These trees were inspired by some plain-air work I was doing for my Middleboro Gallery. Artist license helped me direct my latest 2024 show of Galatea Fine Art, Boston, MA.
Simplicity..I am most happiest here.
Oil on panel 12”x12”. Available
Oil on panel 12”x12” Available
Sometimes my totals need more to explore whatever i am looking to achieve. I never know that going into a work. I do many totals at a time and they sit with me for a long time before i work on them again. The choice of the luxury of color is a gut one, but can vary from day to day. This piece has some scummbling along with glazes of color. The scummbling allows me to lightenup the value of the tonal and then the glazed colors can be placed in subsequent layers.
Experiments on fabric using inks and pen
Golden hues permeated this abstracted landscape, with purple, red and blue accents help create the illusion of a horizon line.
Beautifully framed.
This piece has a lovely glow at the horizon line.
Low slip of land, big big cloud.
All sky. Had to attack this one with two fists. Being a larger work..its physically more difficult to work fast to cover more ground. The underpainting shows through in the colors in the sky, but it took two paintbrushes in both hands, and a palette knife nearby to get this one completed. Please inquire on this work. It has an outstanding frame.
I am drawn to this type of composition, with it appearing that the viewer is standing right in the cluster of flowers. the tree ridge to the right of the background serves to balance off the weight of the foreground.
Much of this work is done with a palette knife. This adds dimension on the surface of a slightly thicker paint, that can catch the light and add depth to a work.
A great "over the sofa" type work
Actually, this was gifted to my niece and her new husband Mark. Enjoy in good health!!!
A great "over the mantle" or a sofa type of work.
Not my usual colors, but like to play a bit in the sky and see if i can incorporate some of the colors in the land.
This piece was done on a cradled board. It does not currently have a frame, but one can easily be added if preferred.
This piece and its companion "Thundering" make a great diptych. Inquire for special pricing.
This unique work on paper has a companion piece, "Crashing". Inquire about special prices for these works.
This piece has a high quality wood crafted frame.
This piece won People's Choice Award at the Attleboro Arts Museum 2015 Flower Show.
Much of the golds and browns on this work was established in the under-painting, and peeks out from beneath the top glazed colors.I often utilize those colors, and love when they mix optically on the surface.
This piece is unframed, allowing you to pick just the right frame for the piece and your decor.
This work gets its name from the bright green of the field. I struggle with greens generally, but this one made me happy.
This colorful work is currently unframed, waiting for just the right buyer to pick out a frame that suits their own decor.
This work was done for a specific show in my North Attleboro Gallery who was sponsoring the theme of North Attleboro. I traveled around and came across many lovely areas that i was interested in depicting, and this piece is a combination of these places. Ellis Road is the road i found these slumbering cows on.
This piece has a companion Blue Waters II. Inquire about pricing for both.
This piece is a companion to Blue Waters I. Inquire about special prices.
Great for over the sofa or in a den!
This piece is currently unframed. Inquire about our special pricing on unframed work.
This piece lived as a tonal in my studio for close to a year before i gave it the "luxury of color".
Thank you to my newest patrons and their dog Scout!
This image does not do this piece justice. The sky actually has quite a bit of color in it. Silvers, blues and touches of yellow. Its large, and the sky dominates the composition.
Currently unframed. Inquire about this reduced price.
This is an Merit Award winner at the Attleboro Arts Museum's 2004 Member's exhibition.
Thank you True Grit Gallery in Middleboro, MA for finding a home for this one. A bold color in the sky dominates this landscape.
This work is currently without a frame. Please inquire about the reduced price of this work.
Sandy, my neighbor has this one hanging in her home. I like the slope of this hill, and the indications of poppies.
Darby Fields got its name from when i was traveling to New Hampshire. As in all my works, this is a made up place, but i remembered looking out as I was driving and seeing a field of yellow flowers, and then passing up a sign for the town of Darby.
This work is unframed. Please inquire about the reduced price!
The green in this work helped me name it. I was trying to achieve the very bright greens of those first sprouts of grass after the winter months. A shout out to Ellen at Happy Hollow Frame Shop and the Next Door gallery with finding the right home for this one.
This may be a small piece, but its vast in its imagery. My sister sees a Van Gogh influence.
Small and intimate, this work would look great alongside it's twin sister, Morning Haze.
simple and intimate, this work would like nice paired with its sister, Hilltop Morning.
This piece lived for years as a tonal until i added glazes of deep blues and golds. See Scattered Clouds under Tonals on this site to see how it used to look.
This piece existed as a tonal for a long time. I added some color mostly to the sky, and this is the result. It is a sizable piece on watercolor paper, so the size is unconventional.
Lots of distance for a small work.
Thank you to a smart shopper. She took a photo of this work when it hung in a gallery. She couldn’t get it at the time, or just wasn’t sure, but then couldn’t not have it, contacting me quite a bit later. This is now in the hands of an art curator. What an honor!
The colors of the sky are particularly vibrant in this piece. I start out slowly, adding glazes of color over the tonal work...then add thicker paint as i go. The cloud formation changed as i went. I like the true flexibility of oils for this very reason.
This little guy just flew out of me. That said, you don't see the ones I labor over, some that never make it pass the studio threshold.
Whitetail meadow is named after the white tail deer. I can almost see one there.
This is lovely over the sofa work. Can fit over most mantles too.
This piece was painted alongside Old Farm Meadow. Consider a pairing of these small works for a bigger statement in your home.
Take a look at this paintings sister, Across the field. They are small works, and hang nicely together.
This piece, though simple has lots of movement in both the sky and the foreground grasses.
My work is stretching to the abstract. The small slip of land anchors it into the world of the representational. This is where i am most comfortable, but if you look up at the sky...its often abstract, right? And if you look at just a portion of a tree, there are abstract elements there. Abstract is just that. Abstract.
Not a pure monotone, but close enough. Just enough pink to complete this work.
One of my favorites in a series i did for the Zullo gallery and was also featured in the community gallery at the Attleboro Arts Museum.
This is also one of my favorites from this series. The sky is an usual color of blue. Prussian blue was used to compliment the oranges of the land.
This has a nice companion piece, Polarity. Inquire about special prices for multiple purchases.
This piece pairs nicely with Indigo Flame. Inquire about special prices.
I love the way the clouds mimic the rolling landscape. Lots of movement here. The blues and whites of the sky are scumbled over the brown under-painting.
The purples in the sky are achieved by glazing blues over the reddish underpainting.
Sometimes i forget the pure joy of a tonal. All is defined in one color, or tone, and value is priority as it defines the composition.
I did not know Ann Marie for long. But she loved a good friend of mine, and i cherish her for that. She was friendly, funny and passionate about all she did. This was given to her husband. The clouds represent the Heavens. She is at peace.
This work pairs nicely with September Marsh. Inquire about special prices!
Thank you Brad and Deb!
Fresh paint on a contemporary cradled board. this piece pairs nicely with
I ventured into flora at the start of the war in Ukraine. Galatea Fine Art sponsored a fundraiser to help with the relief effort. The sunflowers started sometime I just cannot stop. They are intended to be a fresh look at a very traditional subject matter.
This is a collection of works that have made their way into other peoples' homes. Works span back many years, so one might notice the progression of style.
AAM auction item, went to my fellow trustee, Michael! TY!
Thank you Ellen , as you now own this, but was a gift to Anne, your beloved mother.
Thank you Happy Hollow Frame shop for the frame and the sale!
Thanks to True Grit and a new collector!
Thank you!!! this is in a good home!
Thank you for your purchase….a great new home for this work!
This piece is done on linen, which is the only kind of canvas support i use. This piece is in the collection of a dear friend which she won at the annual auction from the Attleboro Arts Museum. Don't forget to check them out for many shows or inquiring how you can participate in the auction.
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Probably one of the more complicated works at this scale. Owned by a very nice local man.
This is owned by one of my exercise buddies. Thanks Kathleen!
A simple drawing made more dynamic by the position of the barbed fence. A peaceful scene, with two chubby sheep.
A gift for my good friend fellow artist, Charlie.
This was a favorite of mine of my more blackish works. It finally sold to a really dear friend, Sarah and Hans. Thank you for all your patonage!
Julie and David own this small dark landscape.
One of favorites. Small, but will a vastness to it.
Another more blackish tonal, this piece sold before it hit the wall of the gallery. This one was well received by many.
This piece belongs to a very generous collector friend of mine. Thanks James!
This work has always been a favorite of mine. The tree can be seen in many of my paintings. The tree is a bit lopsided, and its asymetry is why i love it. It no longer stands, as the golf course it was on was recently razed for homes.
This little gem was purchased by my good friend, who is also an artist. Thanks Missy!
I started these three panels in my usual way as a tonal. They sat around for awhile (as often my totals do) and then I added glazed in colors. These pieces were not originally designed to be put together, however once I started lining them up, and spinning them around, and even had to change where my signature was to make it the way it looked best. This is the result. A great exercise in abstract work, depending on color, value, line and mass.
This piece was donated to the Attleboro Arts Museum for their 2015 benefit auction. I love when a piece has bids that exceed the original asking price. Check out the museum for all their shows, The benefit auction will be help as it always is in November. www.attleboroartsmusuem.org
Boy do i love a pink sky that i witness often in the early morning hours. I try hard to remember the color as i drive but i never quite get its luminosity. I will keep trying!
This piece was donated to Hunakai School of Fine Arts for their scholarship programs. Check out Hunakai at http://www.hunakaistudio.org
Collection of the artist.
This piece lived for quite some time as a simple tonal but one day, i was feeling color, and i glazed in some color. I am much happier with it now. It sold right away too.
My good friend Phyllis bought this as a wedding gift to a good friend. I could not be more pleased.
This piece was completely repainted after a few months. I was much thicker with my paint this go around, and certainly much looser.
A favorite of mine, and this tree used to exist at a local golf course. I liked its asymmetry. You can see this tree in many of my works.
One of the few works with a structure. This gives the work a touch of humanity. This piece is in the collection of a good friend, who owns amany of my works.
Thanks John!
This painting gets its name from Cape Cod. So many of my images are pulled from there.
i love the HUGE cloud in this little landscape.
The oranges on the left side of the tree were pushed to be super bright (so fun to go that bold sometimes) giving the illusion to the light source heading into the horizon.
This piece took on many variations. Its sister, Prairie Gold shares the same low horizon line, and large, expansive sky.
This piece was featured at the Zullo Gallery at the First Invitational Inness Landscape Exhibition that i was honored to be in.
I love the texture of watercolor paper, and i treated this paper before applying any paint with a sizing agent.
A unique work that won a Merit Award at the Attleboro Arts Museum's Member's Exhibition in 2011.
This was a wedding present for my good friend Kim and her husband, Alan!
The house on the hill was influenced by American painter, Edward Hopper. I really studied the simplicity of his buildings when i did this work.
Flowers are unusual for me and after posting this image on FaceBook, i got quite a few inquiries, and it sold before it hit the gallery wall. This is rare of course, but really exciting.
This is in my brother-in-law's new home. SO glad it is there. This got its name from a place in PA, where hawks love to catch the wind.
This piece was a sitting around my studio for quite some time until i took it into Happy Hollow Frame shop and met with Candace Walters. She said it needed some "blue". I had not experimented with glazing a whole lot beforehand, but that is what I did, and i love the result.
This is hanging in a Mansfield home at one of my good patrons, James. He says he likes when the evening suns hits it "just right"
This one is with its sister, Thistle. Both are works that are unusual for me with the emphasis on the field of flowers!
Thank you Rolando for your patronage!
This was given to the permanent collection at Wheaton College as a thank you for having my retrospective in their Beard Gallery.
A faithful patron of mine bought this piece for his son. Thank you John H!!!!!
A break thourgh piece for me.
My artist friend Candace, who is always so very supportive owns this little one.
Merit Award winner 2005 Attleboro Arts Museum Member"s Exhibit This is in my good friend"s Charley"s house!
This larger work was important to me as it was the biggest color work to date. Its simple, but still took quite a bit of my time, which can be hard for me as i like results quicker.
Though i get many compliments i have not sold it, and have decided not to, and hang in in our summer home, in Dennis, MA.
This was purchased by a decorator friend. A huge compliment. Thank you Heather!
What struck me most about the Hawaiian Islands was the greens. Pa"ia is a place we visited after riding our bikes down Haleakala. A quiet town, with charm and friendly faces.
The greens and the red soil was so stunning in the Hawaiian Islands. I could not wait to paint them!
This piece was a breakout piece at the time. I started with a more typical brownish tonal below and a radiant blue (by Gamblin) mixture for the sky. I then "dirtied" up the blue with a glaze of the brown. I was happy with the result.
My good friend Tiffany owns this one. A favorite of mine.
My good friend Nancy owns this little gem. I truly enjoyed the creamy sweet spot of thicker paint in the low cloud area.
Owned by a good friend, and fellow bird enthusiast, Ronnie! as always, thank you for your patronage!
Who doesn't like cows? This was one of three in a series.
One in a series of three little cow paintings. I like her look of comfort.
One of three cow paintings This one was my favorite to do.
My friend, Amy owns this little painting. I have seen her home, and it is chock full of amazing arts and crafts. Honored she wanted this guy.
Maureen from Harbor One owns this one. It hung in a small conference room/gallery space and she said she just had to have it. I love hearing that!
This was the first of many my good patron, Hans purchased from the Preservation Framer. They own bounty of great art, and I am honored to be in their home. Thank you Sarah and Hans!
A woman came into the Next Door Gallery and spotted this work. It had not been there very long. She owns it now, but pondered over it for a few days. Thank you to the shop owner for helping with this sale.
The name comes from the way the paint glistens in the sky. Silvery and much like a diamond.
i got amgry with this piece. Its large, its much larger than i prefer to work, and it is a LOT of work. At one point, i had both hands holding brushes and a palette knife.
I could not be happier with the result. Another patron of mine, Leslie owns this large work, and a handful of smaller works.
My artist friend, Jason and I bartered and we each picked a work from the others collection. I am really happy with my selection. This piece won a Juror's Choice Award at the AAM members Exhibition.
A doctor friend of mine owns this one. He bought it for his wife. So nice.
Very good friend, Gari acquired this piece at a fundraiser for Breast Cancer Awareness. She got a great price, for a great cause. Thanks Gari!!
This is one of two of a pair that belongs to a nice new patron. I love when people buy more than one, not because i want to make more money but because i often paint pairs of works at the same time and they belong together.
Belongs in a pair with Brewster Flats I.
Donated to the AAM annual auction. A really lovely woman won it at the auction, and was so happy. That warms me!
James owns this one too. Lucky James. This was a break though piece for me. Have tried, but cannot duplicate. It fell out of me that day. I wish more days like that would come my way!
Thank you Brad and Deb. This painting, along with Low tide Grasslands are now together.
Enjoy!!!
Thank you to Brad and his wife Deb coming out to celebrate my opening. This piece sold on that night and they are the proud owners. Two more of the series sold through the month. Thanks!
My good friends Sarah and Hanns bought this one
A gift to my niece and her family.Enjoy in good health
Thanks to Ellen Cree for finding the right home for this piece!
This hangs in my dear friend Missy’s daughter home….Cait!
This and its sister went to a collector. Thank you !
Sold to a wonderful art collector along with Sapphire Waters I
This piece is in the collection of a fellow Galatea artist, George Shaw. Quite a complement from an artist that is master of wood, steel and other materials.
Attleboro Arts Museum Auction item!
names after a recent Kayaking adventure with my good friend Charlie. This was NOT the time I fell in.
this one was a donation through Galatea Fine Art, which pairs those unable to afford decorations with fine art. Thank you Joe for handling this.
This is a great one for over the sofa or mantle.
A small painting that is casual enough for any space or wall.
There is a bit of Turner in this one. Who doesn't love him?
As an artist, drawing is the fundamental expression. Many of these are just that, but many are more a combination of many materials. These works therefore are not classified as traditional paintings, however, may have elements of paint or painterly effects in them.
I have coined the term oil renderings, as they use oil as a basic tonal, and i add additional media on subsequent layers.
This piece is unframed, so the owner can decide what type of frame best suits the art and their distinct taste.
Inspired by a family vacation Maui Rooftops are from sketches of the small homes i saw everywhere. The juxtaposition between this and the majestic mountains is what i tried to capture in this unframed drawing.
Sometimes just the grace of a tree limb is all I need to be inspired.
This piece is unframed and ready for a home.
This is an unframed piece.
Maui and all the Hawaiian Islands have their own unique landscape. The land, the mountains are amazing. The atmosphere is what drew me to this view. This piece is unframed.
I have a friend that is crazy about sharks. This was his Christmas gift this year.
I have only done a handful of commissions. They are perhaps the most difficult and challenging works i do. When i work from my head, it is almost like I am on autopilot. When I am asked to create a piece for someone, they are the ones with something very specific in mind. I try very hard to have the express what it is they want from their painting. This can allow some freedom so that the work still seems fresh, loose and open.
This piece was commissioned by a good friend and neighbor. She gave me some artistic license, as the vacation photos she gave me was overlooking an unattractive parking lot. The bridge in the distance is the Jamestown Bridge in Rhode Island.
I was painting this work with my painting buddy, Missy who looked at and immediately knew where it was. I had no idea, as i had not been told where my neighbor vacations. Apparently Missy owns a home there too.
Thanks Missy!!!
This was commissioned by my good friend, Claire for her California home. I painted another work as a bonus for her New England Cape home.
This is the only documentation i have of this work, and as you can see, it is unfinished. It is owned by my good friend Claire, who also has its companion, Looking East. I literally looked one way for one image and turned 180 degrees for this view.
This is an actual place, though it is now a shopping mall. The home is now the Mansfield Business Association and has been relocated behind the mall and acts as administration building.
I used to love to look at this field, as i lived down the street. Deer could be spotted in the woodsier parts of this area. the water that is on the left is in fact much farther from the house, but the owner that commissioned the piece really wanted it included. Artistic license at work.
Painted as a surprise for a friend, commissioned by her husband, Summer in Wisconsin is a special place for Judy. This is where the family hung out every summer, enjoying this small lake. This work took quite some time. Details have to be right, and the reflections believable. I know she loved the surprise!!!
A private commission for a good friend's mom.
A provate commission for a friend's dad.
Its not hard to get lost in the flow of oil paint. It slides across the surface and can be moved around with ease.
All good work starts with a good composition. That includes interesting positive and negative space, balance, value. These works are all explorations into the world of the abstract. I believe all good art has a touch of abstract in it.
Elysium, also called Elysian Fields, or Plain….in Greek Mythology originally the paradise to which heroes on which the Gods conferred immortality were sent.
Pairs nicely with his brother, Study in Blue and GoldII. Contact me for bundle pricing.
Pairs nicely with Study in Blue and Gold I
These little abstracts (each being 6 X 6 panel started as fun exercise on just value, patterns and negative and positive shapes. I added color and then was able to play with the orientation of the three. Orange was added last, to punctuate the other duller colors.
Thank you to my patrons, Brad and Deb for this purchase! This adds to the two they already own, which are both more traditional than this one.
The turquoise blue was the last color to be added adding the compliment to the oranges and browns. I wanted these to float, not be butted up next to each other like Ebb and Flow.
This piece won the Juror's Choice Award Attleboro at the Arts Museum Members' Exhibition 2014.
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This piece is available without a frame, inquire about pricing
This piece was originally created for a show "Patterns". Each square has a cloud-like feel to it, and each panel rolls into the next. The name comes from the movement I feel this piece has.
Thanks Joe from my Uncle Bill days!!! Name is from greek mythology…a river in Sicily.
This piece went to an old friend from high school days. He got two for one, as the sister piece needed to go with it. From Greek mythology, Akragas was a city and also a river, in which a crab became the emblem of the city. I like the watery symbolism.
I love pushing the envelope on the medium and i love trying new supports. This collection are works that are both works in oil, and drawing. All are done on slightly different types of supports.
The grain of the wood support is utilized in this piece. Trees rise across the entire surface and there is a quiet path that leads the viewer in. This is a very unique piece.
This piece is unframed and ready for a home.
Unframed
Night waves are so beautiful. This is just as dusk falls.
This piece has a lovely but simple custom frame on it.
Sweet pastoral scene, smartly framed
This simple drawing of this tree is done on wood prepared with a clear gesso coat, so that the grain of the wood can be accentuated. It has a great frame that accents this work.
I start all my work as a tonal. This way, the composition, the values and the overall mood of the work are all established in one sitting. This frees me up to worry about what comes next, sometimes the harder more detailed work for another day. This is probably the most typical of my "color" of my totals, but I work in many ranges.
This particular work is not a true tonal in the pure sense, but i consider it thus. It has just a hint of colors, particularly at the horizon line. This piece just seemed to want this additional color.
Oil on panel. 6”x6”. Ready for a home!
Beautifully framed, pairs nicely with Silva, in matching frames
Cool green tonal with pinkish glazes.
Viridian green and alizarin crimson tonal.
Beautifully framed courtesy of Happy Hollow Frame Shop, Mansfield, MA.
Simple and elegant
Custom Framed, pairs with its sister, Foris. would compliment any room.
Cool colors juxtaposed with the warm fall colors in the treelike create the simplicity of this work.
Small slip of land, large sky. My favorite composition.
This one is named after a small par three golf course i played at for many years before it was torn down for a subdivision. the trees there were old, and many ready to fall. i one the tree on this work coming from the lower right disscecting the composition, giving a bit of an “X” against the forms behind it.
Although almost cut directly in half, i feel this one still works compositionally. The focal point in the sky (echoed in reflection in the water in the landscape) is off center, which gives this quiet piece a touch of dynamic tension.
Shoving the clouds over to the right side of the work gives this piece its power. The highlights in the water reinforces that these clouds are churning.
Inspired by a larger work (that ended up not really working out ) the tree is heavy, leaning in from the left. there is very little sky, thus the added color in this work. it could of stayed a tonal, but the touch of color seems to make it stronger.
Its all about balance, and a bit “off-balance” that makes a composition work strongly. the large tree off to the left of this work falls off the page, and is balanced with the darkened ground on the right. there is more darks in this work than lights, which is the “off-balance” in this piece, giving the interest i was looking for.
This piece is one from my blackish series. It won Best Representational at the Attleboro Arts Museum Member's Show in 2013.
This piece is ready for a frame and a home.
This is what Ablaze looked like as a tonal. It lived like this along time, until i added color. This no longer exists as a tonal. I wanted to document this so here it is.
Added color to this one… it is now Icy Meadow
This piece is unframed. Please inquire about special prices.
This work along with its companion, “Chasing Turner” was done literally at the same time as the one. I find working on multiples freeing…i have to work rapidly, which fives it a looseness i like. Also, if one work doesn’t work, then at least i have one….or if i am lucky both make me happy enough to show.
This one is a work that was dark brownish tonal for a long time before I added some touches of glazed colors. The title of this work celebrates William Turner, with whom I admire deeply.
This work has just a touch of color at the horizon line to emphasize the focal point.
This piece is exquisitely framed, and mounted on light weight archival board. Please inquire. This is my largest tonal to date.
This piece has a gorgeous wood frame that compliments this painting.
I love the way the brightest ckiyds are shoved up against the top in this composition. There is a touch of color in this piece, some blue and gold in the sky.
Sometimes all it takes are a few marks that makes the difference between a blob of paint and a tree branch. This is a favorite one of mine in this latest series for the tree almost on center. those marks are often made with my fingernail, and sometimes a “shaper” tool i used to use when I was working in pastel.
The negative space between this grouping of trees almost has the appearance of a tree itself. repeated forms are important to a compositional design. I wish i could say i thought that as I was working, but perhaps subliminally I was.
The use of prepared watercolor paper can lead to some unexpected results. I prefer the cold pressed, which has more texture. Not much happening in the sky leads to the quiet in this piece.
There is a touch of color in the sky on this piece, making this not a p pure monotone. The pattern of the clouds mimic the treetops. interest is added by shoving the whites of the clouds off the page,
This piece is done on a highly grainy surface. It is protected from the oils with a clear coat of gesso. I was experimenting with this look and trying to emphasize the grain of the images themselves. My friend, Missy has this over her fireplace.
This piece is framed under glass to protect it. After experimenting, i discovered that if i protected the paper to a sturdy surface with the correct archival substrate, then the piece could be framed without the glass. Either way, this piece is lovely.
I painted these three all together, right after a big bike ride. They need to stay together. Pure tonal.
Conventional design laws say elements should not be in the center of the page. Maybe that is the case, but i happen to like the uncomfortable part of this tree being close to on center. Very loose, and part abstract, this piece is ready for a frame and a home.
Like many others in my Hawaiian series, this work is framed under glass. The starkness of the landscape was what struck me the most there, and the values are seen in this highly contrasting work.
The grain of the paper enhances the textural elements of this piece. It is on paper in a lovely brushed frame. Thank you True Grit for selling this to a new collector
Atwood Evening is really a memory of mine from when i was quite young. Though not meant to be a frightening piece, the memory is one of fear. We stayed at Atwood State Park and one year, a friend's father who had been fishing did not return. I just remember the whispers and the phone calls.
I am afraid this story is true, and without a happy ending.
This piece is large, loose and the purest of totals. It sports a hefty frame suitable for over a mantle or sofa.
Thank you Ellen Cree from Happy Hollow Frame shop for selling this to a new collector!
This small work is a favorite of mine. It popped out one day after working all day on a much more complex piece. This piece is currently unframed.
This piece is currently unframed. Inquire for special prices.
This piece was a one of two paintngs donated to the Attleboro Arts Museum's 2016 Benefit Art Auction.
This gem is currently out of its frame. inquire about special pricing.
I added color and it exists in the tonal as Blue Ice.
This piece is currently unframed. Please inquire about special pricing.
This work stayed as a tonal and one day, i just added a touch of color. Its soft, and wispy, and I wish i could tell you it took me a long time to add the color. It did not.
Easily this work could have worked as a tonal, or with a touch of color, for it depends on whatever i feel at the time. The luxury of working from inside me, and not matching what i see outdoors.
Paper is so very safe. It doesn't cost nearly as much as the other surfaces I like to work on, and you can make it any size you want. easy to prepare (just size it and mount to something sturdy) and you are good to go. No need to gesso, unless you are looking for a special effect. I use the rough type of paper, but smooth works giving it a different look.
I am heavily involved at the Attleboro Arts Museum. My invovlement has led me down some roads i normally don't go. They host many different types of exhibitions and events. Sometimes they are looking for something a bit different from their artists, and I am often asked to participate in unique projects that enhance an exhibition or the high end gift shop. In all cases, i am stretched as an artist. Some of these works are made specifically for a project they are doing that coordinates with their exhibitions Feel free to inquire about this work. This is a collection of these special projects. Please check the Attleboro Arts Museum at
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It is a gem.
The project was to design something to do with 'water" for the Tropical Rain Forest theme of the 2015 Attleboro Arts Museum Flower show. I had been intrigued by painting on fabric. This is one of the results of my 'window hanging",
This was part of the 2014 Attleboro Arts Museum annual Flower Show which serves as a fundraiser for this non profit.
For more information about the Flower Show or other noteworthy events please check out the museum.
http://attleboroartsmuseum.org
I love working on silky fabric, and love the watercolor like effects.
This was part of the 2015 Attleboro Arts Museum annual Flower Show which serves as a fundraiser for this non profit.
For more information about the Flower Show or other noteworthy events please check out the museum.
as part of the Celebrations of the Seasons! This piece was raffled off at the 2015 Members' Exhibition. i wonder if the winner of the raffle knew why there was a white "ribbon" on the front.
Won at the Attleboro Arts Museum Members' Celebration of the Season exhibition.
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Top view!
Won at a raffle at the Attleboro Arts Members"s Celebration of the Seasons exhibit. Check out the museum for all the noteworthy news.
Heres the surprise...a small white mouse tucked in the bottom of the box!
Won at a raffle at the Attleboro Arts Members"s Celebration of the Seasons exhibit.
Who doesn't love seeing cardinals in our New England snowy yards? This piece developed for the Celebrations of the Seasons Raffle had cardinals all over the house. This is the front view.
Female seen in the rear view.
Won at a raffle at the Attleboro Arts Members"s Celebration of the Seasons exhibit. Check out the museum for all the noteworthy news.
I enjoyed wrapping the cardinals all around the box. Both birds in this view have tails that wrap to the adjacent sides.
Won at a raffle at the Attleboro Arts Members"s Celebration of the Seasons exhibit. Check out the museum for all the noteworthy news.
The green underpainting was done first. Then i added in the birds on top once the green dried.
Won at a raffle at the Attleboro Arts Members"s Celebration of the Seasons exhibit. Check out the museum for all the noteworthy news.
It never fails to be humbled by even the simplist of works. Sometimes i have to do more than one painting...struggling all the way until i get one that pops. This one did that for me.
Won at the raffle at 2015 Attleboro Arts Museum's Members Exhibition, the Celebration of the Seasons!. Check out the museum for all the noteworthy news.
Won at the raffle at 2014 Attleboro Arts Museum's Members Exhibition, the Celebration of the Seasons!. Check out the museum for all the noteworthy news.
Won at the raffle at 2014 Attleboro Arts Museum's Members Exhibition, the Celebration of the Seasons!. Check out the museum for all the noteworthy news.
http://attleboroartsmuseum.org
Won at the raffle at 2014 Attleboro Arts Museum's Members Exhibition, the Celebration of the Seasons!. Check out the museum for all the noteworthy news.
Oil on pressed board with wood stand
Oil on pressed board, faux pearl on wooden stand.
Won at the raffle at 2014 Attleboro Arts Museum's Members Exhibition, the Celebration of the Seasons!. Check out the museum for all the noteworthy news.
This piece was inspired by a piece of jewelry i saw in a magazine. This is a large over the door type decoration, painted as i traditionally do on my usual supports.
This was part of the 2014 Attleboro Arts Museum annual Flower Show which serves as a fundraiser for this non profit.
For more information about the Flower Show or other noteworthy events please check out the museum.
These fish were inspired by an Audubon magazine image. This can be hung either vertically or horizontally with hangers attached to the back.
This was part of the 2014 Attleboro Arts Museum annual Flower Show which serves as a fundraiser for this non profit.
For more information about the Flower Show or other noteworthy events please check out the museum.
There is iriidescent oil paint that i just loved using. Shimmering fish scales!!!
This was part of the 2014 Attleboro Arts Museum annual Flower Show which serves as a fundraiser for this non profit.
For more information about the Flower Show or other noteworthy events please check out the museum.
http://attleboroartsmuseum.org
This was part of the 2014 Attleboro Arts Museum annual Flower Show which serves as a fundraiser for this non profit.
For more information about the Flower Show or other noteworthy events please check out the museum.
This was part of the 2015 Attleboro Arts Museum annual Flower Show which serves as a fundraiser for this non profit.
For more information about the Flower Show or other noteworthy events please check out the museum.
This was part of the 2015 Attleboro Arts Museum annual Flower Show which serves as a fundraiser for this non profit.
For more information about the Flower Show or other noteworthy events please check out the museum.
This was part of the 2015 Attleboro Arts Museum annual Flower Show which serves as a fundraiser for this non profit.
For more information about the Flower Show or other noteworthy events please check out the museum.
I loved homemade paper, and the delicacy of some bird nests. This paper had some flecks of gold in it, giving it a nice subtle richness to it.
Birds of a feather??? The rooftop of this birdhouse was full of feathers of all different colors!
This square house has two colors of feathers for its rooftop trim.
Please inquire if interested.
Please inquire if interersted
Please inquire if interested!
This piece and Jackie was created exclusively for the 2016 Then and Now exhibition for the Attleboro Arts Museum.
My artistic approach to this “Then and Now” exhibition is both a historical and an emotional one. I picked a print from the museum's collection of a young boy named Casper. He was so intriguing to me that I felt I had to know more about him and the artist, Gerald Brockhurst (1890-1978). The young boy’s eyes had so much soul, but I did not understand them. Was he sad? Was he poor? He seemed very lonely to me. A bit of research gave me his name, and until recently that is all I wanted to know. From there, I decided to create a family for young Casper.
Jackie is a good friend of mine, and Emily is her daughter. Inspiration struck when I was speaking to Emily one evening, her hair tied back, neck exposed with her large hazel eyes. Both of them have an old world beauty about them, one that was not commonplace, but instead from far away. Both seemed perfect models for Casper’s family.
This piece and Jackie was created exclusively for the 2016 Then and Now exhibition for the Attleboro Arts Museum.
My artistic approach to this “Then and Now” exhibition is both a historical and an emotional one. I picked a print from the museum's collection of a young boy named Casper. He was so intriguing to me that I felt I had to know more about him and the artist, Gerald Brockhurst (1890-1978). The young boy’s eyes had so much soul, but I did not understand them. Was he sad? Was he poor? He seemed very lonely to me. A bit of research gave me his name, and until recently that is all I wanted to know. From there, I decided to create a family for young Casper.
I also had a beautiful hat that i had picked as well as the print. As luck would have it, Jackie loved hats, and came to the sitting with many hats for me to chose from.
Every year the Attleboro Arts Museum has their spring flower show, and i had been asked to paint the sponsor wall for about 5 years. This year's theme was utilitarian...all the sponsorship items were ceramics that people can use. I created a backdrop that would highlight the colors and the beauty of the pieces and then arranged the ceramics to look like a garden. Smaller plates and platters were placed like flowers, or they were growing from large painted stems. i used two colors for the blue/purple of the background, and greens and browns to add depth and enrich the theme.
Every year the Attleboro Arts Museum has their spring flower show, and i had been asked to paint the sponsor wall for about 5 years. This year's theme was "for the birds" and all the sponsorship items were birds of some type. I created a backdrop that would highlight the colors and the beauty of the pieces and created a large tree on a spring green backdrop.
Every year the Attleboro Arts Museum has their spring flower show, and i had been asked to paint the sponsor wall for about 5 years. This year's theme was a garden, and my job was to paint the flowers that people sponsored. I had a canvas that was my backdrop, and i painted while the show was going on whatever people sponsored. This is the last year we did the sponsor wall on canvas, Since then, it is painted directly on the wall, and the patrons went home with a homemade ceramic piece (Made by the lovely Sarah Mott and friends).
Every year the Attleboro Arts Museum has their spring flower show, and i had been asked to paint the sponsor wall for about 5 years. This year's theme was 'The Rainforest" all the sponsorship items were ceramics that related to that theme....from monkeys to the slug! I created a backdrop that would highlight the colors and the beauty of the pieces and then arranged the ceramics to look like they were in an environment of a jungle-like forest. So much fun on this wall. Keep in mind, a few days after the show,after all the ceramics have been sold off or taken down, i paint the wall over with white paint.
Every year the Attleboro Arts Museum has their spring flower show, and i had been asked to paint the sponsor wall for about 5 years. This year's theme was "Under the Sea"...all the sponsorship items were ceramics of fish, sharks, starfishes. I created a backdrop that would highlight the colors and the beauty of the pieces. I started at the bottom of the wall, and added glazes to thin out the color so that it had a gradation effect like water.
I wanted to include some events that I was able to participate in. All the events either pushed and stretched me beyond my original thought of ability. All forced me to reflect upon my work in ways i had never done before.
I was fortunate to be selected to be part of this premier exhibit. The participating artists worked with Mim Fawcett, the Executive Director and picked a piece of art from the museum's permanent collection. This is the "THEN" of the exhibit. Our art needed only to be inspired by this piece (and in some cases, more than one was selected) giving the artist more to contemplate and stretch themselves. This of course was the "NOW". The exhibit was hung with both the inspiration and the artists' interpretations together along with a small statement on how and why of it all.
The exhibit was so successful that this will be a repeated exhibit with new artists, and new works from he colletion. Keep an eye out for future exhibits at:
The Zullo Gallery in Midfield, MA was kind to invite me along with one of my long ago teachers and mentor Dennis Sheehan. The show was meant to honor the late George Inness, an influential American painter who studied the Hudson River Valley School. In 1850, Inness moved from New York to Midfield MA where he had a studio in a barn.
William Pope, the owner of the Zullo, really admired his work, and wanted to honor the artist with this exhibit.
Ironically, I had taken a week long workshop with Dennis Sheehan when i was poking around the oil painting world, and it was at his workshop in his studio when i had my big "Aha" moment. Both Sheehan and I admired George Inness's work.
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2007: 8 Visions
Attleboro Arts Museum
86 Park St., Attleboro, MA, 02067
web: http://attleboroartsmuseum.org/
After three rounds of jurors, I, along with 7 other notable artists participated in the 2007 8 Vision Show at the Attleboro Arts Museum. This is an annual event, and i was of course, quite honored to be a part of it!
2014: ONE WOMAN SHOW
Over 40 original oil works on paper, panel and linen
Check out the Thayer Academy Gallery at:
https://www.thayer.org/arts/thayer-art-gallery
Thayer Gallery
756 Washington Street, Braintree, MA 02184
September 8, 2013 - October 10, 2014
Gallery hours: Monday - Friday, 8am-3pm
Or contact Karen Koskores, director, by email:kkoskores@thayer.org
or by phone: 781-843-3580
view the brochure cover here
2010: Christina Beecher: A Retrospective
Watson Fine Arts Gallery
Wheaton College
web: http://www.wheaton.edu/
I was honored relatively early on in my fine art life to be part of a student's project to curate a show. i had a large inner from to myself, and parts of the Wheaton collection were hanging a Paul Klee and a Rembrandt. Quite good company!
2011: "The Big Read, Attleboro's 1 ABC and
the Attleboro Arts Museum's "The Other Side of the Fence Exhibition"
*National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest*
Attleboro Arts Museum, 86 Park St., Attleboro, MA, 02067 (508) 222-2644
web: http://attleboroartsmuseum.org
Artist were given a section of fence, and paired with a local Attleboro business. I was paired with the United Way. I met with them, and understood their mission as "LIVE UNITED", with their motto
"Giving, Advocating and Volunteering". I put a large mirror on my fence, with these words directly on it to represent that ANYONE could be the face of need at any time, and ANYONE can be the one that makes the difference. Just look in the mirror.
This series represents my training for the 2019 Pan Mass Challenge training. Each image is a distinct part of my training, all with very personal significance. I trained for miles and miles and completed the 165 mile ride tired but extraordinarily happy.
I was told, a young woman purchased this work. It was her “first” piece of art ever purchased. I am so thrilled.
The sky takes up most of this composition, with a slash of what could be described as a horizon line that anchors this to our world. It is not clear if it truly is a horizon line, or just a suggestion of one.
Augusta gets its name for August, an amazing time of year. My good friend, and neighbor has this in her cape home. I couldn’t be happier for both of us.
Vesta is known as an elemental Goddess of fire, and is said to be a prevent destructive fires. This was created for a show called Heros and Villians at Galatea Fine Art in Boston, MA.
Blue Passage started out with quick slashes of blue, leaving some whites of the board to express negative shapes. I glazed colors over this composition, changing the colors as the translucent colors glide over the blue patterns. I love the colors that are the result.
This long piece is all about the movement of the blue, thus the name. Colors added on top begin to suggest a golden sky.
Blue Tempest started out completely as a blue composition. Many of this series was. It sat that way for a long time, until I added the colors on top. Thin layers of blues, golds and a hint of pink accents the work, with some thicker paint emphasizing a possible horizon line.
Arguably this work is the one with the more obvious horizon and what appears to be a mountain. The mist comes from the hazy top edge of the purpled hilltops.
This piece is added to a large collection that a good friend and patron has. This piece was inspired by a sand dunes, though none of that composition remained in this final work.
Firestorm was a whole different work and unhappy with it, I slashed at it with thicker paint, and simplifying the whole work.
This tiny work was started in a golds and yellows. Glazed blues, yellow’s complement peek out in both the sky and ground, with deeper reds and umber give it depth.
Like its sister, Golden Sunrise, this work was done with yellow underpainting, and glazed colors on top. The horizon is obvious, along with degrees of value help solidify this concept.
The title comes from the word, pale, but I loved pushing the pinks into reds, and purples to dance along the horizon line. Yellows in both the sky and foreground balances off these colors to harmonize into a suggestion of a landscape.
This piece existed for a long time as a much more traditional landscape. I was bored with it, it had yet to sell as is so it now exists as seen here. it was Ulua Surf, from a place I remembered in Hawaii.
Named after a new paint I LOVE, Portland Gray by Gamblin Artist Colors.
Bold colors!
Number one of a series. Cordelia allegedly means “heart”or “daughter of the sea (god), or “jewel” of the sea. The colors used in this series are all jewel like, the colors of samphires, emeralds and rubies.
Part two of the triptych. Cordelia can mean “heart” of the sea(god) or “jewel” of the sea.
Part there of a triptych. The name Cordelia allegedly means “heart” of the sea, or “jewel” of the sea. This work would look great with Cordelia I and Cordelia II, but can easily stand alone.
