Still Life
Pears
Oil on Paper. 1984. This is one of my favorite pieces. I have always enjoyed the loose freedom of expression and have many times tried to recreate that feeling, without the success.
Five Pears
Pastel on Arches Paper. 2018. In this composition, I wanted to give the pears a more monumental presence by using a point of view similar to a much larger landscape.
Harmony in Red
Pastel on sanded paper. 2018. This was made in reference to my favorite Matisse painting by the same name.
Four Pears
Pastel on various papers. 2018. This was a series reflecting the original Four Pears painting and combining it with a very stylized background of William Morris's wallpaper "Willow Boughs".
Zinnias
All are Pastel on Arches Paper. 30" x 22". 2019.
Sea Shell
Charcoal on Arches Paper. 22" x 30". 2018.
Peonies
Acrylic on canvas. 30" x 40". 1989. This was actually a plein air painting done in the small garden behind our apartment in Philadelphia.
Poinsettias
Nupastel on Rieves BFK paper. 1986. 30" x 42". Sometimes the better control and technique that I have developed, loses something that was once more loose and expressive. “Something is lost, but something is gained.” (Joni Mitchell)
Pears
Oil on Canvas. 48" x 60”. For this painting, I wanted to incorporate a sense of indeterminacy. So I did a series of random arrangements of pears and chose one for the final composition. This painting is displayed in a private collection and is one of my most successful pieces.