Welcome to the new website!
Look through the web site; does it work for you? We have incorporated many new features over our previous web site; only the address is the same. Paramount in the design was to make it easy to find what you are looking for in the Gallery. With well over 100 paintings (and growing) we thought that dividing the content into manageable sections. would make it easier for you to find what you are looking for. We could have made the divisions by subject matter, eg. landscape, cityscape, seascape, still life etc., but many of my paintings are difficult to classify under one heading.
Another feature of the Gallery is presenting the painting and our descriptions in a black background, which makes it easier to see clearly.
New paintings, special events and special items of interest will be found in the NEWS section. We call your attention to prices and information on GICLEE DIGITAL PRINTS in the Pricing page. Our prints are prepared with my supervision to insure top quality. Besides making a product that appears to be an original, the advantage of having the size that you need is tremendous. The cost of making Giclees is front loaded. Professional photograpy of the painting is the start, and then comes the digitalization of the photograph. When that is ready the technician and I look at the results, and I will order any corrections needed. When the corrections are made, I review the results. If I am satisfied, the prints can be made. So you see that most of the cost is making that first print. After that, the only cost is for materials (eg. paper or canvas strate, protective coatings, if necessary,) and production time. Because of this cost structure we don't offer Giclees except when we have the demand for them. The price list indicates which paintings are all ready now to print Giclees.
About the Artist
I am a self-taught artist. I started oil painting in 1963 and painted off and on until 1993 when I started painting in earnest.
At the present time my delight is in painting identifiable subjects that I consider decorative but, at the same time, convey some message. I have been inspired by the plentiful scenes of California and by scenes from my foreign travels over the years. The most frequent comment I hear about my work is that my use of perspective in my compositions make the viewer feel that they are right there. This is most gratifying to me as I strongly feel the viewer and the painting should interact.
As I continue to work I look for challenges. I seek out subjects, activities and places that are new to me and that are not often seen. Since I relocated from the San Francisco Bay Area to Cincinnati, Ohio, I will continue to travel abroad, but I will also paint from the great abundance of subjects here in Ohio. I hope that you will give me feed back by email, or through my Blog in this web site, as you review my work from time to time.
I am asked by viewers of my work if I will paint special canvases on a commission basis. Yes, I do, and my clients have been happy with my results for them, references upon request.