Requiem For Polar Bear
Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas 16″x20″ While following the growing body of evidence about Global Warming, I noticed the reports about the specific threats to Polar Bears. Some researchers with the U.S.G.S predict that polar bears will be extinct within … Continue reading
Piercing
Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas 16″x20″ Description: This portrait is of a Golden Eagle. Golden Eagles are widely distributed throughout the western hemisphere, though strongly associated with the American southwest. As predators, their prey ranges from mice to young deer, … Continue reading
Haven
Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas 16″x20″ Portrait of a family of Eurasian Black vultures, also called Monk vultures or Cinerous vultures. The title comes from: “The family is a haven in a heartless world.” ~Attributed to Christopher Lasch. These vultures … Continue reading
Travail de Voyage
Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas 16″x20″ Portrait of Matthew, on the train from Paris to Tonnerre. It can be hard work having a good time, exploring a city as beautiful and diverse as Paris. In hopes of a return trip, … Continue reading
Meerkat with Pearl Earring
Acrylic on Canvas 12″x16″ Description: Portrait of a Meerkat. Between my volunteer work at a zoo, and the paintings on this page, I’ve become increasingly appreciative of the individuality in wild life. We are often quick to recognize that trait … Continue reading
It Is Well
Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas 8″x10″ Description: Portrait of a Reticulated Giraffe, Mutombo. This portrait is based on a series of reference photo’s I took of Mutombo, a reticulated giraffe born at the Living Desert in 2006. I’ve always been … Continue reading
Inquisitive
Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas 16″x20″ The Mexican Grey Wolf is one of the smallest sub-species of Grey wolf, and had been nearly completely eliminated from its native habit, the Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts. Efforts to re-introduce the Mexican Grey … Continue reading
Good Spirits
Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas 16″x20″ Description: The Fennec Fox, which comes from the arid regions of North Africa, the Sinai and Arabian Peninsulas, is the smallest canid, weighing up to 3.3 lbs. Their most notable feature is their large … Continue reading
For the Heart’s Lifting
For the Heart’s Lifting Acrylic on Canvas Board 36″x48″ Description: This is a portrait of my fid – feathered kid – a Mollucan cockatoo named Leila. Her feathers are flared out as she attempts to frighten off a “dangerous” stuffed … Continue reading
A Few More Moments
A Few More Moments Acrylic on Stretched Canvas 30″x48″ Description: One of my favorite animals, Giraffes have made a strong impression on me. The combination of their size and strength, and generally peaceful nature, is amazing to experience. This particular … Continue reading
From Major To Minor
Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas 48″x36″ Portrait of a Fennec Fox, in front of the opening to its den. I really enjoy watching and painting these foxes. They seem bold beyond their size, inquisitive, and determined hunters. Provenance: 2009 Collection … Continue reading
While I’m Around
Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas 48″x36″ Portrait of a meerkat with a Serengeti landscape in the background. Meerkats are social animals, and take turns on guard duty, watching for threats, while their companions hunt or rest. Provenance: 2009 Collection … Continue reading
The Gourmets
Acrylic on Canvas Board 16″x20″ Description: The heart of an authentic French meal is the bread, fresh from the bakery that day. It’s aroma triggers reminiscences about childhood and feasts, not to mention meals to come. Just the act of … Continue reading
Farmhouse Near Tonnerre
16″x20 Acrylic on Canvas This painting captures my first impression of a family friend’s farmhouse outside of Tonnerre, France, and my first experience of French hospitality – warm and graceful. The door is ajar, and our hostess is watching our … Continue reading
The Petite Gleaner
Description: On the steps of St. Pierre Cathedral in Tonnerre’, France, a friend’s daughter is completely caught up in the colored confetti left over from a recent wedding; still at the age when “this or that” polarities haven’t begun to … Continue reading
The Supper At Emmaus
Acrylic on Canvas 24″x36″ Inspired from the account in Luke 24:13-35, in which Christ appears to two disciples shortly after the resurrection, and though he explains the prophecies for them, they do not recognize him until he makes the very … Continue reading