Dimensions: 12 x 16 x 1 Media: Oil on linen Artist Statement : This was just a beautiful October morning in Sorrento, Italy, walking from the shadow toward the su
Dimensions: 14 x 18 x 1.5 Media: Acrylic on gallery canvas Artist Statement : A summer day in Kinsale, Ireland viewing a meeting of seagulls enjoying the warmth and camaraderie.
Dimensions: 13 x 19 Media: Photograph on luster photo paper Artist Statement : As an early admirer of Caravaggio’s work, I appreciate and seek out opportunities to explore how light and shadow impacts the things in my environment. Through the use of artificial constant lights, I created an atmosphere that allowed the vibrance of the fruit to shine through while keeping much of the image hidden in shadow.
Dimensions: 16.75 x 23.5 Media: Oil pastel Artist Statement : “Southern Belle” is a detailed and intimate rendition of a Southern Magnolia flower with strong highlights and shadows. I love exploring the intricacies of the petals and finding color where there would seem to be none. This piece is about gazing into the center of this classy, elegant flower and not only being inundated by the overwhelmingly amazing smell but finding the divine in the seemingly small details.
Dimensions: 8 x 10 Media: Original photo with encaustic medium, encaustic paints, colored pencil and oil pastels Artist Statement : Light and shadow define what we see and what we believe we are seeing. We know these silos are round only because of the shadows and the light that provides contours. There is a grace in the effortless way that the light designs our spaces.
Dimensions: 12 x 9 Media: Linocut on paper Artist Statement : I am interested in the space between opposites such as figure versus abstraction, contemporary versus ancient, and Eastern versus Western. My recent work consists of a series of multi-colored linocut prints reminiscent of the traditional Japanese woodblock prints. However the themes of this body of work is a contemporary take on buddhist philosophy of yin and yang.
Dimensions: 12 x 14 x 1 Media: photo paper Artist Statement : I was at the Manchester/Boston airport looking for some interesting things to photograph and the light and shadows outside the Ladies’ Room caught my eye.
Dimensions: 72 x 48 x 2 Media: Oil Painting Artist Statement : If there is power in the mundane, I attempt to record moments of human significance in the commonplace. The work suggests aspects of the human condition in context with the subject’s culture which can be revealed through observation and a peeling back of the layers. Although the subjects mask their emotions and feelings, close observation begins to reveal the specifics of content and meaning. The viewer is a participant in the un-masking of the innermost and universal motivations of people who would be otherwise be un-observed and ignored. We are each are own microcosm of the human experience. Every individual is at once different, yet the same. We share the need for shelter, food, and belonging. Vulnerability is universal. How this manifests for each individual makes us unique. In my work I attempt to slowly pull back a curtain to expose a truth.
Dimensions: 16 x 20 Media: Oil on wood Artist Statement : While living in Scotland he started painting with oils. He studied many of the masters on his own to include Monet, Renoir, Cezanne, Picasso, and many more. Approximately 10 months ago he started painting with India Ink on Aluminum. He uses sanders and grinding tools to give each piece a unique look and a depth. He draws out a design and paints it with ink. Once the piece is finished he coats it with an epoxy resin. Two months ago he started painting with oils on wood. He fires the wood, draws the subject, paints it with oil paints and he coats it with epoxy resin.
Media: Photography Artist Statement :
This photograph is part of a personal series that is meant to portray insecurity and low self esteem. Hiding seems to be a fitting visual analogy of how many of us feel internally in social situations. Wanting to hide parts of ourselves.
Dimensions: 10 x 5 x 1 Media: Digital Archival Photograph Sublimated to Aluminum Artist Statement : I am passionate about photography as an art form. In a world overfull with images, ideas, and messages streaming at us at warp speed, there is profound value in the thoughtfulness, the provocation, the silent aesthetic, the power of a single image made with the vision and ever evolving techniques of fine art photography.
Dimensions: 12 x 16 x 1 Media: Digital Archival Photograph Sublimated to Aluminum Artist Statement : I am passionate about photography as an art form. In a world overfull with images, ideas, and messages streaming at us at warp speed, there is profound value in the thoughtfulness, the provocation, the silent aesthetic, the power of a single image made with the vision and ever evolving techniques of fine art photography.
Dimensions: 3.5 x 0 x 1 Media: Oil on Panel Artist Statement : I am intrested in painting landscape scenes influenced by weather. I use oil and gouache paints for their layering capabilities and the oils' and medium malleability as they work together. My compositional inspiration comes from my photographs of Appalachian mountain scenery. I am interested in exploring the relationship between the immediacy of photos and the gradual, additive process of painting and the ability to infuse scenes with ambiance, energy, and depth.
Dimensions: 8 x 8 x 1 Media: Oil on Panel Artist Statement : I am intrested in painting landscape scenes influenced by weather. I use oil and gouache paints for their layering capabilities and the oils' and medium malleability as they work together. My compositional inspiration comes from my photographs of Appalachian mountain scenery. I am interested in exploring the relationship between the immediacy of photos and the gradual, additive process of painting and the ability to infuse scenes with ambiance, energy, and depth.
