Temple of Zeus

Temple of Zeus

Acrylics on masonite, box framed (24 x 32")...$2500

This one took a month and remains one of my favorites; it's hung in my living rooms since I painted it in 1972. To me, it represents both the order and chaos in the universe, and how some things may look reasonable but they turn out to be nothing but illusion, and pass. Often when I painted something like this, I had no preconceived image in mind, I let the work flow intuitively.

Wupatki Indian Ruins

Wupatki Indian Ruins

pencil on paper.....[Not For Sale]

Some of the Native American ruins in the southwest were estimated to be cities housing thousands, like Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, which was thought to be a domed city holding 5000 people. This one in Arizona was merely a castle sized building with maybe 30-50 rooms. It's now being turned into a beautiful sculpture by wind, water, and time. I think this is my favorite drawing that I've done.

New Orleans Levee

New Orleans Levee

watercolor...$1000

I was there for Mardi Gras, and many people camped out along the levee here. The boat in the distance was for people who could afford to take a luxury liner to New Orleans for four days, they slept on the boat. One night it fell below freezing, and the best churches opened their doors for sleeping, so I then slept in the cathedral near Plaza de Armas. This levee at the Governor Nicholls Street Wharf protects the French Quarter from flooding

Cell Series 2000 #1

Cell Series 2000 #1, watercolor pen
Unframed (shrinkwrapped)...$500


I've never worked with watercolor pens before, maybe because they didn't exist. I thought I'd give them a try and was surprised by the vibrant colors. I started drawing cells from microscopes in botany class in college. The first was pine tree cells, most of the rest were imaginary. I imagine them having an autonomous life, and sometimes they escape their boundaries and become explorers.

Maureen

Maureen

pencil on handmade paper
[Not For Sale]

Spent a month on this 18x24" portrait of an ex-gf and fellow artist. Friends would come by daily to check on the progress. I used handmade French paper ($5 a sheet in 1970 and more durable like cloth) so I could I erase and redraw as often as needed. I did one eye six times and the mouth four times before getting it all right. Since it's my best portrait (of over 500 I've done), I've never been able to part with it.

Homage to Canaletto

Homage to Canaletto

watercolor on paper...NFS

The first Italian Renaissance painting I saw in the flesh was by Canaletto, a giant masterpiece of an Italian city, piazza, and the harbor. I did this small tribute in my own way, with calligraphic watercolor.

Navajo Madonna

Navajo Madonna (large version), charcoal pencil..NFS

This was the first of eight drawings of this Navajo girl (from a photograph by American master Edward Curtis in the late 1800's), and was actually done on watercolor paper, intending this to become a watercolor. I have two remaining, six others are in private collections. She has the most incredible eyes I've ever seen, and "eyes are the window to the soul".

Farm in Virginia

Farm in Virginia, watercolor
Unframed (shrinkwrapped)...$1000

This watercolor took me a month, so I guess you could say it was 'overworked', a common problem with realistic art.

Wise Man

Wise Man, pencil
Framed, glass...$500
(Drawing size: 11x15")

This began as a portrait, then became my idea of a prophet or a sage, a wise man. I've used this one for my holiday greeting cards.

Temple of Apollo

Temple of Apollo, acrylics
On masonite, box framed (24x32")...$2000