On January 28, 1986, 35 year ago, I painted this painting named "Uh Oh". I was in one of my college art classes when I heard the news that the Challenger Space Shuttle exploded. I left my class early to go watch the news. This event really shook me as well as the nation. Shortly after I needed to paint a painting for my painting class. I sat down to paint something completely different then this actual painting. My emotions of this event took over. I started painting in a fast expressive manner and the emotions I was feeling came out with broad fast brush strokes and primary colors. This figures emotions and position depicted exactly what I was feeling at the time and...
This is a set of four small 5" x 7" abstract paintings representing peace, prosperity and fun. These were created intuitively with no pre conceived idea before painting them. They also include metallic gold paint and gold leaf which is a great contrast and compliment toe the Prussian blue. Sure to bring color and life wherever they are displayed. Prints are also available now.
Here is my new area in my studio for watercolor painting. Plenty of paint to get started.
This painting is very personal. It is from a photograph I took in 1990 of my Dad and grandmother. My grand mother died a year later and my father in 2006. This outing was to take a winter sleigh ride with the whole family at Charmingfare Farm in New Hampshire a few days before Christmas. I captured this image before we went on the ride. 30 years later it is now a painting. This painting is in celebration of parents, grandparents and captures the most important thing in our lives. Family.
"Before the Sleigh Ride" 16" x 24" Watercolor.
