Three Vintage Fans & American Art Collector Magazine

Three Vintage Fans
30" x 48" — Oil/Canvas — 2010
• Sold

The painting above is one of three that I'll have participating in the upcoming Still Life exhibition in October at the Elliott Fouts Gallery. The show will feature paintings from many artists that I'm familiar with, including; Teresa N. Fischer, Craig Stephens, Katherine Lemke Waste, Derek Gores, Paul Coventry-Brown, Sally Tharp, Philippe Gandiol, Donald Bradford, Daryl Gortner, Neil Hollingsworth, Alvin Richard, Shawn Kenney and Otto Lange.

The show is being promoted in the October 2010 issue of American Art Collector magazine. Click on the bottom image to read the article.

Type A, Type B & Popular Etiquette

I was having a conversation with Cynthia, an art consultant at the Elliott Fouts Gallery, about one of my paintings. Apparently someone was looking at one of my unruly stacks of books and said they'd constantly be compelled to organize the books, straighten them out and make a tidy pile.

I like hearing about how different people interpret my paintings. And the idea occurred to me then to honor different personality types and how they relate to each other and can be integrated in to the same relationship, or paintings, in this case.


Type A, Type B
20" x 36" — Oil/Canvas — 2010
• Sold


Type B, Type A
20" x 36" — Oil/Canvas — 2010
• Sold
• This painting will be part of the October 2010 Still Life show at the EFG

A good friend of mine brought me an old paperback re-print of a Victorian era Popular Etiquette Book. Leafing through it, I have to say that although there are definitely missing virtues in today's world, Victorian's really made things uncomfortable for themselves with the litany of rigid rules and guidelines to follow.


Popular Etiquette
16" x 20" — Oil/Canvas — 2010
• Sold
• This painting will be part of the October 2010 Still Life show at the EFG


Popular Etiquette — Detail

40 & Under

The 40 & Under show is up at the Elliott Fouts Gallery and runs until September 3. If you're in the Sacramento area, be sure to check it out. There are some great artists participating and I'm honored to be sharing the gallery space with them.

I've been trying to balance working in the studio and enjoying the summer. Every other week we're out visiting family, going to weddings, the lake, the park or pool all day long... every year that's a serious challenge for me as I'm always excited and anxious to keep things burning along on the easel. Breaks are needed of course, it's the frequency that drives me a bit nuts.

It's what's inside that counts.

It's what's inside that counts.
30" x 24" — Oil/Canvas — 2010
• Sold

This is the third piece of three that will be showing in the group show 40 & Under at the Elliott Fouts Gallery from August 7 - September 3, 2010.

I've had these gumball machines for years, sitting in the studio. Initially I bought only a small amount of gum because, well, it's intimidating thinking of painting them full. It's a small form of torture for my kids. Gumball machines high on a shelf, being told "you can't eat dad's work". So the gum became stale and dusty.

Until I decided to paint this piece and I needed more gum to fill the small blue machine. I took the machines down from the shelf and since I now had a surplus of gum and a surplus of pennies, I let the kids at it. They kept returning to the studio, within minutes of their last purchase, to let me know that they either dropped their gum or it ran out of flavor. Or that they got two purple ones in a row and were hoping for an orange so, here we go again.

Upcoming Group Show - "40 & Under"

I will have three new paintings in the August group show at the Elliott Fouts Gallery. The show, entitled 40 & Under, is showcasing artists who are, well, either 40-years-old or younger. I'm really excited to have some paintings hanging in the show.

Below are two of the three, the third piece I'll share a little closer to August.


Soda Pop Bottles
18" x 14" — Oil/Canvas — 2010
• Sold (Collection of J.Crew)


Pencils, Crayons, & Pen
18" x 14" — Oil/Canvas — 2010
• Sold

Return to the Studio

I had a great time in California. The gallery hosts fantastic receptions with live music and friendly faces all around. The best part, as the artist, is to meet with people who collect your paintings. Cynthia, Michelle and Elliott at the Elliott Fouts Gallery are as thrilled with the results as I am, I'm sure. I really am fortunate to have had a successful first official solo exhibition.

But now my break is over and this morning I was back at it in the studio with headphones in place, paint squeezed out and daunting canvas staring me in the face.