This past week I decided for my new years resolution I was going to focus on a more relaxed and enjoyable series. I realize that many of my regulars probably won't be interested in this style but my focus at this point in my life is try to be diverse and challenge my creative processes. This series that I have started consist of some of my favorite subjects - food and sweets! I really find them fun to paint and very relaxing compared to the very tedious style of high realism. I am able to experiment with colors, technique and textures in this series. I use impasto, stippling, glazing and many other approaches to my paintings. These three little paintings can be displayed together or individually. The idea is to capture something as simple as a jelly donut and make it art. Some say no some say "pass the coffee". Please enjoy and your comments are appreciated.
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These two paintings are a continuing part of my small series of still life's and sweets. These two cupcakes were inspired by my wife who is always baking and cooking.
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This is the second of many in a small series of these miniature paintings coming out within the next few days and weeks. The still life is loosely painted and it is very rich and impressionistic in style.
"Jelly Donut !"
This is the first of many in a small series of these miniature paintings coming out within the next few days and weeks. The still life is loosely painted and it is very rich and impressionistic in style.
This is part of my vintage toy series. I really enjoy these classic tin wind up toys. I find them fascinating and a wonderful subject for my paintings. This painting is a vintage airplane tin friction Japan S. Y. Fighter USAF.
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My wife's Grandmother who lived to 103 on a farm in Findlay, Ohio left behind many wonderful items from the past. This retro fan is one cool object. I just love those objects from the past and this little beauty in no exception. By the way, the fan still works.
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This still life is a portrait of my collection of ketchup bottles and coffee/tea pot. I found this pot at the Salvation Army. This still life is a painting within a painting - sort of surreal.
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I really enjoy painting the wood grain in this painting. I think it plays well against the vibrant red apple still life. View my auction
This still life painting is of two vibrant marbles - one of my favorite subjects. What makes this painting a little different that some of my other marble paintings is the light. The canvas plays an important role in the illiuminousity in this still life. The painting is rich in detail and vibrancy.
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Part of my 'Diner Series'.
This painting was one of my favorites. I just love the warm tones and rich red color in the cocktail sauce bottle. I guess I can't seem to escape my fascination with these still lifes.
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I couldn't pass up painting these three danish pastries. This composition - which extends to the sides, is a contemporary still life that depicts a rather interesting design - if you like pastries. The painting utilizes a rather free and in places impasto type painting technique to create an expressive style.
This composition fills every corner of panel. I painted this still life arrangement using thin transparent layers of color and built up the tonal quality to create a rather intense and almost hyper real image. The tomato slices steal the show!
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This painting is larger than most of my other paintings (16 x 20) and was fun to paint. I felt like painting a variety of donuts and the arranging them in this composition. I thought is was a sweet idea.
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This painting is of two olives immersed in oil on a dish. I particular enjoy the high level of shine and reflection in this composition. The painting is painted on a smooth masonite surface to enhance the transparency.
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This particular painting is a fascinating painting of a Vintage Marx Tin Wind Up Roll Over Plane designed around 1957 - the year I was born..Sold
Since Christmas is around the corner I can't help but think of some of those cool vintage toys from the past. This painting is a quaint painting of a family of little tin windup bettle family - not sure on the year. Sold
This toy painting is a vintage tin-litho friction acrobat plane.Sold
I love painting those old classic toys from the late 1950's and later. This painting is for those collectors of Mickey Mouse - a Mickey Mouse Safety Patrol. 1956-1958 Pull Toy.
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This painting is a rather interesting composition of a red 1957 Chevy. The angle is taken from ground level and is dramatically highlighted by the dark imposing sky - which is a painting within a painting.
This painting was fun to paint. If you enjoy old vintage toys and slinky dog toys - this one is for you. This little painting is only 3.5 by 7 inches but packed with fun. The digital image does serve this painting well.
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This painting of a wine cork screw uses the realism of reflection and chrome to create the realism of the subject matter. I have always enjoyed painting chrome and here is no exception.
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This painting displays two zucchini's on a cutting board with a knife. The dark wood grain really offsets the deep green of the zucchini and the shiny surface of the cutting knife in this still life.Sold
I guess lately I've been on a kick painting unique and interesting antique toys. I really found this one fascinating. These German Tin scooter toys are especially fascinating. The colors, design and composition makes this unique piece a real piece of art.
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This painting was a blast to paint. I loved those old VolksWagens (VW) from the 50's. This painting captures those moments in this dynamic portrait of American history. I really had fun painting the landscape - which captures the dark skies and rich green setting.
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With Sweetest Day upon us, I was inclined to paint some of my wife's favorites - chocolate truffles! And yes, I did buy some real candies for my wife. :)
This painting is of a pizza sauce jar and a Zyliss pizza cutter. I really enjoyed painting the pizza slice on the label - they make it look so good. I play of color on the shiny surface of the pizza cutter is almost abstract up close.
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This painting is of an antique German (I believe) toy racing car. I have always loved to paint these little toys because of its unique color, shapes, patterns and design.
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This very humorous and interesting piece was a blast to paint. I just love the face on the chef (almost Leroy Nieman like). The painting is of a canister of Buttermilk Blend and a set of measuring spoons. My wife makes the best buttermilk biscuits with this blend !Sold
I really wanted to detail the wonderful array of colors in the light and spider shadows of this liquor glass. This painting uses light as the main source of of this composition.
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Size: 8" x 10"
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This painting is a 1956 Bel-Air automobile. This classic automobile is one of my favorite subjects. The chrome, design and colors is a painters dream. This painting is more stylized than some of my other paintings. The reflections and angles makes for a strong and almost abstract composition.
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This still life painting is of two pearl onions and a can Old El Paso Green Chiles. I found the design of the can interesting and colorful. In incorporated two onions to enhance the composition.
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I just loved the fin of this 1950's old classic car. The blue and red tones are very virbrant. I have another one of these car paintings coming out this weekend. I am nuts with those wild colors and chrome reflections. I'm working on a Volkswagon and 1956 Bel-Air painting. Can't wait to display it - these are fun!
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This still life painting illustrates a peanut butter jar and a bottle of homemade jam . You can't go wrong with peanut butter and jelly. This painting is a continuing series of what I call my 'contemporary pop art realism' series. The series is designed to focus on modern day food produce and to depict them as an art form. Unlike the popart from the Warhol days, my art takes the ordinary and combines both popart and realism still life to create fine art realism. It is kind of a 'mix bag'. If you are into realism and contemporary art, than this will fit your taste. Thanks for viewing.
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This still life painting illustrates a can of pumpkin pie mix and a chrome cheese and pie slicer. Since Halloween is around the corner, my wife was ready to make some pumpkin for my son is loves it. This painting is a continuing series of what I call my 'contemporary pop art realism' series. The series is designed to focus on modern day food produce and to depict them as an art form. Unlike the popart from the Warhol days, my art takes the ordinary and combines both popart and realism still life to create fine art realism. It is kind of a 'mix bag'. If you are into realism and contemporary art, than this will fit your taste. Thanks for viewing. View my auctionSold
This summer my wife and I went to an Art Festival in Downtown Detroit, near Wayne State University and there we saw these young artist doing chalk art. I found it really interesting and thought that a painting would be cool. This young lady is painting Liberty with a tear. This painting is 11" x 14" on canvas. The painting required dozens of layers to accomplish the concrete effect.
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This painting is very different and not so ordinary. The painting displays a vintage can opener with a red handle and a mason jar behind it on a chopping block.
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This arrangement is an antique crystal bowl that my wife inherited from her Grandmother. The bowl contains a slice of tomato and pickles. I like the colors and the top view of the composition. The painting is painted on a 3/4" panel with the sides painted and ready for hanging.
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Size: 6.5" x 6.5" on 3/4" wood
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My wife decided to create this composition for me. In this still life with asparagus and a knife, I wanted to create a solid composition. I have a small series that involve compositions such as this. The digital image is darker than the real painting. This painting will be up for auction Sunday when it is complete.View my auction
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This still life painting includes a ketchup bottle, creamer and salt shaker. I incorporated an old car wallpaper on the wall behind the still life. In earlier paintings I painted an art nouveau female figure on the wall behind the still life. I made a little change here and added an old car wall paper to set the mode.
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This little composition was inspired by the anticipation of Halloween. In this painting I painted a red sucker. A very simple design but very rich in design and color. I will have several of this little paintings coming out in the next few weeks. This one is good enough to eat !Click here to bid
The painting of two marbles and a comic strip of Dilbert is up for auction. I trd to combine the comic strip with reality of the marbles. What is real?Click to Bid
This little painting is part of my 'Paint it and Go!' series. I decided that I would start a small series that involves very quick, rich and loose style of paintings. I want to experiment more with color and use the brush stroke to create form. I feel like in the last 5 years that my paintings have been missing some exspressive qualities. The series will include many oridinary objects in a very simple composition. This painting of a slice of water melon, is a very popular subject matter and it is painted very often by artist. The painting is painted on 3/4" panel - it is ready to hang. I hope to post this on ebay this weekend. I realize that my client base my not be interested in this subject matter but I feel as an artist that I need to expand my style.
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This labor weekend, I decided to paint another one of my favorite kitchen appliances, an old retro red stove. I've always been intrigued by the design, color, chrome and nostalgic of these old classic appliances. In this painting I used a combination of red paint such as Alizarin Crimson and cad medium red. The painting is painted on gessoed canvas is 8" x 10". This painting will be up for auction this labor day Sunday.Click here to bid
This landscape painting is a Diner that my Dad and I would frequent before he and I would go to work. A few years ago my Dad and I would fix up houses and resell them. My Father who is a very skilled carpenter really enjoyed going out to breakfast. It gave us time to talk about sports and politics. We don't do this much anymore - really miss that coffee and donuts in the morning.
I don't paint all that many of these types of paintings because of the amount of time involved in completing this very detailed and complex composition.
This painting was sold at auction in 2005.
Once again my fascination with marbles ! I have more of these coming this holiday season. I get many emails requesting these paintings from my ebay auction. I have so much fun doing these.
The blue and green are one of my favorite combinations. The red from the Jack of Hearts really pops out !
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This painting was one of my truly favorites. I painted this about a year ago and sold it at auction to a collector. I really regret selling this because my wife fell in love with this peice. The antique chess/checker table belogned to my wife's Grandmother who lived on a farm in Findlay Ohio for 103 years. View my current auction
This past week I decided for my new years resolution I was going to focus on a more relaxed and enjoyable series. I realize that many of my regulars probably won't be interested in this style but my focus at this point in my life is try to be diverse and challenge my creative processes. This series that I have started consist of some of my favorite subjects - food and sweets! I really find them fun to paint and very relaxing compared to the very tedious style of high realism. I am able to experiment with colors, technique and textures in this series. I use impasto, stippling, glazing and many other approaches to my paintings. These three little paintings can be displayed together or individually. The idea is to capture something as simple as a jelly donut and make it art. Some say no some say "pass the coffee". Please enjoy and your comments are appreciated.
