I think inspired by a large part of American Folk Art, my fascination with this subject matter led me to purchase a couple amazing albums by
WHITE WHALE and
NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL , which, along with old Roxy Music, provided the soudtrack by which I painted to...
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"LIKE TWO SHIPS: THE FISHERMAN AND THE MERMAID"
OIL AND MIXED MEDIA ON CANVAS
18"x36"
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"BEWARE THE WHALE THAT READS CROSSWORDS"
OIL AND MIXED MEDIA ON CANVAS
18"x36"
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"A STRANGE DREAM I HAD ON SEPT.25th, 2006"
OIL AND MIXED MEDIA ON CANVAS
24"x48"
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"TOILERS ON THE SEA"
OIL AND MIXED MEDIA ON CANVAS
10"x20"
(SOLD)
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"THE WHALER"
OIL AND MIXED MEDIA ON CANVAS
24"x48"
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"ULYSSES AND THE SIREN (THE MUSE OF SEPT. 15th, 2005)"
OIL AND MIXED MEDIA ON CANVAS
24"x48"
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"CHILD ENDANGERMENT"
OIL AND MIXED MEDIA ON CANVAS
22"x28"
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"BATH TIME"
OIL AND MIXED MEDIA ON CANVAS
18"x36"
(SOLD)
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"DISASTER AT SEA"
OIL AND MIXED MEDIA ON CANVAS
18"x36"
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"THE ADMIRAL WITHOUT HIS SHIP"
OIL AND MIXED MEDIA ON CANVAS
36"x60"
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"WATERWINGS"
OIL AND MIXED MEDIA ON CANVAS
10"x20"
(SOLD)