Still Life with Bowl, Onion and Shallots

February 21 2021
Still Life with Bowl, Onion and ShallotsStill Life with Bowl, Onion and Shallots
5x7 (approximate) gouache on paper
 
Status: Sold
 

This is an original 5x7 inch painting in gouache (opaque watercolor). The painting is not framed, but it ships in a white archival mat, ready to fit a standard 8x10 inch frame.

Still Life with Two Apples

December 07 2020
Still Life with Two Apples
5x7 (approximate) gouache on paper
 
Status: Available
Price: $150.00 (unframed)
 

To beautiful red apples wound up on my still life stand.

Original painting in gouache (opaque watercolor), unframed, matted to fit standard 8x10 frame.

Dawn Redwood, Fall

August 16 2020
Dawn Redwood, Fall
5x7 (approximate) gouache on paper
 
Status: Available
Price: $150.00 (unframed)
 

This beautiful dawn redwood is in an arboretum a few blocks from my house. I’ve been fascinated with it since I moved here thirty years ago. I’ve painted it before in different seasons, but I think it looks particularly striking in the fall.

Autumn Afternoon

July 26 2020
Autumn Afternoon
5x7 (approximate) gouache on paper
 
Status: Available
Price: $150.00 (unframed)
 

Late fall, late afternoon, along a creek in southeastern Pennsylvania. I just loved the way the late afternoon light cut across the woods and through the trees. I started this on location and finished in the studio.

Azalea Trail

July 19 2020
Azalea Trail
5x7 (approximate) gouache on paper
 
Status: Available
Price: $150.00 (unframed)
 

These beautiful azaleas line the edge of a former mill race in Taylor Arboretum in southeastern Pennsylvania.

Old One

July 12 2020
Old One
5x7 (approximate) gouache on paper
 
Status: Available
Price: $150.00 (unframed)
 

This beautiful old tree sits by a creek in southeastern Pennsylvania, watching the water and the years flow by. The painting was started on location and brought to a finish in the studio.

Overhanging Roots

March 02 2020
Overhanging RootsOverhanging Roots
5x7 (approximate) gouache on paper
 
Status: Sold
 

This old tree has been hanging on while the meandering creek has gradually undermined its roots. The reflections and fall leaves drew me to the scene.

Brinton House Barn

June 13 2019
Brinton House BarnBrinton House Barn
5x7 (approximate) gouache on watercolor paper
 
Status: Sold
 

Cabin on the Creek

February 24 2019
Cabin on the Creek
5x7 (approximate) gouache on watercolor paper
 
Status: Available
Price: $150.00 (unframed)
 

This old cabin sits alongside a creek on the property of a historic mill.

River Bridge

January 28 2019
River Bridge
5x7 (approximate) gouache on watercolor paper
 
Status: Available
Price: $150.00 (unframed)
 

A little flash back to summer days, as a historic railroad bridges crosses a sunlit river.

Snow Covered Branches

November 25 2018
Snow Covered Branches
5x7 (approximate) gouache on watercolor paper
 
Status: Available
Price: $150.00 (unframed)
 

This interestingly shaped tree is in an arboretum not far from where I live. There was just enough snow covering to bring out the contrast between the white surface and the colors and texture of the tree limbs and bushes.

Trees Along the Delaware

November 18 2018
Trees Along the DelawareTrees Along the Delaware
5x7 (approximate) gouache on paper
 
Status: Sold
 

Interestingly different individual trees grow along the river in Battery Park in New Castle, Delaware — near the historic colonial era section of the town.  This was started on location as a demo for a plein air painting workshop I was teaching, and I liked it so much I continued to develop it in the studio.

This is an original painting in gouache (opaque watercolor), roughly 5 x 7” (13 x 18 cm), not framed.

My painting in PWCS 2018 Exhibition of Works on Paper

September 17 2018
My painting in PWCS 2018 Exhibition of Works on Paper
9 x 12" gouache on paper
 

Delighted to have this painting, “Creek at the Willows”, accepted into the Philadelphia Watercolor Society’s 118th International Exhibition of Works on Paper.

The show will be at the Wayne Art Center in Wayne, PA from October 14 to November 20, 2018. Artists’ reception Sunday, October 21st, 3:00 - 5:00 pm.

Winter Tree (Old Oak)

May 09 2018
Winter Tree (Old Oak)
5x7 (approximate) gouache on watercolor paper
 
Status: Available
Price: $150.00 (unframed)
 

Saying goodbye to Winter. This beautiful old tree is near the Delaware Art Museum in Wilmington. I started this in the winter and finished up in the studio in the spring.

Brandywine at Big Bend

October 20 2017
Brandywine at Big BendBrandywine at Big Bend
5x7 (approximate) gouache on watercolor paper
 
Status: Sold
 

This painting was painted as part of the Plein Air Brandywine Valley event. It sold tonight at the opening. This is the Brandywine River at the point called “Big Bend”, painted from the bank at the Weymouth Estate.

Carriage House and Field

May 24 2016
Carriage House and Field
5x7 (approximate) gouache on watercolor paper
 
Status: Available
Price: $150.00 (unframed)
 

Yellowwood Tree

May 17 2016
Yellowwood Tree
5x7 (approximate) gouache on watercolor paper
 
Status: Available
Price: $150.00 (unframed)
 

This Yellowwood tree is one of the oldest trees in America’s oldest botanical garden, Bartram’s Garden in Philadelphia. It was damaged in a storm in 2010, but survived and is still growing.

Little Stone House

March 10 2016
Little Stone House
5x7 (approximate) gouache on watercolor paper
 
Status: Available
Price: $150.00 (unframed)
 

This little stone house is a remnant of a historic mill complex that once existed along Ridley Creek in southeastern PA. It’s now occupied, even though it sits in the middle of a state park. I was there just as the late afternoon sun was cutting through the trees.

Shady Hill

December 04 2015
Shady HillShady Hill
5x7 (approximate) gouache on watercolor paper
 
Status: Sold
 

Shade and dappled sun through fall leaves on a hillside in Pennsylvania.

Rocks in the Creek

November 16 2015
Rocks in the Creek
5x7 (approximate) gouache on watercolor paper
 
Status: Available
Price: $150.00 (unframed)
 

These rocks in a park near my house have always look like they tumbled into the creek at some point long ago — long long ago.

Stone Bridge

November 02 2015
Stone Bridge
5x7 (approximate) gouache on watercolor paper
 
Status: Available
Price: $150.00 (unframed)
 

This old stone bridge over a small creek once provided access to an estate; it’s now part of a park not far from where I live in Southeastern Pennsylvania.

Still Rooted

October 21 2015
Still Rooted
5x7 (approximate) gouache on watercolor paper
 
Status: Available
Price: $150.00 (unframed)
 

This wonderful old tree has been precariously leaning over the bank of the creek for years. I hope it hangs in there for many years to come.

Brandywine River at Josephine Gardens

October 13 2015
Brandywine River at Josephine GardensBrandywine River at Josephine Gardens
5x7 (approximate) gouache on paper
 
Status: Sold
 

The Brandywine River passes through Wilmington, Delaware in a beautiful park called Josephine Gardens. The river widens here, and is strewn with rocks; old trees line the banks.

Fence & Hosta

September 30 2015
Fence & Hosta
5x7 (approximate) gouache on watercolor paper
 
Status: Available
Price: $150.00 (unframed)
 

I didn’t have to go far for this one; I just set up my pochade box in the front yard and painted the neighbor’s fence and hosta in morning light. Summer winding down. Gouache on Stillman & Birn Zeta Series paper.

Dappled Creek

August 05 2015
Dappled CreekDappled Creek
5x7 (approximate) gouache on watercolor paper
 
Status: Sold
 

This beautiful small creek passes through several parks here in southeastern Pennsylvania. Gouache on Arches 140 lb watercolor paper.

Peonies and Grape Vines on a Chain Link Fence

June 17 2015
Peonies and Grape Vines on a Chain Link FencePeonies and Grape Vines on a Chain Link Fence
5x7 (approximate) gouache on watercolor paper
 
Status: Sold
 

I didn’t have to go far for this one; I set up my pochade box at the end of my driveway, where these peonies sit in the shade of grape vines that wind through the fence.

Gouache on Stillman & Birn Zeta series paper.

Azalea Trail

May 29 2015
Azalea Trail
5x7 (approximate) gouache on watercolor paper
 
Status: Available
Price: $150.00 (unframed)
 

What was at one time a mill race is now an azalea-liined trail through an arboretum near where I live in southeastern Pennsylvania.

Gouache on Arches 140 lb watercolor paper.

Spring Reflections

May 14 2015
Spring Reflections
5x7 (approximate) gouache on watercolor paper
 
Status: Available
Price: $150.00 (unframed)
 

Flowering trees overhang a small reflecting pool in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia.

Gouache on Arches 140 lb watercolor paper.

Early Magnolias

May 06 2015
Early MagnoliasEarly Magnolias
5x7 (approximate) gouache on watercolor paper
 
Status: Sold
 

These beautiful magnolias are a variety that come out earlier then others, and earlier than most other flowering trees in the area. They always put on an early spring show.

Gouache on Arches 140 lb watercolor paper.

Winter Creek

February 07 2015
Winter Creek
5x7 (approximate) gouache on watercolor paper
 
Status: Available
Price: $150.00 (unframed)
 

Dawn Redwood, Winter

January 06 2015
Dawn Redwood, WinterDawn Redwood, Winter
5x7 (approximate) gouache on watercolor paper
 
Status: Sold
 

This beautiful dawn redwood looks striking at any time of year. It’s in an arboretum near where I live in southeastern Pennsylvania. The Dawn Redwood, or Metasequoia, is native to China. It’s been planted here in a relatively sheltered area of the arboretum. This one is perhaps 3 ft in diameter toward the base, and maybe 80 ft high.

Old Roots

December 12 2014
Old Roots
5x7 (approximate) oil on paper (Arches Oil Paper)
 
Status: Available
Price: $150.00 (unframed)
 

Still some color in the woods, in a state park in Pennsylvania.

Creek Bank, Fall

December 03 2014
Creek Bank, Fall
5x7 (approximate) oil on paper (Arches Oil Paper)
 
Status: Available
Price: $150.00 (unframed)
 

Rocks and branches in a creek in southeastern PA.

Trees in Shadow

November 19 2014
Trees in ShadowTrees in Shadow
5x7 (approximate) oil on paper (Arches Oil Paper)
 
Status: Sold
 

Trees at the edge of the woods as fall starts to show it colors.

Garden’s Last Hurrah

October 22 2014
Garden’s Last Hurrah
5x7 (approximate) oil on paper (Arches Oil Paper)
 
Status: Available
Price: $150.00 (unframed)
 

Last tomatoes and pepper from the summer garden.

Tool Shed at the Mill

August 27 2014
Tool Shed at the Mill
5x7 (approximate) oil on paper (Arches Oil Paper)
 
Status: Available
Price: $150.00 (unframed)
 

Tool shed at a historic mill in Pennsylvania.

River Bridges

August 05 2014
River Bridges
5x7 (approximate) oil on paper (Arches Oil Paper)
 
Status: Available
Price: $150.00 (unframed)
 

Two 19th century railroad bridges cross the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia.

Little Darby Creek

July 23 2014
Little Darby CreekLittle Darby Creek
5x7 (approximate) oil on paper (Arches Oil Paper)
 
Status: Sold
 

Trees along the banks of Little Darby Creek as it winds through the park at The Willows in southeastern Pennsylvania.

This painting is oil on Arches Oil Paper. It can be matted and framed under glass like a watercolor, or a framer can mount it to a panel and frame it like a regular oil painting.

Trees along the bank

April 26 2014
Trees along the bank
5x7 (approximate) gouache on watercolor paper
 
Status: Available
Price: $150.00 (unframed)
 

Trees along the creek bank in early spring.

Melting Snow

March 04 2014
Melting Snow
5x7 (approximate) casein on board
 
Status: Available
Price: $150.00 (unframed)
 

On a foggy and quiet day, the snow is melting on a hill above Ridley Creek at Taylor Arboretum in southeastern Pennsylvania.

Beck Street, Philadelphia

October 26 2013
Beck Street, PhiladelphiaBeck Street, Philadelphia
6x8 oil on panel (SourceTek Panel)
 
Status: Sold
 

Beck Street is a small side street in Philadelphia’s Queen Village section. It’s a quiet, dead-end street in a fairly old part of the city’s east side.The brick sidewalks are showing their age.