trip followed by a lovely cappuccino and a wonderful tiramisu. $500 delivered in the USA.
There Goes the Neighborhood 16" x 20" oil on panel in black wood frame with brass tag. Every city you visit leaves an impression and if you have ever been to certain sections olf Detroit you get a feeling similar to that expressed in this work, a colorful whimsical abstraction. $500 delivered in the USA.
Turcot's World 6o" x 48" x 2" acrylic on canvas. I had a client call who had seen my work and wanted several paintings combined into one. He liked waterfalls, gothic city skylines and a brazen sunset. So here it is. The painting now resides in a special lighted alcove in his home in Atlanta. . SOLD.
Verona 24" x 30" oil on panel in gold frame. Leaving the historic arena scaled from Rome's famous colliseum you glide over a promenade of pure marble past designer shops toward the Piazza Bra. $700 delivered in the USA.
Canyon Rim 16" x 20" oil pastel on heavy 100% cotton rag paper. Standing at the edge of the Grand Canyon exists the skeleton of a once hearty tree that somehow existed growing from rock. The bleak wonder of this creature contrasted against the morning blue of the canyon was breathtaking. SOLD
East Paddock in Winter 16" x 20" oil on panel in white wood frame. When the snow comes to Glenlary the pond freezes and the bluegrass is blanketed by dazzling flakes that crate a magical landscape not present in any other season. NFS
Tahoe Autumn 16" x 20" oil on panel in gold frame with brass tag. When the trees start to sprout fall colors that constrast against the deep blue waters and cool breezes off Lake Tahoe sweep through you hair you feel glad to be alive. $500 delivered in the USA.
Giverny Electrified 36" x 36" x 2" acrylic on stretcghed canvas with painted edges. This painting was done alla prima over several months. It is composite from mental images of Monet's fabulous home and gardens in France. $850 delivered in the USA.
Palm Island 28" x 36" Oil pastels on heavy 100% cotton rag paper. This piece was inspired by being the Everglades in Florida in thr spring. SOLD
Island View 36" x 60" acrylic on stretched canvas. This was painted depicted a special place on Cassurina Cay off Andros Island in the Bahamas. SOLD
Fisherman's Cottage On The Cliffs at Varengeville (after Monet) 48" x 60" x 2" acrylic on stretched canvas. Monet painted this scene from different points of view on many different days. This is my impression of his impression. SOLD
Island Shoppes 36" x 24" ink and oil cvrayon on 100% cotton rag paper. A favorite promenade in St. Thomas where every shoppe was encased in tropic greenery. NFS
Paul's Matamoe (after Gauguin) 34" x 29" x 2" acrylic on stretched canvas. My impression of Paul Gauguin's painting Matamoe, Peacocks in the County, (1892) done in Tahiti. Matamoe is now housed in the Pushkin Museum of Fine Art, Moscow, Russia and is regarded as one of Gauguin's finest paintings. $1200 delivered in the USA.