Cold Peach Moon

I literally gasped in awe on the cold morning that I glanced out my living room window to see a peach colored moon in a misty blue sky.  A glowing light from the orb bounced down creating a soft spotlight on the serene bay. An incredible reminder that we are on a...

Path to the Horizon

There is something so intriguing about a path. Catch a glimpse of a twisting trail and we are drawn in. A path in a painting can provide us with a starting point to access the painting. Our eye can literally follow where the diagonal takes us. In the painting above...

Sunset Waiting for Full Moon

    Have you ever noticed how much more vivid the color of the sky is near the time of the full moon? Colors appear brighter, more intense even if it is a bit overcast. This painting is from the time of the October Harvest moon. The sunset was happening in...

Sketchbook Page

I’ve been very spotty about my “Breath of Salt Air” messages here. It has taken longer than expected to wind down and shift gears from the intensity of the summer season. As a working artist I need time and space to explore the internal and...

Speaking at the Parrish Museum

Hi Everyone! I’ll be one of the presenters at Pecha Kucha at the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill this Friday evening at 6:00 pm. In less that 7 minutes I’ll describe what made me become an artist, and trace the trajectory of the paintings I’ve made...

“725” Group Art Show

The Sag Harbor Whaling Museum continues the tradition of the “725” Art Show and Sale in an exhibition curated by Michael A. Butler. “725” refers to the original telephone exchange that all Sag Harbor households had in the days before cell...