Reflected AwarenessAcrylic and silver metal leaf on canvas20″ x 20″ I’m also calling this one the space Buddha. Colors can have powerful effects on our psyche and I wanted to create a piece that invoked calmness. I used the colors of blue and green for their healing and rejuvenating properties. The seven stars represent the […]
Tree of LifeAcrylic and copper metal leaf on board23¾” x 32″ I really like using metal leaf in my paintings. Metal leaf is a very thin sheet of foil and comes in gold, silver or copper colors. I first apply an adhesive and after it has dried I take a sheet and lay it on, […]
I Love You More Than Words Can Say Pastel and pencil on illustration board 30″ x 30″ Where do I begin? I lost the love of my life seven months ago and I still have a hard time talking about it. We first met back in 2006, when I just happened to go to the […]
EffervescentOil and opioids on board18″ x 18″ This is the first piece I created for my Tiny Writing series in 2011. I had no plan to add writing to this, it all happened by accident. I started with all the squiggly lines and thought it looked like writing and that’s how it all started. I […]
Originally, I made these pieces using pastels, but I decided to switch to acrylic so that I can add more detail. I like doing details, because I can lose myself in the intricacies. This one was painted after the recent landing of the NASA rover, Perseverance, on the planet Mars. Joining the rovers Sojourner, Spirit […]
The Drake equation is: where: N = the number of civilizations in our galaxy with which communication might be possible (i.e. which are on our current past light cone); and R∗ = the average rate of star formation in our galaxy fp = the fraction of those stars that have planets ne = the average […]
St. Petersburg, Russia Acrylic and gold metal leafing on board 32″ x 18″ My mother is Prussian and loves the land of the Tsars. For their 50th wedding anniversary my parents went on their dream trip. My gift to them was this painting. Painting buildings and structures generally isn’t my thing, but this was a […]
Welcome to the Neighborhood Acrylic and gold metal leaf on board 40½ ” x 30¼” Sometimes I like to imagine my consciousness onboard Voyager 1, hurtling through space. First, seeing some of the wonders of our solar system up close. Then, sending my final goodbye and passing through the heliosphere. Leaving your planet is one […]
Space City Sunset Acrylic and metal leaf on board32″ x 24″ I have been working on some new space paintings, which I will have at the First Saturday Arts Market in the Heights It took me a little while and a whole lot of sanding to get the painting inside the skyline just right, but […]
Artax (Self Portrait)Pencil and pen24″ x 18″December 31, 2019 For those of you familiar with the movie, “The NeverEnding Story”, you understand the reference. For those of you that don’t, there is a scene in the movie where a character is leading his horse, Artax, through the Swamp of Sadness. They have to keep going […]
