5 x 5 Green Apple with Red

5 x 7 Draped Rag

Oil on masonite.

This cloth hangs from a piece of wood nailed to a rough exposed portion of the basement. It s located next to the washer and dryer. It was hanging there when I moved in and I never touched it. I ve walked past it many times, I ve watched it but never touched it. The strap next to it is in its original spot too.

I ve admired it in different lighting and thought for a long time about painting it, so I did. The lighting reveals other areas of interest too. I purposely didn t show the strap but just showed the cast shadow instead.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed seeing it and painting it.

16 x 20 Oil on Russian Linen

------ David, Fantastic painting of Hank. Knew him well, he would have loved it. Ron Gersbacher- Syracuse SkyChiefs Historian


My Approach to Sauer was inspired by Duveneck. I went for juicy brushstrokes but most of all I tried to convey who I thought he was based on what I discovered about him. The Gersbacher quote really validates what try to achieve when painting.

Hank Sauer portrait painted in his Syracuse SkyChiefs uniform. Sauer was a slow-footed slugger who didn't reach the majors to stay until 1948, when he was 31 years old. He found a happy home in Wrigley Field. In his first full month in Chicago he smacked 11 homers. In 1952, when he led the NL in RBI and tied Ralph Kiner for the home run championship with 37, Sauer was the NL MVP. After a broken finger slowed him in 1953, he bounced back with 41 homers in 1954. Sauer was the first player to twice hit three home runs in a game off the same pitcher. Sauer' s brother Ed played for the Cubs, Cardinals, and Braves between 1943 and 1949 baseballlibrary.com

If you re interested in this painting, email me for the price

5 x 7 Tangerine and Green Bottle

Oil on oak panel. I found the green bottle interesting and unusual...and fit nicely with the tangerine. The painting was used as an exercise in turning the form, playing with composition and light source.

10 x 18 Two Peaches and a Bag

Oil on Linen, email for price

5 x 7 Pointe shoe

I was intrigued by the character, shape and color of the shoe. It had a nice worn feel with many areas of interest. My goal was to achieve a softness associated with dance, even though it s hard work. The high perspective defines the character, depth and strength of the shoe but it also reveals a softness too.

I was most taken by the lace ties. The ties ended in this resting position as I moved the shoe around when deciding how I was going to paint it. It seemed natural, I liked it and went with it. I painted the laces fluctuating and dissolving in and out of the background, in hopes of replicating the floating almost weightless feel I got from the ties.

8 x 10 manda NFS

11 x 14 A Rose NFS

I made A Rose in September for my daughter, and It s not a daily/weekly painting. I will be working on project-like stuff for a while and most likely post a new painting every other week- 'Til then I ll post bigger more recent work with the punie ones.

little man "Z" 12 x 9 oil NFS

This is Dave at about eleven years old. The painting s is made from a photo I took at the 1000 islands while boating. It s on linen, mounted on board.

I asked Dave what he thought about the painting- He explained, he did not like it because he was not that person any more. Kind of profound for a teen-My daughter said, he looked like our dog, Scubie-

tough crowd, right??

The painting is accurate to who I think he is and illustrates his mannerisms and character- with one exception, he looks kind of angelic and that s not so accurate-