My New Website

I’m happy to announce that I have a new website! It features all of my work, old and new. It was designed by my son Gabriel, with text by my daughter Julia. It will include a continuation of this blog, The Figure in Light. Therefore, this will be my last post here. I want to thank all of you who have followed me over the years, and I hope you will visit my new site and continue to follow me there.

New Series of Flower Paintings

This is one of a series of recent flower paintings. They are inspired, in part, by Manet's late flower paintings. The composition is simple and frontal, in a square format. The flowers are arranged in a clear vase, to catch light reflections, and are placed on a plain tabletop close to the wall behind them. The surface is fairly painterly. The originals and fine art prints are available at Saatchi Art.

Marco Island Three Day Workshop

Once again I will be teaching watercolor and pastel on magnificent Marco Island! Beginning this Friday, March 8, we will explore how these media can combine to capture the uniqueness of your subject matter. This workshop meets for three consecutive Fridays. Click here for details and to register.

Naples Classes Start Next Week

Beginning next week I will be teaching two afternoon classes at Naples Art Association in fashionable downtown Naples, FL. Tuesday will be a basic portrait painting class. Students may work in any media, but demonstrations will be in oil. Thursday is a watercolor/pastel class where we explore how working pastel over watercolor can create depth and richness. Both classes will include demonstrations and lots of one-on-one instruction. All the information you need to know is here and here.

Create Art on Marco Island

What could be better than creating art on magical Marco Island? Marco Island Center for the Arts is located just south of Naples, Florida, and beginning Friday, February 8, I will be teaching a three-day workshop exploring how watercolor and pastel can combine to produce paintings that are fresh and vibrant. All skill levels are welcome. Click here to register for this workshop and view the materials list.

January Classes

My January classes start next week at Naples Art Association and Marco Island Center for the Arts. We will be exploring how watercolor and pastel can be used together to create fresh and unconventional interpretations of traditional subjects, including still life and seascapes. There will be lots of one-on-one instruction as well as step-by-step demonstrations. Beginner and intermediate students are welcome. Learn more and register for the Naples class here or the Marco Island class here.