PORTRAITS 21

Portrait drawings and paintings have intrigued me since I was 10 years old – trying to capture the character of a person in two dimensions is both challenging and rewarding. There’s a reason that artists have been painting portraits since the beginning of time.

THE STARE 8″ x 10″

VIOLET oil on linen

BROTHER PAGE 15×30

STORY TELLER 16×20

AFTER THE SAIL oil on linen 16 x 20

CAMERA MAN 16 x 20

PETER 16×20

SWIFT RIVER 16×20

PORTRAITS

Portrait drawings and paintings have intrigued me since I was 10 years old – trying to capture the character of a person in two dimensions is both challenging and rewarding. There’s a reason that artists have been painting portraits since the beginning of time.

THE STARE 8″ x 10″

VIOLET oil on linen

BROTHER PAGE 15×30

STORY TELLER 16×20

AFTER THE SAIL oil on linen 16 x 20

CAMERA MAN 16 x 20

PETER 16×20

CITYSCAPES

With my background in architecture it’s not surprising that I am drawn to painting cityscapes. However, capturing interesting light in a noisy chaotic city environment can be quite challenging. Determining what details to leave in and which to eliminate is crucial – as is creating a sense of atmosphere as the image recedes. 

MASS & NEWBURY 26×42

MASS AVE 24×24 (Sold)

WINTER CLEARING 24×48 (Sold)

BOYLSTON STREET 16 x 20

LAST LIGHT 15×30 (Sold)

ANOTHER TOWER? 16 x 20

SOUTH STATION 16 x 20

WINTER EVENING 24×24 (Sold)

UNDER THE EXPRESSWAY (SOLD) oil on panel 12 x 16

CHARLES OUTBOUND (SOLD) 12 x 12

WEST NEWTON CINEMA 16×20 (Sold)

NEWTONVILLE SUNSET 18×24 (Sold)

BOSTON CANYON SERIES #15 12 x 16

PEOPLESCAPES

This series of paintings seems like a natural evolution for me. I thoroughly enjoy painting portraits/figures and cityscapes – why not combine them to tell stories about how people interact with the built environment? The series began as monochromatic value studies. I pushed the underpaintings way further then I normally do – to the point that I thought maybe they were finished as an exercise. However, I have begun to develop several of them further in a very narrow color range – while allowing some of the original transparent sepia color to remain part of the composition. Stay tuned….

WATCHING 24×24

COMMUTER CONVERSATIONS 24″ X24″

TIED UP 16×20

BLUE GARDEN COTTAGE 24″ x 24″

LIGHT SHAFT 18×24

SCULPTURE CONVERSATIONS 16″ x 20″

WALKING THE DOG 18×24

FIGURE STUDIES

Figure studies are all about capturing the human form with light and color. No wonder artists have been painting figures for centuries.

WARM 18 x 24

FIGURE STUDY 9 x 12

FIGURE STUDY 9 x 12

FIGURE STUDY 9 x 12

FIGURE STUDY 9 x 12

SORRY 22 x 28

FIGURE STUDY 9 x 12 (SOLD)