Seven Year Itch
Everyone has their favorite memory of the movie theaters in which they spent hundreds of Saturdays. The Palace is not one of mine- it was closed in 1940- but it holds memories for many people of Newport News, Virginia. This inaccurate rendition says just enough to make anyone of a certain age wonder where they [...]
After Dark French Quarter
Last February we went to New Orleans during a cold snap. Although folks were not wandering around the French Quarter in freezing temperatures, tourists like us didn’t have the luxury of waiting until it warmed up. So in this interpretation I used a little artistic license and added more people .
Finish Line
One of a series of bicyclists, this painting is based on nothing more than my interpretation of three racers. There is very little detail. Hopefully the feeling of cyclists racing has been successfully captured. Several members of my family are serious cyclists. I am happy to paint a little abstractly. Those who enjoy activities, [...]
Hot Summer Night at the Fair
Despite the fact that we have been going to Busch Gardens since it opened it never occurred to me to see the park as a subject for my art. Then through my daughter I became friends with the family that runs the fair that comes to Hampton every year. The carnival at night was more [...]
Chinatown Memories in Art
Chinatown started as something else which is par for the course in my painting life. It started as another New Orleans street scene but I guess I must have added a sign with red in it that spoke more of memories of chinatowns in various cities. So if you will forgive my unedited use of [...]