The Bike

It always amazes me what inventive names I come up with for my paintings!

I like detail, which you may have noticed, and have had this idea in my head for awhile. I just wanted to paint something different from the recent scenery I've been working on.

Knowing I have so little time to get ready for my first art show, I opted to paint small works so did several 6x6 and 8x8's. They were fun to do and I used 3" frames to enhance their look.

Getting the mill ready to be shown to potential buyers has been an overwhelming job that doesn't appear to end soon. I've just spread my time and efforts in so many different directions. The art show this weekend in Barnstable, MA will be a welcome rest and give me an opportunity to get out for a change. Hopefully, the weather will cooperate.

#49 6x6 with black frame $95 $75 without

The Walker

This is a little different but ideas creep into my head and I just go with them. I like the detail of the shoe and the fact that it is in motion catching a walker in mid stride.

I like to experiment with different images and you'll see some interesting ones in the weeks and months to come. I will intersperse them with my "traditional" work to demonstrate versatility and the mind of a Gemini, which is constantly in motion. I don't like to inhibit myself by having a style of painting (though realism is certainly paramount).

For many years, while living in Boston, I made scrimshaw (etching on ivory). It was an exact form of art and very unforgiving. I thought that painting would loosen up my discipline but found that I enjoy details in my work. I am a closet abstract painter which I hope to explore someday in the near future.

#16 5x7 $65