Looking back on my art journey, the transformation my work has gone through since my days at Ringling are noticeably different but, in ways, the same. The use of bold colors, and the heavy outline structure coming through, reinforce my love of drawing, and experimenting with color. I still get excited trying a new brush technique, color combinations, and experimenting with titles for the final piece. Artworks are often tied to moments when a shift in style, or the introduction of a new subject has marked a new chapter in my journey. These experiences have shaped not just how I create, but also the themes I continue to navigate to.
 
For 50+ years, certain styles, themes, and subjects have become a constant. The long keeled boats, created in 2006; my elongated rooted "fantasy islands" created in 2010, are visual motifs that I find myself returning to repeatedly. Their form and structure offer endless possibilities for exploration in the stories they tell. Figurative art has always been key since art school. I find the human form allows for a deeper connection using expressions and positions.
 
Change and challenges keep me motivated. Driven by a love for what I need to do fuels my creativity and pushes me to continually experiment. The challenge to refine skills and techniques, is a new opportunity to convey my thoughts and release my imagination, express emotion, and hopefully tell an interesting story. I hope you enjoy the journey as much as I do.

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1968
"Found The Perfect Tree" - wood cut print.
6"x 8"

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1968
Hand carved wooden figure.
13.5" tall

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1970
"Articulate"
5"w x 10.5"h, on illustration board.
Mixed media collage series, photography and ink drawing of
fellow artists at Ringling.

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1971
Figurative series.
10"w x 4"h.
Wood cut printed on onion paper.

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1972
"Contemplation"
18"x 24" oil on canvas.

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1973
"Welcome Home"
20"h x 30"w - ink drawing.

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1974
"Her House on Main Street"
18"x 20" oil on canvas.

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1974
"Lottery Drawings"
A series of ink and actual lottery tickets collage.

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1974
"Edsel"
Hand colored serigraph print.

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1977
"The Art Critic"
4"x 4" ink drawing

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1981
"Santa" - holiday card
5"x 7" ink.

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2001 - 2005
A realistic style upon moving to Hilton Head Island.

(top) Savannah's Bayou Cafe.
(bottom) Pinckney Island, Hilton Head Island.
9"x 12"

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2006
"Regatta"
24"x 36" oil
The first of my tall surreal keels.

My first departure from realism into gentle surrealism.

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2008
"On Golden Pond"
24"x 24".
Very calming.

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2010
"A Delicate Balance"
24"x 36".

The first elevated, rooted, fantasy island, still a favorite subject.

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2013
"Blue As You"
18"x 24"

Introduction of dramatic figure paintings.

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2014
"Same Roots Different Barks"
12"x 24"

Winner of Beaufort County "ArtPop".
Billboards posted around Beaufort County.

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2015
"It's All In Your Head"
4"x 4" - love this piece... it became my logo!
So much fun to paint this style.

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2016
"Vincent"
From my show in the Starbucks lobby, north Hilton Head Island.

I painted a dozen 6"x 6" portraits of different artists holding mugs.

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2017
"Aim For The Stars"
From an iconic night time series created in my tent during "Spoletto".

Charleston's Piccolo Spoletto Outdoor Exhibition.
(Three years exhibiting: 2017-2019)
Love this style, I am still adding to this series!

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