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©Castles in the Sky (36"x36" acrylic on stretched canvas) Soaring above the canal is the Chateau de Laurea of Ottawa, Canada, a huge Medieval Gothic style hotel that dominates the city's skyline like a castle in the sky. The work has hung in our bedroom for so long I would really miss it if it were to sell. The photo from which the painting was done was taken on a vacation trip so long ago I can't even remember what year it was. But it has always been one of my personal favorites.
Thinly framed................................................$495.
©Winterscape '83 (20"x30" stretched canvas) Unlike the Winter of... paintings (like the first one), the Winterscape series involved the brilliant warmth of sunset/sunrise upon the wintery coldness of the setting. In this case, the element of water further freezes the bone-chilling scene--perfect for contemplation on a hot summer day. Who needs air conditioning, this will lower the temperature of any room by ten degrees.
Thinly framed...................................................................................$395.
© Winter Light (22"x28" acrylic on stretched canvas) At one time I recalled the name of this lighthouse which is in Maine, but I've long since forgotten it. I suppose it draws its interest and uniqueness from the fact that few painters brave the elements to paint in the winter in Maine, or even shoot photos for winter paintings. This was accepted one year at the Ohio State Fair. It's one I've not shown for quite some time.
Unframed. . . . . . . . . . . . .SOLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$395.
©Pretty Maids All in a Row (18"x24" stretched canvas) From a college campus in West Virginia, this scene is one of the most satisfying landscapes I've ever done. The fall colors are exciting without being gaudy. And the carefully aligned "young ladies" offer a rythmic movement that almost brings to mind dancing or perhaps a parade.
Thinly framed....................SOLD....................$195.
©The Castle (20"x26" acrylic on stretched canvas) One of the most intriguing period mansions in the riverboat town of Marietta is this English Gothic style edifice on Fifth Street about a mile from the levee seen in the previous paintings. It is often a stop on the city tour for those arriving in the stearnwheelers for a quick look at one of the most beautiful communities on the Ohio River. Although this is one of the most elaborate, the city is filled with numerous other examples of gracious living from the bygone days when it was a key crossroads in our country's network of river transportation.
Framed in oak.......................................................................................$195.
©Winter Dawn (20"x26" acrylic on stretched canvas) I love to paint snow scenes and perspective fences are great too. Here the fence offeres the opportunity to create great depth in this painting which is guaranteed to lower the summer temperature in room by at least ten degrees. Southeastern Ohio farmers are quite familiar with this scene. It's one of the most beautiful times of the day. The crisp, clean sound of snow crunching under your boots is quite invigorating, especially knowing there's a hot, steaming bowl of oatmeal waiting in the kitchen when the chores are done.
Framed in oak.......................SOLD...........................................$250.
©The Howard House (22"x28" acrylic on stretched canvas) This is a restaurant about thirty miles from where we live. The structure is an 1855 mansion that over it's nearly 150 years has seen its ups and downs. Most recently, having been renovated to the tune of several hundred thousand dollars, it now approaches something of it's ante-bellum splendor as its patrons dine in white linen Victorian grace and sip drinks in its oak-trimmed library. The photo from which this work was done was taken a few days after the place opened as we were leaving. It was just after dusk and the newly restored house never looked better.
Framed in oak.........................................................................................$295.
©Laocoon (22"x28" acrylic on stretched canvas) As still-lifes go, this one tends to be somewhat unique, blurring as it does the line between landscape and still-life. The title come from it's resemblence to an ancient Roman sculpture group discovered during the Renaissance in Rome. The sculpture group depicts the Greek legend of a famous sorcerer and his two sons who warned the Trojans regarding Greeks bearing gifts. He and his sons were immediately attacked by a sea serpent with which they wrestled to the death. The body of water in this case is Lake Erie.
Unframed...........................................................................................$295.
©The Levee House (20"x30" acrylic on stretched canvas) Near where the big stearnwheelers tie up is a picturesque sidewalk cafe owned by an architect friend of mine who is also the owner of his own stearnwheel boat which he runs as a bed and breakfast. It is tied up about a mile away on the Muskingum River, which flows into the Ohio at Marietta. I have also painted it. The restaurant serves a continental fare and is a favorite of those visiting the city of Marietta.
Framed in oak...................................................................................$395.
©South on Ohio Street (18"x36" acrylic on stretched canvas)Ohio Street runs parallel with the public levee along the
Ohio River in Marietta where the stearnwheelers tie up and on
this particular afternoon as the American Queen (pictured at
the top of this page) was in town, the place was quite busy
with all those from local areas trying to catch a glimpse of
the boat close up. This painting gives the feeling of being
there without going through Tripbase or such like. The Levee
House Restaurant in the previous painting is at the right as
one looks south on Ohio Street.
Framed in oak........................................................................................$395.
©Trickle Treat (36"x36" acrylic on stretched canvas) Our kitchen was decorated around the colors in this painting. Neither the color scheme nor the kitchen has changed much in 21 years. This work is also the first painting I ever did entirely in acrylics. I liked them so much I never looked back. Except for some oil painting for fleshtones in portraits, I've used acrylics exclusively ever since. Much of the painting I do is so intricate, I simply wouldn't have the time or patience do work in any other medium.
Framed thinly in faux wood and chrome..............................................$795.
©Winterscape 79 (16"x24" acrylic on stretched canvas) One of my adult students loaned me the photo from which this painting was done. It is literally in their front yard, taken one cold, wintery morning in the midst of an ice storm that played havoc with all forms of civilization but left behind this miracle of light and color that, while quite realistic also approaches abstraction except for the presence of a subject matter. This painting has hung in our livingroom for 20 years.
Framed in lattice...................................................................$195.