Beach House
2012
14x11
oil with cold wax















Sometimes, many times, my painting process feels random, but truth is life and current events seep in and guide my blind hand.
Without knowing it, this painting turned out to be about the many homes lost along the East coast during hurricane Sandy and the countless storms that have swept away homes and lives along the fluid margins of our island home.

December
2012
5x7
oil










Yep.  Another wee one made from left over paint.
I like this so much I have started a larger piece roughly based on it.

I am partial to the month of December.  It contains the dichotomy of introverted reflection/darkness/dormancy and extroverted exuberance/lights/celebration.

Wishing everyone the peace and happiness both elements bring.

2012
5x7
oil











Just another little quickie with left over paint.
Sometimes I like these the best.

Sutured
2012
24x24
oil on canvas
















One of the things I love about the painting process, is how paintings reinvent themselves.
Just when I think I have a clue who they are and where they are going, they totally transform.
Often when I think a piece is done it turns out it was just resting.

As for this one, specifically, it came out of the painting posted on August 13, 2012.

It has surface details that show better when you click on the image.

Dilemma
2012
30x22
mixed media on paper

Are We There Yet?

2012

14x11

oil with cold wax

I could be wrong... I've been wrong before, but I think I'm done.

The biggest issue I have with this is scale.  I think if it were 60x48 rather than 14x11 it would be pretty exciting.

I know that not every painting is going to be top notch, but I always feel determined to move it to the best place I possibly can, and that is what this piece is about.

Last time you saw this was November 23rd , in case you want to compare.

Odysseus
2012
acrylic on paper with slag
22x15















Trying to make art that is personal, honest, yet able to reach others and communicate, on a nonverbal level, something about our existence is my own odyssey, so maybe this is a self portrait.

Freedom Trails Gallery

Opening this Thursday
in Amherst, MA
5-8 p.m.

Can you hear me, now?

Transmission
2012
diptych 22x30
acrylic, graphite, and slag on paper