Monday, August 31, 2015

River Bank

   



  River Bank is part of the series that has to do with the female figure reading.  This figure is reading near a river bank which provides many geometric shapes to work with.  I've followed many Hopper works which plays on horizontals,verticals, and accents with a few diagonal.

$ 160.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD
 

Sunday, August 30, 2015

Close Call

  Close Call is part of a series that has to do with athletes and sporting events.  The figures in motion or the struggle, is the main focus of these works.  The players and teams are not as important as the motion.

$ 160.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD

Saturday, August 29, 2015

Rusher

  Rusher is part of new series I began this summer that depicts some sort of sport.  I stick to the sports which I understand, like football.  The information and understanding I got from playing high school and college football.

$ 160.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD

Friday, August 28, 2015

Pedestrians in the Summer

  Pedestrians in the Summer is a larger work (24 x 30) based on a smaller work done almost 2 years ago.  These pedestrians are making their way home form work on a summer afternoon in Chicago.  The summer days in Chicago can be very warm or cold.   In this case, the sun is unobstructed and creating sharp light and dark contrasts.

$ 500.00 USD 24 x 30 oil on linen
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SOLD

Thursday, August 27, 2015

Mixologist

  Mixologist is part of a series that has to do with food and beverage.  In this case, the focus is on the beverage, rather than food.  The people providing the services tend to catch my attention more in these scenarios.

$ 160.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Buckets

  Buckets is part of a series of works that focuses on the urban landscape.  Rainy city scapes are prevalent in impressionist paintings.  I'm trying to do something different with these types of scenes.

$ 160.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD 

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Patrons

  Patrons is part of a series that covers food and drink.  In this case, the subject happens to be patrons in a bar.  The group of figures to the right are depicted as being serious and brooding.  Although no evidence in the painting tells you this directly.

$ 160.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD

Monday, August 24, 2015

Coal Cart

  Coal Cart is part of a series to do with the human figure doing hard labor.  This image came from an early 1900's photograph of conditions in coal mines.  My great grandfather was a coal miner in southeast Kentucky, which is where the interest comes from.

$ 160.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD

Sunday, August 23, 2015

Summer

  Summer is part of a series that depicts the female figure reading.  I found this subject on the beach of Lake Michigan in Chicago.  I often find great subject matter their weather permitting.

$ 160.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD

Saturday, August 22, 2015

Recliners in Sand

  Recliners in Sand is part of a series that depicts the female figure reading.  I've rendered this concept in various scenarios.  The subway, park benches, and in nature.  The beach scenes are more challenging as I try to apply something different to the piece rather than just a literal interpretation.

$ 160.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD

Saturday, August 15, 2015

Pulling Cart

  Pulling Cart is part of a series to do with the figure in conditions of hard labor.  I choose scenarios of coal mining, steel mills, and other jobs which can show the figure in an extreme physical struggle.  Usually, the scenes have dark background which add much drama to the painting.

$ 160.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Receipt

  Receipt is part of a series to do with the dining experience.  The scene gives the feeling of the viewer just entering the diner and surprising the waitress.  These scenarios were common in Hopper paintings.

$ 160.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD

Monday, August 10, 2015

Harbor

  Harbor is part of a series to do with the female figure reading.  The figure is actually sitting on a concrete harbor on Lake Michigan.  Which is where the title comes from.  Many details are left out in my paintings which keep it loose and fresh.

$ 160.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD

Sunday, August 9, 2015

Fresh Air

  Fresh Air is part of a series of urban landscapes.  I try to eliminate as much detail as possible and inject energy into one, small area.  This location was near Mid-Town and Tenth.  The title suggests the mood and warmth of the color scheme.

$ 160.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD

Saturday, August 8, 2015

Gridiron

  Gridiron is part of a new series that has to do with sports.  Depicting the human figure in motion has long been a strength of mine ever since my college days.  Athletes are best subject matter for this skill.

$ 160.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Rocking Chair

  Rocking Chair is part of a series to do with the female figure reading.  I'm always looking for different ways to portray this subject.  In this case, I discovered an old black and white photograph and injected my own color scheme.

$ 160.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Corner with Long Shadows

  Corner and Long Shadows are part of a series to do with urban landscapes.  The sun is setting on this street corner in New York City.  The long cast shadows streak the eye into the middle of the image where the small light and dark shapes bounce around.

$ 160.00  USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD

Sunday, August 2, 2015

Bandshell Steps

  Bandshell Steps is a larger work (24 x 30) based on a smaller work done about a year ago.  The figures are talking during a lunch break while sitting on the Bandshell Steps in Chicago's Millennium Park.  Although one wouldn't be able to identify it by the background colors.  The intention is to focus on the figures and let the emotions of the color tint the mood of their conversation.

$ 500.00 USD 24 x 30 oil on linen
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SOLD

Saturday, August 1, 2015

Ripples

  Ripples is part of a series focusing on beach scenes.  I like to keep the figures as simple as possible in order for them to blend with the ocean and sand.  These paintings teeter between landscape and figural.

$ 160.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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SOLD