Orange Book is part of a series to do with the female figure reading. I combine these very calm, static figures with a hectic background of the subway. The concept came from Isabell Bishop who did many works with this same concept.
Steam Pipes Afternoon
Steam Pipes Afternoon is part of a series depicting the urban landscapes. I've always favored the George Bellows paintings that depicted steam or smoke floating up in the air. Whenever I get a chance to do a similar work I give it a try.
Servers Lined Up
Servers Lined Up is part of a series to do with food and drink. I'm much more fascinated with the service people rather than the patrons in these works. The dark interiors of these restaurants add much drama to an ordinary scene.
The Pour Outside Table
The Pour Outside Table is part of a series to do with food and drink. Happy Hour is an excellent time for these scenes. The combination of drinking with early afternoon lighting, produces a dark mood.
Brooklyn Bridge is the beginning process working up to a larger work. When I do larger works, 24 by 30 or bigger, I must first start out with a smaller work of the same image. I find the larger works to be intimidating and the process helps me ease into the painting.
Buenos Aires is the beginning process working up to a larger work. When I do larger works, 24 by 30 or bigger, I must first start out with a smaller work of the same image. I find the larger works to be intimidating and the process helps me ease into the painting.
Looking into the Kitchen
Looking into the Kitchen is part of a series to do with food and drink. I've always been fascinated with images which gives the impression that the viewer is sneaking up on something. Or, that you are spying on someone.
Unoccupied Space
Unoccupied Space is part of a series to do with the female figure reading. Although it looks as if the character is all alone, she is actually in a busy subway. She has carved out a small space for her own.
Windy City is part of a series of urban landscapes. The Chicago winter is rough, cold wind chill and lots of snow into April. The dread of the oncoming winter is something everyone deals with and thinks about in the fall.
Beach and Water
Beach and Water is part of a series to do with the female figure reading in various poses and situations. The figure reading on the beach almost feels like cheating. Compared to a subway, the beach has built-in visuals which are very pleasing and relaxing to the eye.
Stand Alone is part of a series to do with the female figure reading. I try to give the feeling of a tough, gritty, environment in these subway paintings. The challenge of making something pleasing from such a harsh environment is what keeps me coming back.
Leaving Diner
Leaving the Diner is part of a series to do with food and drink. A patron is leaving the diner as if something has just transpired between him and the women at the counter. The topic of the conversation between the two is up to the viewer to decide.
Dressed Appropriately
Dressed Appropriately is part of a series to do with the female figure reading. This figure has dressed warmly while riding the subway in NYC. In these subway scenes, I try to convey the feeling of a chaotic urban scene.
Sunny Side of the Street is part of a series of urban landscape paintings. This scene depicts the sun shining on an El stop in Chicago. The diagonal lines all lead to the character in the foreground.
Red Sweater Park Bench
Red Sweater Park Bench is another work in a large growing collection that focuses entirely on the female figure reading. I like for the figures in my paintings to look natural. I've never hired models or had subject pose in a certain way.
Head Waiter is part of a series to do with food and drink. As usual. I focus on the service people of these establishments. The head waiter is looking beyond the server in front of him. His sight is focused on something which is out of the picture plane.
Warmth in Numbers
Warmth in Numbers is part of a series to do with the female figure reading. The interior of a subway station can stay warm when it's crowded with many people. The background is more active than the figure intentionally.
Caught by the Sun
Caught by the Sun is part of a series to do with the female figure reading. The early spring is when people can't wait to get some well-deserved sunshine. This figure is taking advantage of some warm weather during a lunch break.
B D Train
The B D Train is part of a series to do with the female figure reading. The B D Train runs through Manhattan along the west side of Central Park. This figure passes the time by reading in a standing position.
Shoulder to Shoulder is part of a series to do with the female figure reading. Living in a cold weather climate, like Chicago, forces me to look for interior scenes of this theme. The verticals of the subway car are offset by the horizontal of the open book.
Noodle Shop is part of a series to do with food and drink. I usually focus on the service providers in these paintings, but in this case, the customer is the subject. The small noodle shops are a staple for the lunch break of many workers.
Small Table is part of a series that depicts the scenes at bars or restaurants. I focus in on the service people who work at these establishments. The server is cast in shadow which gives him a suspect feeling.
Heavy Rain Times Square
Heavy Rain Times Square is part of a series of urban landscapes. Times Square in NYC always offers a backdrop of chaotic energy to a painting. All this chaos is centered around the contrasting tilts of the pink umbrella and the white crosswalk of the street.
Read and Ride is part of a series on the female figure reading in a variety of scenarios. Amidst a crowded 'L' train during a morning commute, a moment to emerge in a book is like shelter in a storm
View is part of a series to do with the female figure reading. Occasionally, I will portray these female figures reading in a surreal setting such as this. If you cover up the strip of blue at the top, the painting seems very normal and realistic.
Midwest is part of a series to do with urban landscapes. The title refers to Chicago in a summer downpour when the sky becomes totally dark in the early afternoon.
Literature and Nature
Literature and Nature is part of a series to do with the female figure reading. I've done more works for this series than any other by far. Also being an educator, I understand the importance of repetition when it comes to learning and improving.
Girl in Transit
Girl in Transit is another in a series that focuses on the female figure reading. I try to capture these subway scenes with as much energy as possible. The energetic brushwork and raw application of paint is more prevalent in the background.
Night Club Manager
Night Club Manager is part of a series that has to do with food and beverage. I focus on the service people of these establishments as opposed to the patrons. In this painting a night club manager is having a conversation with two of his staff. The topic of their conversation is the unknown.
Outdoors is part of the series that focuses on the female figure reading. The factual information of these paintings are secondary to the design. For example, the legs form an extreme vertical which everything else contrasts.
Monument is part of the series to do with the female figure reading. This figure is reading while sitting in front of a concrete monument. I often look for scenarios where the setting isn't so picturesque.
Five Waiters
Five Waiters is part of a series to do with food and drink. The works in this series usually focus on the people providing the services. In this case, the wait staff at a restaurant. Who are discussing something between them which we can only guess at the topic.
Neon Late Night
Neon Late Night is part of a series to do with urban landscapes. The figures are making their way on a rainy night in the city. The neon lights are the only source of light which creates much drama in the painting.
Early Evening
Early Evening is part of a series to do with food and drink. The space to the left of the bartender is void of any objects intentionally. The empty space allows you to focus on the bartender and allows the viewer to inject their own narrative.
Women with Book
Women with Book is another work that depicts the female figure reading. The Chicago 'L' generally doesn't bring to mind this solitary pleasure. Yet, Women with Book has found a place of her own.
The Platform is part of a series focused on the female figure reading. The quiet nature of this pursuit, set in the busy cityscape provides an escape into the imagination...the very same from where art is created.
Breaker is part of a series to do with the female figure reading. This figure is sitting near the ocean on a cement breaker. I try to simplify and leave out as much factual detail as possible.
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Rumble is part of the series with the female figure reading as the main subject. The title comes from the idea of capturing the fell of the image so well that you can almost hear the sounds. This figure is waiting for the next train while a car rumbles by.
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Hanger On
Hanger On is part of a series that illustrates the female figure reading. I use subdued colors in these subway scenes to better convey the mood of inside a subway car. Isabel Bishop is an artist which I admire who did similar scenes. As you looked at her work you could almost hear the rumblings of the subway car.
Down Time Commuter
Down Time Commuter is part of a series that focuses on the female figure reading. By far, I've done more works in this series than any other. The different scenarios, indoor or outdoor, subway or beach, is what makes have such longevity.
Green Grass Fashion Magazine
Green Grass and Fashion Magazine is part of a series depicting the female figure reading. This figure is reclining in a grassy area while reading a fashion magazine. Those are the literal details but my main goal is to have the natural environment encompass the figure.
$ 160.00 USD 12 x16 oil on linen
Figure Scape
Figure Scape is part of a series that depicts the female figure reading. These scenes of the figure reading on the beach convey more of a surreal feeling. The empty space and non descript objects add to the mood.
High Knees
High Knees is part of a series to do with athletes and sporting events. When I first glanced at this painting thoughts of Leroy Neiman came to mind. I remember looking at his sports themed works, not by choice but rather, they were everywhere you looked if you watched sports. They became so ingrained in your mind.
Gang Tackle
Gang Tackle is part of a series to do with sports or athletic events. I particularly like the sport of football because of the human struggle element. The figures are caught in violent struggles with legs and arms moving in all directions.
Comfortable Park Bench
Comfortable Park Bench is part of a series that focuses on the female figure reading. Everyday common scenes are the images I like to do the most. These urban genre paintings work the best when they are executed on a small scale.
$160.00 USD 12 x 16 oil on linen
Slugger is part of a series to do with sports and athletic events. In this painting, the face and uniform are oblivious to details. My focus is to capture the movement of the swing and not the individual.
Long Counter
Long Counter is part of a series to do with food and drink. The viewpoint gives a feeling as if you were just walking into the diner. The long counter then leads you to the back where the figures are already situated. This gives the impression that some sort of confrontation is about to happen.
Hidden Guests
Hidden Guests is part of a series to do with food and drink. I focus on the service people providing the goods in this series. Their poses and gestures are more telling than any of the figures. As in this case, the guest are hidden but the waiter's expression is evident.
Newspaper on Curb
Newspaper on Curb is part of a series to do with the female figure reading. I use other artist for inspiration in many of these works. When it comes to color, I admire the works of Elmore Bischoff, a figurative artist from the Bay Area. The paintings where realistic, but very dreamlike at the same time.
Winter Steam
Winter Steam is part of a series of urban landscapes and the figures that inhabit them. Usually, in these works, the figures are hustling and bustling across the street. The steam which escapes below the street is an organic that contrast the strict architecture.