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New Large Paintings


This series is my response to historical approaches to portraiture, reflecting my fascination with the many different dialects of the language of painting. Each painting is a kind of portrait, or a picture of the aura of an archetype.

"Chapel Americana" Masonry, vintage coffee mugs, Christmas lights, muslin, wood and oil paint on fourteen panels. 13 feet by 17 feet by 14 feet. (in progress; this view is looking north with a montaged view of the north, west, and east walls)  2006-08.


"Chapel Americana" is a nondenominational meditative space. The north wall is masonry with built-in lighting fixtures, and is the Chapel's light source; the south, west, and east walls are composed of a cycle of abstract paintings whose value structure interacts mysteriously with the light of the illuminated masonry wall. This work is in progress in my studio on 57th Street in Manhattan; it is viewable by appointment.
The layout of my website reflects my long term work habits. In the Projects section, you will find current and recent larger endeavors, many of which involve the presentation of a kind of narrative experience expressed through color, texture, and line. Color is my chief psychological outlet in my projects that feature what many would call "abstract painting." A newer fascination, soon to be found in fleshed-out form in the Projects and the Portraiture/Video section, is a linear presentation of portraiture: faces through time. The psychological collaboration between artist and model is profound and infinite; the expressive possibilities of the face and figure will always captivate me. This fascination is a subset of another work habit, the capture of the dynamism of beauty as it unfolds before me. This practice keeps me connected to the moment, to a degree of virtuosity, and to a pulse of life. It is from this observation of beauty as it speeds through time that I've always sought to build and sharpen my artistic vocabulary.
I've also added to my visual and physical lexicon through playful experimentation. The Incidentals section of the site highlights my love for materials, whose hidden possibilities can be unlocked during pure moments in the studio.


Many of the works shown on this website are made possible in part through a generous Chashama artist-in-residence subsidized space grant (2004-08).