still lifes

               Based on the way fabric is sewn together like a quilt with the piping ( i dont sew and i had to look that up) I remember when i was at the austin art museum a few years ago looking at these huge collage like quilts made by this woman who collected old jeans and other fabric she could find, i am playing off this with "the still life" incorporated.I did however learn that this has been done before but i would like to take it to another level and direction....this is oil on canvas 36x48 some of the objects were found in my sister's kitchen.

black crows ( what goes on in a artists mind)

       latest painting of black  crows that i spotted in a tree (always remember to look up a friend once said) the gold stripes represent light (healing light for the viewer so im told and i would like to think this is true) it is oil on canvas 30x40 .I was listening to music to get out of my head and not think about the importance or lack of why i do what i do and does it even matter ...?!the music was kim ritchey (her bittersweet cd) elvis costello,bryan ferry(frantic) and bryan ferry with roxy music (avalon) then some sally taylor and neil young back and forth back and forth until they were singing harmony together in my head, they sounded great.sally recorded a song called "give me the strength" pure voice no tricks and kind with a real fine piano by jeremy lawton, maybe neil young could do a acoustic of this,would be interesting....that is what goes on in my head while painting.

      Then i started thinking about the environment....politician's ....buddist practices along with seeing reality......hmmmm so much to think about but love it none the less. have been studying with brian stalin...his online reiki course is wonderful.

pour trouver des

                   pour trouver des..."to find" oil on canvas 36x40 another painting based on reflections of tree's in lloyd harbor.I almost called this lox and bagels for i was craving it while i was painting this(feeds my inner jew) the movement and color tones are more favorable in person.

"last summer" 36x36 oil on canvas

                             I found a great pond at caumsett state park last summer.looking at the reflection of landscapes in the water,only painting what i saw now(based on photos and notes i made to myself) and i will go back to see how it is with all this snow that arrived,a little difficult after being in los angeles(i did not want to leave) i went to the hammer museum and hit different galleries....fantastic art there. i also saw the movie poster for "the identity thief" with jason bateman and mellisa mcarthy which made me laugh(,they were everywhere i drove)also went to the jay leno show,went out with anna noble my dear friend tonya's sister(great gals from georgia) and stayed with alan,linda and jarred who i know from montauk,auroma cafe, the parks,art,farmers market,good weather......ahhhhh.

"See You Soon"

"See You Soon" 36 x 18 oil on canvas experimenting with overglazes to represent a feeling of time and the movement of light.  I painted this outside in the town of Oyster Bay, Long Island, NY, by memory, as a guest artist for Think Long Island First right before hurricane Sandy (by the way, which reminds me, a new movie called Identity Thief, starring Jason Bateman as Sandy, is coming out soon and it looks hilarious - unlike the hurricane, of course).  The photo of me was taken in the early 90's at the Rose Cafe' in Venice Beach, CA.  I did not paint the rose behind me.  I really miss California and look forward to painting the waves of the West Coast soon and to meeting up with some old friends there.

"four season's of beech tree at caumsett state park"

for dana and richard andreoni.....they commissioned me to paint the four seasons of the beech tree at caumsett state park huntington new york,it was fun to study the changes of one tree at the same pespective and i like the idea they had to do this on one large square. 36x36 mixed media on deep edge panel, many people know and love this tree.

"happy birthday vera"

painted another birthday banner,doing much more of this.they are washable,i have them hemmed on three sides on the top a long fold big enough for rope or ribbon which runs through it to tie it up, comes in a safe keep storage box with the childs name on it....always fun the kids love it,the banners i have painted in the past have become a family tradition to hang up every year, im very fond of little vera.