Oil / 35 in x 45.5 in
Finalist, Figurative category, Art Renewal Salon 2014-2015
Marta is an expressive dancer from the province of Cadiz. When she dances certain choreography with a flying shawl I always remembered the Nike statue in the Louvre.
Private Collection
Oil / 31 x 31 in
I thought of this still life as a voluptuous, curvy woman who knows that she looks great, and she feels great. Winner, Best Still Life at Greenhouse Gallery’s Salon International.
Private Collection
Oil / 27.5 x 19.5 in
“Most Imaginative Award” OPA Nationals 2018
Private Collection, Florida USA
Oil on Linen / 31 x 31 in
Painted together with my son, artist Timur Akhriev, in my Spanish studio. This piece is a precursor to the Russian Teapot series.
Private Collection
Oil on Linen / 16 x 24 inches
My sister-in-law’s old Western saddle painted in the barn we had twenty years ago.
Private Collection
Oil / 11.75 x 23 in
Winner, Silver Medal at Oil Painters of America National Juried Show, 2016 in Dallas Texas.
Private Collection
Oil / 16 x 20 in
Summer 2018 we had the pleasure of painting at an Italian family retreat outside Bergamo. This is their music room, painted from life.
Virtuosos of Oil Painters of America AWARD OF EXCELLENCE from juror Daniel Green
Private Collection
Oil / 23.75 x 8 in
Plein air painting from Venice, Italy. Plein air is a great schooling for the eye and the hand, but also truly good for the soul. Venice is my favorite destination of all time.
Private Collection Florida
Oil / 7 x 14 feet
I was thinking about how one must create a strong core of integrity and personal direction, independent of the pressure and anxiety in the culture, as does this fisherman, who pays no mind to the gawking birds dive-bombing around him.
Debut at Hunter Museum of American Art Biennial 2010
Chris Beetles Gallery 2012
Cutter & Cutter Fine Art sold to Private Collection, Alabama
Oil on Panel / 31 x 31 in / Cutter & Cutter Fine Art
My wife and I spent several months on the coast of Morocco. There our days began with long beach walks, where we observed the young men and their horses cutting up and racing when not selling rides to tourists.
Oil on linen / 60x48 in / Sold at Cutter & Cutter Fine Art
In the last five years the meaning of Truth has been consistently on my mind. I personified Truth as this woman, dressed in ceremonial clothing, immutable.
Pastel / 22 x 30 in / Sold from ARC 16th International Salon at Sothebys NYC
Winner of “Best Pastel” from the 16th International Salon by the Art Renewal Center. To be exhibited at Sotheby’s NYC in July 2023.