Beach and Water

  Beach and Water is part of a series to do with the female figure reading in various poses and situations.  The figure reading on the beach almost feels like cheating.  Compared to a subway, the beach has built-in visuals which are very pleasing and relaxing to the eye.

$ 160.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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Stand Alone

  Stand Alone is part of a series to do with the female figure reading.  I try to give the feeling of a tough, gritty, environment in these subway paintings.  The challenge of making something pleasing from such a harsh environment is what keeps me coming back.

$ 160.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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Leaving Diner

  Leaving the Diner is part of a series to do with food and drink.  A patron is leaving the diner as if something has just transpired between him and the women at the counter.  The topic of the conversation between the two is up to the viewer to decide.

$ 160.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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Dressed Appropriately

  Dressed Appropriately is part of a series to do with the female figure reading.  This figure has dressed warmly while riding the subway in NYC. In these subway scenes, I try to convey the feeling of a chaotic urban scene.

$ 160.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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Sunny Side of the Street

  Sunny Side of the Street is part of a series of urban landscape paintings.  This scene depicts the sun shining on an El stop in Chicago.  The diagonal lines all lead to the character in the foreground.

$ 160.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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Red Sweater Park Bench

  Red Sweater Park Bench is another work in a large growing collection that focuses entirely on the female figure reading.  I like for the figures in my paintings to look natural.  I've never hired models or had subject pose in a certain way.

$ 160.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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Head Waiter

  Head Waiter is part of a series to do with food and drink.  As usual. I focus on the service people of these establishments.  The head waiter is looking beyond the server in front of him.  His sight is focused on something which is out of the picture plane.

$ 160.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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Warmth in Numbers

  Warmth in Numbers is part of a series to do with the female figure reading.  The interior of a subway station can stay warm when it's crowded with many people.  The background is more active than the figure intentionally.

$ 160.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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Caught by the Sun

  Caught by the Sun is part of a series to do with the female figure reading.  The early spring is when people can't wait to get some well-deserved sunshine.  This figure is taking advantage of some warm weather during a lunch break.

$ 160.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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B D Train

  The B D Train is part of a series to do with the female figure reading.  The B D Train runs through Manhattan along the west side of Central Park.  This figure passes the time by reading in a standing position.

$ 160.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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Shoulder to Shoulder

  Shoulder to Shoulder is part of a series to do with the female figure reading.  Living in a cold weather climate, like Chicago, forces me to look for interior scenes of this theme.  The verticals of the subway car are offset by the horizontal of the open book.

$ 160.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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Noodle Shop

  Noodle Shop is part of a series to do with food and drink.  I usually focus on the service providers in these paintings, but in this case, the customer is the subject.  The small noodle shops are a staple for the lunch break of many workers.

$ 160.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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Small Table

  Small Table is part of a series that depicts the scenes at bars or restaurants.  I focus in on the service people who work at these establishments.  The server is cast in shadow which gives him a suspect feeling. 

$ 160.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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Heavy Rain Times Square

  Heavy Rain Times Square is part of a series of urban landscapes.  Times Square in NYC always offers a backdrop of chaotic energy to a painting.  All this chaos is centered around the contrasting tilts of the pink umbrella and the white crosswalk of the street.

$ 160.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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Peer

 
  Read and Ride is part of a series on the female figure reading in a variety of scenarios.  Amidst a crowded 'L' train during a morning commute,  a moment to emerge in a book is like shelter in a storm

$ 160.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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View

 View is part of a series to do with the female figure reading.  Occasionally, I will portray these female figures reading in a surreal setting such as this.  If you cover up the strip of blue at the top, the painting seems very normal and realistic.

$ 160.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
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