Childless Cat Lady

 

oil on panel, 24" x 12"

My version, lol.

Torn

 

acrylic on panel, 12" x 12"

A narrative painting about conflicts of interest.

Flippers

oil on panel, 12" x 9"

 This painting presented an interesting conundrum.  I originally painted it in landscape format, which would have rotated this image 90 degrees counterclockwise.  However, I found it a bit disconcerting to paint it in that format, so I flipped it to portrait format, which is the way you are seeing it.  I had painted another pair of swimmers in 2023, called "Floaters," and this one is the next incarnation visiting this theme.  I find these narrative two paintings quite amusing.  Updated 4/9/2025:  I decided I like it better in landscape format, which is how I originally meant it to be.  Works just fine this way.

Le Cadeau

acrylic on panel, 24" x 12"

A story of intrigue centered around the entrance to a fictional bar on Bourbon Street in New Orleans.

A Social Distance

oil on panel, 12" x 12"
SOLD

This is a small narrative painting I decided to do primarily with a palette knife.  Certain strokes on the figures, however, were done with a brush. Not to get too fussy, I spent only a couple hours on it.

Baila Me!

oil on panel, 20" x 20"

This painting is about 75% done, but I'm posting it because who knows when I'll be able to finish it.  It won't be next week, that's for sure.  Update 7.10.2024:  I've swapped in the more-or-less finished painting.

Cheeky!

 

oil on canvas, 36" x 42"

This is a narrative painting that I actually started late last year and never quite finished.  It's been languishing in the time-out room for months now.  I did it for a laugh, especially for the guy in the mid-distance.  He cracks me up.  I was also going though a phase then, living vicariously through her, lol!  I hope to finish it before too long.

Isolation Isle

acrylic on canvas, 24" x 24"

I started this painting in 2020 during the COVID lockdown period.  I kept imagining a little piece of paradise floating in tropical waters.  It was all but finished except that it needed a figure, and I remained undecided forever about it . . . that is, until recently.  Even though isolation can foster a feeling of NOT belonging, I wanted the figure in this scene to have a sense of place, of belonging there, as if isolation is a chosen thing.  

Smoke and Mirrors

 

oil on canvas, 20" x 20"

Don't know what got into me, but here it is, a narrative painting of a love triangle.  I used a still from the French film, "La Baie des Anges," for the two figures on the left, then added a third figure to complete the story.  I decided to leave her hair sketchy and barely painted because when I stepped back to look with fresh eyes, it seemed to shimmer and glow, so what you see is mostly bare canvas.  Overall, I'm happy that I pretty much was able to execute my vision for this painting.