people & animals
Amy and Kristin 30" x 20" acrylic on canvas panel in gold frame. This was done years ago of my daughter and her best friend using photo manipulation and acrylic. I tend to paint friends and family as do most artists but do accept the occasional commission, but only if I am allowed to interpret the subject as it paints itself on my psyche. NFS
Who Knew the Lady in the Red Coat was Really Turtle Doves 20" x 16" oil on canvas in white wood shadowbox frame. This whimsical piece stretched the concept of UltraRealism into the realm of the Surrealists. A special piece destined to be owned by an unusually astute collector. $650 delivered in the USA.
Mick and Charlie 20" x 24" oil on panel in wide gold frame with brass tag. Who doesn't like the Rolling Stones, arguably the greatest rock band of all time. I saw the Stones in Houston live and this painting is a snapshot homage to their collaboration. $850 delivered in the USA.
Ned and Charlie 24" x 36" acrylic on canvas in thin gold frame. I love dogs and will paint them any chance I get. These Jack Russell terriers were beloved pets of a thoroughbred horse breeder in Lexington. Great companions. SOLD.
The Bard 24" x 20" acrylic on canvas in gold frame with brass tag. William Shakespeare is considered to be the greatest writer of English literature. His plays are still performed every year all over the world and many have been made intio movies. $750 delivered in the USA.
Alexandra 12" x 12" acrylic on panel in thich black frame. The rocker is captured in colorful profile where accentuated colors showcase her talent and intelligence. NFS.
Dave's Ladies 16" x 20" oil on panel in gold frame. Mother and daughter of a dear old friend who wanted a surprise to hang in their London apartment. The photo used in reference was from the wedding in the backyard of Dave's Hollywood home. SOLD.
DeKooning Wins the Medici Grant 30" x 21" (actual size) acrylic on stretched canvas in gold frame.What if everything existed simultaneously in space and time and Dutch-American abstract expressionist artist Willem de Kooning competed against Leonardo Da Vinci for the job of painting the Mona Lisa and won a grant from the Medici family of Florence. If so it might look like this. SOLD.
Jagger 16" x 20" oil on panel in black frame with brass tag. Mick has been known to wail on the harmonica so deeply he goes into a trance. $500 delivered in the USA.
Banning Gray Lary, MD 36" x 24" oil on panel in gold frame. My father was a surgeon, inventor, and medical researcher who was also a high board diver and all around athlete. He was a self-man, the greatest man I ever knew. This portrait hangs in our old Kentucky home in Paris, KY. NFS.
Turf Warrior 36" x 24" acrylic on wood panel in a rose gold frame. After the jockeys mount up in the paddock they pass through a tunnel under the Keeneland grandstand and enter the arena where they will do battle against the other jockeys in the race. These are tough battle tested men (and women) who gallop 40 mph on thoroughbreds that weigh over half a ton. $1200 delivered in the USA.
Kaya with a Pearl Earring (after Vermeer) 16" x 20" oil on panel in burnished gold frame. This painting, of course, is an homage to the great Dutch painter Vermeer and his famous work The Girl with the Peal Earring done in 1665. One day Kaya, my granddaugter, looked at me a certain way and this image popped into my head and I had to paint it. NFS.
First Turn at Keeneland 36" x 72" oil on panel in gold frame. Thoroughbreds run every April and October at the Keeneland race track in Lexington, my favorite track in the world. In order to get hte right aesthetic spacing of the horses around the first turn to work from I took over 900 photographs during two seasons. $3500 plus shipping and crating.
Rastamon 30" x 20" oil on stretched canvas in black wood shadowbox frame. I met this fellow in Antigua and had a stimulating conversation about
Rastafarianism, a religion that developed in Jamaica during the 1930s, including a monotheistic belief in a single God, referred to as Jah, who is deemed to partially reside within each individual. $550 delivered in the USA.
Socialite 36" x 24" acrylic on masonite panel in gold frame. This lady is decked out in a splendid black seal coat and purple hat with bright pink band. Is she headed for the races at Keeneland in October or out for an afternoon at the polo grounds? $700 delivered in the USA.
Flamingos 36" x 24" oil pastel on 100% cotton rag paper in wide white wood frame. I have always been fascinated with the beautifully illogical way these creatures have been created. There are hundreds of these majestic birds at the Parrot Jungle in Miami where they have been provided a lovely natural habitat. SOLD.
Dubs and Gage 24" x 30" acrylic on canvas panel. These two loveable pit bulls were inseperatable. Born from ther same litter they were telepathic in thier responses. SOLD.
Katherine Tedrow 16" x 20" acrylic on wood panel. This is a painting of my dear mother from a photo taken at our wedding. The irrepressible brillance shining from her eyes is captivating. NFS
Reunion 24" x 18" acrylic on canvas. This small painting was to demonstrate how a large wall mural would look on the side of a trendy restaurant in Austin, Texas. The completed mural was 40' x 16 feet and contained another four figures to represent different ethnicities and genders. The painting was purchased by the restaurant owner. SOLD
Mosaic Self-Portrait 8" x 8" digital. I started incorporating digital images into some works back in the 1990s in the form of Photoelectrographs. Today I prefer the tactile experience using brushes and paint, but sometimes an indea strikes you and digital captures it quickly so you can get it out of your head and move on. NFS
Brenda Dreaming 24" x 36" ink and oil pastels on 100% cotton rag paper. Brenda was a superb artists' model in Austin in the early 2000s. She knew how to relax into a pose and transmit every human emotion you could ask for. SOLD