Parsonage Sunset
       
     
The Town Dock, Frenchboro
       
     
Heart of the Island
       
     
Wyatt's Wharf
       
     
The Lobsterman's House
       
     
Zach's Wharf
       
     
Checkerboard Hall
       
     
The Clocks of Villa Vitalba
       
     
Light of Villa Vitalba
       
     
View from Ponte de Piscina, Venice
       
     
Moving Reflections
       
     
Peace of Venice
       
     
La Fenice's Dock
       
     
Gondolas
       
     
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Parsonage Sunset
       
     
Parsonage Sunset

Oil on Linen / 16 x 20 in / 2024 / Available at Cutter & Cutter

Such classic American architecture looks great in any light, especially early morning in summer. Painted on site from life.

The Town Dock, Frenchboro
       
     
The Town Dock, Frenchboro

Oil on Linen / 11 × 30 in / Available through Reinert Fine Art

“Wandering Spirits” opens at Reinert Fine Art on March 7, 2025, with Daud Akhriev and Melissa Hefferlin

Heart of the Island
       
     
Heart of the Island

Oil on Linen / 11 x 14 in / 2024 / Available at Cutter & Cutter

Though the inhabitants of the island are well under 100 souls, this beautiful, old non-denominational church building gathers them together into a community. Painted from life in June of 2024, in the delicious light of early morning.

Wyatt's Wharf
       
     
Wyatt's Wharf

Oil on Linen / 12 x 24 in / 2024 / Available at Cutter & Cutter

Painted from life on the always-fascinating island of Frenchboro, Maine.

The Lobsterman's House
       
     
The Lobsterman's House

Oil on Linen / 12 x 24 in / 2024 / Available at Cutter & Cutter

Zach's Wharf
       
     
Zach's Wharf

Oil on Board / 12 x 12 in / 2024 Available at Cutter & Cutter

Plein air, from Maine this past June. It was a genuine pleasure to return to this place which has had such an influence on my work, and to see the children of the lobstermen I once knew now lobstering on their own. This is truly American heartland.

Checkerboard Hall
       
     
Checkerboard Hall

Oil on Panel / 20x20 in / Available at Reinert Fine Art

Winner “Peoples’ Choice” at OPA Nationals in Charleston, 2023. The main loggia at Villa Vitalba fascinates me, because of the play of light on the arches and the red and white tiled floor. Guests spend hours talking and resting in this luminous space.

The Clocks of Villa Vitalba
       
     
The Clocks of Villa Vitalba

Oil / Panel / 27.5 in sq / Available

The Villa Vitalba outside Bergamo presents scores of intimate views onto its luxurious history. The light is amazing. I enjoyed using the light beam as a compositional force equal to objects with physical weight. I enjoyed the color scheme of burgundy with icy mint.

Light of Villa Vitalba
       
     
Light of Villa Vitalba

Oil on Linen / 20 x 24 in / Available through Gallery 1261

In this magnificent villa outside Bergamo, my wife and I teach painting courses every other year. The owners have enjoyed this estate as their family summer home since 1492, and one feels the lived-in happiness and bounty of this legacy. In this luminous hall we have demonstrations, dances, morning chats, and vicious ping-pong tournaments. The patterned floor was too much fun too ignore.

View from Ponte de Piscina, Venice
       
     
View from Ponte de Piscina, Venice

Oil on Linen / 39 x 47 in. / Available at Gallery 1261

Moving Reflections
       
     
Moving Reflections

Oil / 20 x 14 in / Available at Cutter & Cutter Fine Art

Peace of Venice
       
     
Peace of Venice

Watercolor on Arches / 20x14 in / Available at Cutter & Cutter Fine Art

From my recent month in Venice during the end of the 2021 pandemic lockdown.

La Fenice's Dock
       
     
La Fenice's Dock

Watercolor / 14 x 20 in / Available Cutter & Cutter Fine Art

La Fenice burned down a couple of times in Venetian history, only to be rebuilt. We lived in an apartment nearby, so I passed by their loading dock every day. Sometimes the water would be entirely clear, like glass, and sometimes passing boats would churn up the reflections like crazy. This is one of the variations I painted on site.

Gondolas
       
     
Gondolas

Oil / 15 x 39 inches / Available in Russia

I always liked gondolas for how they bounce and dance on the water. The poles provide a vertical geometry, contrasting the horizontal curves of the gondolas. The deep jade color of the canals reflects so beautifully.

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