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The Paintings
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| Genesis
This
24" X 36" acrylic on stretched canvas is the second in a new series of
paintings. My early intense study of the life and work of the artist,
Amedeo Modigliani, left a lasting impression on me which makes itself
felt in this painting. His "Caryatids" were a strong influence (albeit
subconscious), on the position of the nude in the piece. It
depicts a woman in the act of initiating a life form by planting it in
the earth. It will be nurtuted to maturity by both the warmth of
the sun and the rain which is falling gently in the background. This was
painted on a gallery wrapped canvas and the sides are painted, giving the
collector the option of framing it in the traditional way, or hanging it
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Montezuma's
Reverie is painted
on Arches 140 lb. cold press paper. This abstract watercolor measures 10"X14"
on the outer edge. I employed a very opaque, non wet-on-wet technique
in the execution of this abstract, therefore rendering the colors in a
very vivid palette, as opposed to the softer look one usually expects from
a watercolor. The Aztec connection seemed very much a part of the
chartacter of the painting and as a result, I named it "Montezuma's Reverie".
Some comments voiced about the work were, "It reminds me of the 70's",
"It has a quality of the desert". |
Pinball
This
abstract painting is a 14"X10" watercolor painted on Arches 140 lb. cold
press paper. The blue frame was added to the photo for display purposes
only and does not come with the painting.
(A
signature was added to the piece after it was photographed.) Primary
colors, with the addition of a secondary green were used to abstractly
depict the movement and feeling of a pinball machine. When I was
a young child, my family used to spend summers in Rockaway, NY and I still
remember the arcades on the boardwalk where I encountered my first pinball
machine. This piece is a tribute to those days of ocean waves,
boardwalk splinters, and the cool sand on my feet under the boardwalk. |
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Strawberry
Earth, Blueberry Sky / Dancing Dandelions
When
my grandson first saw this painting, he dubbed it "Dancing Dandelions";
that after I had already entitled it. I was very taken with his perception
and decided to include it here in addition to my original choice.
This 14"X10" watercolor was rendered on Arches 140lb. cold press paper.
The vibrant colors have been applied more opaquely than most watercolorists
do, but it suits the subject rather well. The painting has a spring-like
quality and speaks of rebirth, renewal, and joy. In a time when we
are all unsure of our future, this painting optimistically represents the
continuum of life and hope. |
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| Remembering
Vincent This painting is a tribute to Vincent Van
Gogh and his original work, Starry Night, which has haunted artists,
including me, since he first painted it. Although my painting is
a daytime image, the original eleven stars, cypress trees, and sense of
movement remain part of my rendition. There is a theory that the story
of Joseph in the Old Testament may have influenced the composition of
Starry Night.
"Look,
I have had another dream", he said, "I thought I saw the sun, moon, and
eleven stars, bowing to me" Genesis 37:10 |
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New Day I watched George Bush's speech yesterday
in which he announced that we would be going to war in Iraq. I have
always been opposed to any kind of violence. I had painted the sun
and the water in this painting during an afternoon which promised Spring
here in the northeast, and the sky in the evening during the speech.
The sky has a rather ominous feeling to it as compared to the lightness
of feeling in the rest of the painting. This watercolor measures
14"X10" and is rendered on Arches 140 lb. cold press paper. The colors
are a very close approximation to those on the original painting and may
vary slightly from the original, depending on how you have your monitor
adjusted. |
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