40 Shades
22"w x 38"h // oil on masonite Ltd Editions 22" x 38" |
Auspicious Arrival
Original 30"w x 40"h // acrylic on board Ltd Editions 18" x 24" // 24" x 32" // 30" x 40" |
Playthings
Original 24"h x 48"w // oil on canvas Ltd Editions 15" x 30" // 18" x 36" // 24" x 48" // 36" x 72" |
Magic 8 Ball: Try Again Now
Original 24"h xx 24"w // oil on canvas Ltd Editions 24" x 24" // 36" x 36" // 40" x 40" |
Jessie's Reverie
Original 24"h x 24"w // oil on canvas Ltd Editions 24" x 24" // 36" x 36" // 40" x 40" |
Physical Graffiti: Swan Song
40"w x 40"h // oil on oil on canvas Ltd Editions 24" x 24" // 36" x 36" // 40" x 40" This looks great printed on Acrylic. |
Atom Bomb Baby
Original 24"h x 24"w // oil on canvas Ltd Editions 24" x 24" // 36" x 36" // 40" x 40" |
The Privilege of Portraiture
It is a great privilege for any artist to be commissioned to paint a portrait for posterity. Commissioning a portrait, for no other reason than adoration, shows the highest regard for that person, which is often the motivation behind political, judicial, military, academic, religious, corporate and VIP portraits. The latest trend has been toward 'Lifestyle' portraits. Honoring an individuals' passionate pursuit or career can serve as inspiration for the visions we hold of our loved one or ourselves.
Although I have been a figurative painter most of my career, when I joined the Portrait Society of America, I did not consider myself a "Portrait Painter" yet I joined to find a social circle of more serious classical realist painters when I moved to Atlanta, Georgia. As my new comrades eyed and scrutinized my life's work the comment that sticks with me today came from master portraitist Clyde Burnette, "You do such beautiful portraits but with an interesting surrealist approach." I simply refer to them as "Lifestyle Portraits" and have grown quite fond now taking on select commissions and weaving personalized elements of a subject into the work.
It is a great privilege for any artist to be commissioned to paint a portrait for posterity. Commissioning a portrait, for no other reason than adoration, shows the highest regard for that person, which is often the motivation behind political, judicial, military, academic, religious, corporate and VIP portraits. The latest trend has been toward 'Lifestyle' portraits. Honoring an individuals' passionate pursuit or career can serve as inspiration for the visions we hold of our loved one or ourselves.
Although I have been a figurative painter most of my career, when I joined the Portrait Society of America, I did not consider myself a "Portrait Painter" yet I joined to find a social circle of more serious classical realist painters when I moved to Atlanta, Georgia. As my new comrades eyed and scrutinized my life's work the comment that sticks with me today came from master portraitist Clyde Burnette, "You do such beautiful portraits but with an interesting surrealist approach." I simply refer to them as "Lifestyle Portraits" and have grown quite fond now taking on select commissions and weaving personalized elements of a subject into the work.
State Ambassador | Portrait Society of America | Alumni
Tori Amos: Between Two Worlds
Original 36"h x 48"w // oil on canvas Ltd Editions 18" x 24" // 24" x 32" // 30" x 40" |
Finishing Touch
Original 36"w x 60"h // oil on masonite Ltd Editions 18" x 30" // 24" x 40" // 36" x 60" |
Francis Ford Coppola
Original 24"h x 24"w // oil on canvas Ltd Editions 24" x 24" // 30" x 30" // 36" x 36" // 40" x 40" |
Daydreaming
18"w x 24"h // mat-crop version Ltd Editions 18" x 24" |
Dimaio Study
Original 24"h x 24"w // oil on canvas Ltd Editions 24" x 24" // 30" x 30" // 36" x 36" |
Latin Aura
25"h x 40"w // oil on masonite Ltd Editions // 20' x 32" // 25" x 40" |
Daughter of the Nile
Original 30"h x 48"w // oil on canvas Ltd Edition 20" x 32" // 30" x 48" |
Blossoming Beauty Triptych
25"h x 40"w // oil on masonite Ltd Editions // 20' x 32" // 25" x 40" Original Painting was cut into a triptych on masonite panels. The above is a merged digital file. |
Blossoming Beauty
24"w x 30"h // oil on masonite Ltd Editions 16" x 20" // 24" x 30" |
State Ambassador | Alumni
