This body of work represents the connection between my process of painting and the flow of my day-to-day life. I find the imagery I paint on my daily walk from my home through Chinatown to my art studio on St. Mark’s Place in The East Village. I’m intrigued by the infinite compositional possibilities that I meet along the way – the disparate cultures that blend seamlessly in urban life, creating a variety of graphic stimulus and wonder. The serenity of a solo pedestrian walking through fresh snow or the early morning buzz of life as the city begins to stir are prominent themes in my work. Most recently I have turned my attention to the beautiful Lake Region of Seneca, NY -- where the extreme contrast between New York City and the vast countryside of this rural area are so palpable and intriguing to me. The natural environment compliments my primarily tertiary palette, allowing the subject to take a back seat to color composition. I return to my studio with photographs and plein-air studies I’ve developed at the Lakes. Working from information gathered in the field has charged my work with new life. In the tradition of George Inness and Corot, I set out to capture the essence of a familiar place, eliminating extraneous elements, adding my limited palette and subjective color sense to guide the picture toward my vision. This palette encourages me to approach composition more sensitively; giving myself over to the poetry and happenstance that unfolds around me.
 After the Snow - Oil 24x36 $3700 |
 Country Morning - Oil 24x36 $3700 |
 Cow - Oil 24x36 $2600 |
 East Broadway Blizzard - Oil 24x30 $3300 |
 West Village Glow - Oil 16x20 $2100 |
 Old New York - Oil 24x36 $2600 |
 Hampton Barn - Oil 12x16 $1500 |
 Band of Apples - Oil 9x12 $1050 |