So…it’s finished.   After paintings are done I have a weird sense of loss. After working on this for four months, it’s strange to have to think through starting something new. I like the movement of this painting a lot- it was a surprise to me how it looked all together. One thing that I’m not…

    Okay! So I’m almost there! These are the last two pieces! All I need to do now is put it together.

  Hey everybody, Here are 3 segments I’ve been working on for Jess and Eric’s house. Some of the interesting thoughts I’ve been having have been about brushstrokes vs. physical texture. I want my brushstrokes to provide a lot of movement, but I’m more skilled with texturing to provide movement. Of the three, the middle…

So today I went to an old church I’ve been interested in for a while. I got some pictures of the outside. Also there are picture of the inside.   And here are some pictures of the inside Honestly, this seems like such a natural extension of what I was already doing. Hopefully this will turn…

Years ago, I ran into the historical building that used to hold the National Negro Opera Company. While a historic landmark, it hasn’t been repaired in a long time.  I  remember thinking that was bizarre- but the building is beautiful and I made a painting of it. I gave it to the Mennonites to auction…

A finished version of the earlier piece. This is Eric and Jess in bed. I am really satisfied with how it turned out. Enjoy!    

Same stuff! Different place! My stuff is at the Squirrel Hill Library. What’s really special, though, is that I took a picture of one of my most…famous (?!)…paintings from inside that library. Check it out. Also! I left a notebook for people to sign! Feel free to fill it out- sign a different name ,…

Hey friends, I’m back on facebook, but stuck in the middle of one of the most complex paintings I’ve ever tried t0 do. I thought I would share my progress. The people who see me in person all the time know that I’m trying to paint too of my friends, Jess and Eric. These pictures…

Two of the paintings I’ve made to create this huge house. Enjoy.  

Over the last couple of months, I haven’t been as active on my site. Hopefully, I’ll be able to start regularly updating. There are two major things I’m working on right now, both of them pretty experimental. The first is Jess and Eric’s House, which is a working title (that will probably become the actual title…

I was looking through my blog posts and realized I had never posted about this as a final painting. This painting was equal parts done by me, Stuart Diller, and Amanda Shepard. Nathan Tavenor came on at the end and helped us push through and finish. His energy was really important, even coming later to…