STEP RIGHT UP

Games of skill are a rite of passage for teenage boys – shooting hoops, shooting pool, shooting targets – to name a few. They provide the opportunity to develop skills and confidence while in the safety of the family nest. In the game of life skills are important but luck also plays a role. Sometimes you aim at the target, sometimes you are the target. Step right up, come on in, and take your chances!

30" x 40"

acrylic/oil on canvas

$2,200

WATCHING

The well-known Serenity Prayer offers this homily: Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.  Alcohol, friends and music help as well. So I sit here, enjoying the cabaret accompanied by my feline companion and adult beverage, watching all the lonely people go by.

20" x 20"

acrylic/oil on canvas

$800

ANIMAL PORTRAITS

Two years ago I had the opportunity to visit Tanzania and came back with thousands of photos. I have been using them to play with composition and design elements. While they are not really part of the Blueridge Myths narrative, they were fun to do and I hope you enjoy them.

24"x18" & 18"x24"

oil on canvas

Baboon $800 / Zebras n/a

THE KING

Max Beckmann painted his version of ‘The King’ in Germany in 1933, the year that Hitler came to power. He repainted it in 1937 after he was exiled from his native land and declared a ‘degenerate’ artist.  His work was always political, but the true narrative was often hidden, and we can only speculate on the meaning. Does the narrative ask what if Fools were Kings and Justice blind or is it just an alpha male and his fantasy. Possibly a parable to today’s times? The lens of history through which paintings are viewed can change the narrative significantly.

30" x 40"

acrylic/oil on canvas

$2200

PAPILLON

Puberty is a very difficult stage, one often filled with angst and confusion. It is a period of longing to be grownup but not quite sure of where one fits in the world. A time of innocence while pretending experience, a time to learn about one’s sexuality without becoming a target. But always a time of change and growth.

24" x 24"

acrylic/oil on canvas

$1150

LOVE

There are periods in one’s life when self becomes less important than other. This can be a time to guide and to teach, to disseminate wisdom and knowledge based on experience. It can be filled with joy and happiness and it is always a time to love unconditionally.

30" x 24"

acrylic/oil on canvas

$1500

MIDWAY

Childhood is the age of innocence and youthful naivety. This is a time to experience the world around without preconceived ideas of good and bad or right and wrong. A time just to enjoy life before the grand adventure begins.

30" x 30"

acrylic/oil on canvas

$1800