Watercolor Some time ago I picked up a beautiful antique volume of Gainsborough’s paintings and drawings. The color and shape of the brown eggs were just perfect in the silver goblet, as well as sitting on the red-brown of the leather binding of the book. I chose the background to mimic Gainsborough’s drawings.

Watercolor I love the long warm days of summer, along with the fruits and colors of that time of year. I used complementary colors and variety of shapes in this composition to express the importance of that feeling.

Watercolor In this painting I was interested in patterns, reflections, and textures. Because of the objects of the painting, it is a reference to the Art-Deco period of the Early Twentieth century. Klimt is an inspiration to me. I enjoy his simplicity of the human figure and the complexity of his detailed backgrounds. This painting […]

Watercolor An allegory is a narrative that usually has another meaning beneath the surface. Although, literally and figuratively, I have placed the book of Gauguin’s paintings under a bell-jar, the meaning is quite clear : I respect his work. The other elements in this painting were selected from the objects I come in contact with […]

Watercolor This painting-within-a-painting, in a bell-jar, in front of a painting, is definitely what is called a ‘layered painting’. Although this is a very realistic painting, there are many abstract areas as well. The oil painting in the background is one of my works. Cloche Interpretations was included in the Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition […]

Watercolor A mother and child painting, in which I used my beautiful daughter-in-law and grandson as models. The photograph of them was taken on his Blessing Day. In this painting, I layered objects inside and behind the cloche-jar to create depth in space and meaning.