Portait Gallery
"Rasta"
Original Oil Painting 9” X 12”- Dec 2018
Not available for sale. This one is in our home.
On a trip to the Island of Dominica, we were lost on the rainy side of the island, looking for a particular waterfall. We managed to convince this fellow to help guide us into the jungle to find it. What an adventure was had with my family as celebration of my wife’s birthday. In the many pictures we took I found this look that I had to capture on canvas. I was in the mood to produce my first oil painting portrait after visiting Italy and seeing the masters’ works up close.
"Pie"
Original Oil Painting 9” X 12”-Dec 2012
Not available for sale.
This painting was commissioned by a neighbor and friend who trains working dogs in her retirement. She has become known as the “dog whisperer” of our little village on the water. Her own dog, Pie, is a beautiful German Shephard with an incredible disposition. Pie is great with all the other dogs and I think helps train them through example and gentle dominance. This was my first attempt at an oil painting of a furred animal and was somewhat daunting, so I took my time and practiced painting fur. This was a great challenge for the use of glazes but I love the results.
"Haus"
Original Oil Painting 9” X 12”-April 2020
Not available for sale.
This painting was commissioned by a great couple I met through a coworker. They wanted a picture of their dog for their daughter as a coming home gift. I took this as another learning opportunity and focused on a more open style of painting which was necessitated by the fact that I had a small photo to work with where lighting and positioning of the dog was not particularly the best. I studied several different photos and then painted a composite that I thought best represented this pooch. I was extremely pleased with how it turned out, especially considering that it was not my usual dense detailed style.
"Luigi"
Original Oil Painting 9” X 12”-Dec 2024
Not available for sale.
A very good friend of mine asked for a painting of his dog. He had various pics of the pooch, but one had a very interesting blanket in it that offered a great counterpoint to the cream white color of Luigi’s coat.