Oil on canvas, 40 X 40 inches In the studio, $6650 framed To purchase About this oil: This painting started with the idea of capturing those fresh greens that show up in early spring. Working on the canvas over a series of days, I couldn't resist the urge to bring in more colorful elements, just touches at first, then more as the painting developed. I was struck by how the young trees stood out against the darker background. That contrast brought new energy to the piece and e

Patterns at the Lake, oil on canvas, 30 x 30 in. In the studio, $4400 framed To purchase About this oil: I first started this oil painting more than ten years ago. Back then, the canvas was filled edge to edge with a dense forest of yellow trees and a single hill that filled everything behind it. After many studio sessions, I knew something wasn’t quite right, so I set it aside, thinking I’d return to it “another day." That that day arrived last January as I was going throug

Oil on canvas, 40 X 40 inches In the studio, $6650 framed To purchase About this oil: Sometimes a painting reaches a standstill. This one did, and rather than let it sit unfinished, I decided to take a chance and paint over it, a risky move but one that can lead to surprising results. The inspiration came from a colleague’s evening scene featuring a luminous moon. That image stayed with me and led me to imagine my own version, a moonscape with a descending line of trees and