ZMAKEY-ART
My Portfolio
MOTION-FIRST OF MANY, 1968, MY FIRST PAINTING, THIS REPRESENTS A DISPLAY OF MOVEMENT AND COLOR. I USED OIL, ACRYLIC AND WATERCOLORS ON CANVAS. EACH BRINGS A DIFFERENT FEELING TO THE PIECE. THIS PAINTING WAS FEATURED IN THE ART BLEND ART BOOK FOR 2019.
AN EXERCISE IN CREATIVITY, 2017, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, I WAS IN A CREATIVE LULL 2017 SO I PICKED THIS COLOR SCHEME AND JUST STARTED APPLING IT TO THE CANVAS AND THIS IS THE RESULT. THIS PIECE IS ALSO USED IN COLLABORATION WITH SWISS DIGITAL ARTIST STAN ADARD (BREATHING TRANSITION). STANADARD.COM. THIS PAINTING WAS ALSO FEATURED IN THE ART BLEND ART BOOK FOR 2019
TRIANGLE, 2001, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. IF YOU HAVE EVER BEEN IN PITTSBURGH, THEN YOU WOULD GET IT.
BURSTING WITH JOY, 2018, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. WHEN I GAVE MY GRAND DAUGHTER A PRESENT ON HER BIRTHDAY, SHE EXPOLDED WITH JOY AND I FELT THE NEED TO PAINT THAT FABULOUS EMOTION. THIS PAINTING WAS ON DISPLAY AT THE ART BLEND GALLERY IN FT LAUDERDALE, FL.
RANDOM SYMPHONY OF COLOR, 2018, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. I WAS TRYING TO DO ANOTHER PAINTING AND IT DIDN'T WORK OUT SO I PAINTED OVER IT AND VOILA.
TWILIGHT MEMORIES, 2019, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. THIS IS MY MEMORY OF POIPU BEACH, KAWAII, HAWAII.
WATERMELLON of SORTS, 2020, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. THIS IS THE WAY AN ABSTRACT MIND SEES A WATERMELON
TAKEN ABACK, 2020, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. IN NAUTICAL TERMS, IT MEANS THE WIND AGAINST THE FORWARD SIDE PREVENTING FORWARD MOTION
SUBSEQUENT EFFECT, 2020, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. THIS ARTWORK HAS PLENTY OF TEXTURE, COLOR BLEND AND DEPTH PRECEPTION . THIS PIECE IS ALSO FEATURED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE SWISS DIGITAL ARTIST STAN ADARD, (SUBSEQUENT EMERGE). VISIT STANADARD.COM
AQUATIC FLAVORS, 2020, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. I LOVE THE COLOR AND MOTION OF THIS PAINTING. THE COLOR BLEND IS ALMOST DELICIOUS LOOKING. THIS PIECE IS ALSO FEATURED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE SWISS DIGITAL ARTIST STAN ADARD. (BREATHING TRANSITION). VISIT STANADARD.COM
ABSTRACT REFLECTIONS, 2020, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. THIS PAINTING HAS A STRONG STRUCTURE COMBINED WITH A SOFT COLOR SCHEME. THIS PIECE IS ALSO FEATURED IN COLLABORATION WITH SWISS DIGITAL ARTIST STAN ADARD (BREATHING TRANSITION). VISIT STANADARD.COM
TO THE EDGE OF TIME, 2019, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. A PEACEFUL EXISTENCE TO THE EDGE OF TIME.
EMERGING HUE, 2019, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. PLEASING COLORS IN AN EXPANDING UNIVERSE. THIS PIECE ALSO IS FEATURED IN COLLABORATION WITH SWISS DIGITAL ARTIST STAN ADARD (BREATHING TRANSITION). VISIT STANADARD.COM
FLUID, 2020, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. THIS REPRESENTS A RAPID MOVEMENT OF COLOR. THIS PIECE IS ALSO FEATURED IN COLLABERATION WITH SWISS DIGITAL ARTIST STAN ADARD, (BREATHING TRANSITION). VISIT STANADARD.COM
REDDISH BLUE, 2019, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. I ONCE VISITED A COMEDIAN FRIEND, ZACK FUNK, AT HIS COMEDY SHOW AND ONE OF HIS JOKES WAS THAT HE ONCE HAD A JOB SELLING PAINT AND A WOMAN ASKED FOR THE COLOR REDDISH BLUE. OF COURSE I HAD TO PAINT IT. THIS PIECE IS USED IN COLLABORATION WITH SWISS DIGITAL ARTIST STAN ADARD (REDDISH REVELATION). VISIT STANADARD.COM
GALACTIC COMPANIONS, 2019, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. JUST TWO GALAXIES TRAVELING THROUGH THE UNIVERSE TOGETHER.
POINT OF IMPACT, 2016, ACRYLIC ON PLEXIGLASS. I LOVE THE MOTION AND BRIGHTNESS OF COLOR ACHIEVED HERE. THIS PIECE IS USED IN A COLLABORATION WITH SWISS DIGITAL ARTIST STAN ADARD IN THE BREATHING PICTURE (REDDISH REVELATION). VISIT STANADARD.COM
PLANETARY SPIRAL, 2016, ACRYLIC ON PLEXIGLASS. THIS IS OUR THE SOLAR SYSTEM IN A DIZZYING SPIRAL. THIS PIECE IS ALSO USED IN A COLLABORATION WITH SWISS DIGITAL ARTIST STAN ADARD IN THE BREATHING PICTURE (REDISH REVELATION). VISIT STANADARD.COM
GOLGOTHA (NEVER LET THE ROCKS CRY OUT), 2013. ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, I HAD THIS PAINTING ON MY MIND FOR MANY YEARS. JESUS TOLD HIS APOSTLES THAT IF THEY DIDN'T TELL HIS STORY, THEN THE ROCKS WOULD CRY OUT INSTEAD.
COASTAL ADVENTURE, 2020, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. A ROCKY BEACH WITH A CALM SEA.
MIDDAY SEQUENCE, 2019, ACRYLIC ON PLEXIGLASS. JUST ENJOYING THE WARMTH OF OUR SUN ON A LAZY AFTERNOON.
WARM CAPPACHINO, 2018, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. A FLOWING RIVER OF CAPPACHINO, YOU COULD ALMOST TASTE IT.
SPECTRUM DRAIN, 2018, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. IT HAS THE FEELING OF ALL EXISTING COLOR IN THE WORLD, DRAIINING INTO ONE SPOT
OVER THE TOP, 2018, 36X48, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. A WATERFALL OF COLOR, THIS PAINTING WAS ON DISPLAY AT ART BASEL WEEK IN MIAMI, FL IN 2018
ATMOSPHERIC REWIND, 2019, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. FABULOUS TEXTURE AND COLORS
AN OCEAN OF SOUND, 2018, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. THE RHYTHM OF THE WAVES COMBINDED WITH THE FLOWING COLORS, CAUSES ONE TO ALMOST HEAR THE MUSIC OF THE SEA.
WORLDS APART, 2019, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. TWO BINARY PLANETS PERPETUALLY ORBITING EACH OTHER IN A DISTANT SOLAR SYSTEM, LIGHT YEARS FROM EARTH.
LIVING LAVA, 2019, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. THE BIG ISLAND IN HAWAII, LAVA FLOW, ON THE MOVE.
NATURE COEXISTING, 2019, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. LAVA FLOW HITTING THE UNSUSPECTING SEA IN HAWAII
INFINITE TIME, 2019, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. ON TO INFINITY AND ETERNITY, HOPE IT'S A SMOOTH RIDE.
FIRST LIGHT, 2018, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. WHEN FIRST LIGHT PEAKS THROUGH. THIS PIECE IS USED IN A COLLABORATION WITH SWISS DIGITAL ARTIST STAN ADARD. VISIT STANADARD.COM
BREATHING SOLAR DISK, 2019, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. THIS IS A NICE WARM TEXTURE.
CORROSIVE PLANET, 2018, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. A DISTANT PLANET CONSISTING ENTIRELY OF RUSTING IRON.
BLUE YONDER, 2018, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. FLYING THROUGH EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE AT GREAT SPEEDS
FLORAL DELIGHT, 2008, DIGITAL ART. I SAW THIS FLOWER AT THE PHIPPS CONSERVATORY IN PITTSBURGH, PA, AND REPRODUCED IT DIGITALLY.
ORGANIC DRIPPINGS, 2018, 36X36, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. JUST AN EXPLOSION OF COLOR. THIS PAINTING WAS ON DISPLAY AT THE ART BLEND GALLERY IN FT LAUDERDALE, FL FOR A YEAR.
YOU AND I WOULD SIMPLY FLY AWAY, 2020. I ONCE OWNED A FLOWER SHOP AND I ALWAYS WANTED TO PAINT AN IRIS.
ORCHIDS IN THE WINDOW, 2019, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. I ONCE OWNED A FLOWER SHOP AND THE ORCHIDS WERE ALWAYS ONE OF MY FAVORITES.
DEEP THOUGHTS, 2007, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. MY 4 YEAR OLD GRANDSON HAD HIS HAND IN ON THIS ONE.
WHAT LIES BEYOND, 2020, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. A TRANSLUCENT WALL ALLOWING LIGHT TO PASS THROUGH
SHIFTING TIDES, 2020, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. THIS PAINTING CONSISTS OF MUCH TEXTURE, ODD LOOKING SHAPES AND AN INTERESTING COLOR BLEND.
SOMEWHERE IN TIME, 2020, 22X56, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. THIS IS A COLLISION OF COLORS RAPIDLY TRAVELING THROUGH TIME AND SPACE, BUT SEVERAL INTERESTING SHAPES DO EMERGE.
UNDERWATER CONTINUUM, 2020, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. THIS REPRESENTS AN UNDERWATER SCENE OF CENTURIES OLD RELICS, BARELY RECOGNIZABLE THROUGH MILES OF BLUE OCEAN.
HEAVY LOAD TO BARE, 2018, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. I PAINTED THESE LINES AND SHAPES TO ACCOMMODATE THIS COLOR COMBINATION, AND THE FIGURE OF SOMETHING BEING CARRIED AWAY SUDDENLY APPEARED.
DESERT REWIND, 2020, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. DESERT LIFE IN THE 21ST CENTURY
INVITATION TO RELAX, 2020, ACRYLIC ON WOODEN SLATS. I PAINTED THIS FOR MY DAUGHTER, SHE HAS IT DISPLAYED ON THE WALL OF HER COVERED DECK ON THE BACK OF HER HOME IN PITTSBURGH, PA. DURING THE WARM WEATHER MONTHS THIS DECK IS FULL OF TROPICAL PLANTS, SO THE ART WORK FITS RIGHT IN.
AUTUMN AT NIAGRA FALLS, DRY, 2020, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. IN AUTUMN OF 2019 I TOOK A TRIP TO NIAGRA FALLS, CANADA. THIS WAS THE VIEW FROM MY HOTEL ROOM, ONLY THE FALLS HAD WATER FLOWING OF COURSE. I THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO PAINT THE FALLS WITHOUT WATER BUT SHOW THE FALL FOILAGE.
AND THEN THERE WAS LIGHT, 2020, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. A NEW GALAXY FORMATION PERHAPS.
HAPPINESS LIES BEYOND THE SPLATTER, 2021, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. JUST AN EXERSIZE IN THE DEPTH OF COLOR.
FREE FLOWING, 2020, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. THIS HAS A PEACEFUL MOVING FEELING.
CIRCULAR BREATHING TECHNIQUE, 2021, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. A MAZE OF BREATHING CIRCLES AMING FOR THE CENTRAL POINT.
UPSTREAM SOLUTION, 2021, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. AS THOUGH ONE IS SWIMMINGAGAINST THE CURRENT IN A BEAUTIFUL STREAM.
ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES, 2021, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. I PAINTED THIS AS A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION GIFT FOR MY GRANDSON, THE TEXTURE AND COLOR SEEM TO COME ALIVE. A MESSAGE TO HIM THAT HE HAS ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES.
HIDDEN AGENDA, 2021, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS BOARD. A PLEASING BLEND OF COLOR WITH INTERESTING SHAPES EMERGING
COLLECTIVE THOUGHTS, 2021, 48X24, ACRYLIC ON CANVA., THIS REPRESENTS A COLLECTION OF SHAPES TOGETHER WITH MOTION, ATTEMPTING TO COME TOGETHER AS ONE THOUGHT.
Geo-PRISM, 1975, ACRLLIC ON CANVAS BOARD. A COLORFUL RETRO DISPLAY OF GEOMETRIC PATTERNS.
I NEVER KNEW YOU, 1992, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. 4 WORDS YOU NEVER WANT TO HEAR WHEN YOU GET TO HEAVEN.
PLANETARY DRIPPINGS, 2013, ACRYLIC ON AN OVAL SHAPED CANVAS. JUST MY VIEW OF THE COSMOS
OH THE WONDEROUS CROSS, 2018, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS.
THE CROSS IS WONDEROUS!
VITRIOUS MATTER, 2015, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. I HAD JUST HAD EYE SURGERY AND MY GRANDSON WAS VISITING. I WAS WORKING ON THIS PAINTING AND HE HELPED WITH THE CIRCLES
BROWNEE, 2015, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS BOARD. THIS DESIGN HAS BEEN BOUNCING AROUND IN MY HEAD FOR ABOUT FORTY YEARS, AND I FINALLY PAINTED IT.
FROSTY BLIZZARD,2002, ACRYLIC ON PAPER, I PAINTED THIS FOR MY DAUGHTER WHEN SHE GOT HER FIRST APARTMENT AND THEN SHE ADDED MORE COLOR TO IT. IT IS BY THE WAY THE SAME PAPER I USED TO TEACH HER THE CONCEPT OF ABSTRACT ART WHEN SHE WAS ABOUIT 10 YEARS OLD. PRETTY COOL, (SHE IS ALSO A TALENTED ARTIST)
THE SCARLET PATH, 2012, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. THESE ARE TWO SEPERATE PAINTINGS, THE SCARLET PATH HAS BIBLICAL MEANING
MAUI SUNSET, 2002, ACRLIC ON CANVAS. THE VIEW OF THE SUNSET FROM MY ROOM IN MAUI, HAWAII, IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT
NEW CONSTRUCTION, 2012, ARYLIC 0N CANVAS. JUST AN EXERSIZE IN STRUCTURE, BALANCE AND COLOR.
BLASING SEA, 1987, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. A REMINDER OF THE HOT SUNRISES WE EXPERIENCED ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND IN JULY, WHERE THE WATER LOOKED AS THOUGH IT WAS ON FIRE.
CHICAGO'S WINDS ALOFT, 1990, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. A PAINTING THAT WAS DISPLAYED FOR OVER 20 YEARS IN A GREAT RESTAURANT (CHICAGO'S PIZZERIA) IN MT LEBANON PA.
MANY HORIZONS, 2014, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. LOVE THE COLORS, I ORIGINALLY DESIGNED IT AS A LOGO FOR A REAL ESTATE SCHOOL, BUT IT NEVER OPENED.
THE MASK, 2013, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS BOARD. IT STARTED OUT AS SOMETHING ELSE, BUT WHEN I TURNED THE CANVAS SIDEWAYS, I LIKED IT BETTER.
INNER EARTH, 2014, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. USING ONLY A PALETTE KNIFE AND NO BRUSHES, THIS WAS A REDO OF A 1970'S PAINTING I DID FOR MY SISTER, IT DEPICTS THE MANY LAYERS OF LIFE ON EARTH.
TOGETHER AT LAST, 2001, OIL ON CANVAS. YELLOW CALLA LILIES CLINGING TO EACH OTHER.
YOU ARE ALL I'VE EVER NEEDED, 2015, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. AN ANNIVERSARY PRESENT FOR MY WIFE.
BREATHING GREEN PLANET, 2002,48X30, OIL ON CANVAS. THE TITLE SAYS IT ALL, THE VIEW FROM ABOVE A LIVING BREATHING PLANET
PERIWINKLE PLEASURE, 1970, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. THIS IS THE PERFECT EXAMPLE OF NON-OBJECTIVE ART (SOMETHING YOU CAN VISUALIZE IN A PAINTING THAT NO ONE ELSE CAN SEE), OR SOMEONE ELSE SEES SOMETHING YOU CAN'T SEE.
BIRDS OF A CERTAIN FEATHER, 1973, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, WITH FEATHERS AND BIRD PARTS REARRANGED, AS I SEE IT
TIS OF THEE, 2016, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, JUST THOUGHT IT WAS A NICE THING TO PAINT
MATTER ANTI-MATTER, 2000, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, OPPOSITE FORCES BATTLE, THERE IS NEVER A WINNER
SIGHTING, 1975, ACRYLIC ON PAPER, AN ACCUAL UFO SIGHTING I WITNESSED IN 1975, DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS BUT IT WAS COOL.
KYAH'S UNIVERSE, 2015, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, MY GRANDDAUGHTER KYAH WAS PAINTING AND I LOVED THE BRIGHT COLORS THAT WERE IN A 9 YEARS OLD MIND, SO I USED THEM IN THIS PAINTING.
PASSING FANCY, 1999, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, I LOVE IT WHEN THE IDEA IS THERE AND MY BRUSH JUST PAINTS IT WITH VERY LITTLE PLANNING
FLOWERS IN THE WINDOW, 2001, ACRYLIC ON AN ACTUAL OLD WINDOW, WE ONCE OWNED A FLOWER SHOP AND THIS HUNG NEAR THE REGISTER.
COLOR BLINDS, 2001, ACRYLIC ON A VINYL WINDOW BLIND, WE ONCE OWNED A FLOWER SHOP AND I PAINTED THIS FOR A WINDOW DISPLAY.
CARNS, 2000, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, THERE IS NOTHING LIKE FRESH CARNATIONS, ESPECIALLY IN MONOCHROMATIC PINKS AND PURPLES.
PANSIE, 2002, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, IT KIND OF SPEAKS FOR IT SELF, I LOVE THE BRUSH STROKES.
S.O.S. 1973, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, 48X60 INCHES, THIS IS A TYPICAL EARLY 70'S RETRO PAINTING, ALTHOUGHT THE COLORS ARE VERY SOOTHING, IT REPRESENTS A (S.O.S.) DISTRESS SIGNAL FOR THE WORLD IN 1973. I GUESS THINGS HAVEN'T CHANGED MUCH SINCE THEN HAVE THEY.
VIA DELAROSA, 2014, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, THE PAINFUL ROAD JESUS TRAVELED ON THE WAY TO GOLGOTHA.
CROWN OF THORNS, 1992, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, A NON-OBJECTIVE PAINTING THAT PORTRAYS ONE MAN'S SACRIFICE AND SUFFERING, BUT IN THE END, HIS AND OUR FINAL VICTORY.
IT IS FINISHED, 2001, ACRYLIC ON CARDBOARD, ONE DAY I FELT THE NEED TO PAINT JESUS ON THE CROSS. I WAS OUT OF CANVAS AND THE ONLY THING I COULD FIND WAS A CARDBOARD BOX
INDIA SUN, 1979, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, I ONCE HAD A GOOD FRIEND AND HIS DESCRIPTION OF THE HOT SUN AND INTENSE HEAT IN HIS BELOVED INDIA WAS SO VIVID THAT I PAINTED IT.
SWIRLING BRICK WALL, 2000, OIL ON CANVAS, I WANTED TO PAINT AL FLORAL SCENE AND DECIDED TO MAKE THE FLOWERS BRIGHT AND COLORFUL AND NORMAL, BUT MAKE THE BRICK WALL APPEAR TO BE SWIRLING, THAT'S WHY I LOVE ABSTRACT ART.
IO (JUPITERS MOON), 1972, I PAINTED THIS PIECE FOR A FRIEND LONG BEFORE THEY ACTUALLY KNEW WHAT THE MOON LOOKED LIKE, I GUESSED WRONG.
LOW TIDE, 1985, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, INSPIRED BY A RECENT WALK ON THE BEACH IN HILTON HEAD, SOUTH CAROLINA.
SUDDEN STOP, 2000, ACRYLIC ON PAPER, THIS WAS A LOGO DESIGN FOR A COMPANY I OWNED IN THE EARLY 2000'S
A PASSING STYLE, 1974, ACYLIC ON CANVAS, A PAINTING I DID FOR A FRIEND WHICH HUNG IN HIS HAIR STYIST SHOP FOR OVER 40 YEARS.
URBAN SYMPHANY, 1970, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS BOARD, THIS PAINTING DEPICTS A STEAMY NIGHT IN URBAN AMERICA, WITH IT'S CRUELTY AND STRUGGLES.
DOWNWARD TREND, 1970, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, A RETRO PAINTING I DID FOR A FRIEND
A STRAWBERRY OF A DIFFERENT HUE, 2018, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, IT'S JUST MY ABSTRACT MIND AT WORK AGAIN.
IT'S COMPLICATED, 1974, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, A RETRO PAINTING I DID FOR A FRIEND
GEO-MONO, 1975, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, THIS COLLECTION OF GEOMETRIC SHAPES IS A RETRO LOOK OF SUNRAYS ON A DISTORTED PLANET
THE BIRDS, 2008, DIGITAL ART, SEEING EYE TO EYE
BLUE IMAGE, 2007, DIGITAL ART, WHO IS THAT LITTLE GUY IN THE CORNER.
BROKEN BUBBLES, 2008, DIGITAL ART, WOULD MAKE A COOL PAINTING SOME DAY
DEEP SIX,2008, DIGITAL ART, I LOVE THE COLOR, I LOVE THE SHAPES
IS THAT YOU, 2008, DIGITAL ART, AN INTERESTING SHAPE
YIKES, 2008, DIGITAL ART, NOSE TO NOSE
COLOR ECHOES, 2008, DIGITAL ART, THIS WAS ACTUALLY DESIGNED IN THE 1970'S BUT I NEVER PAINTED IT SO I DIGITALIZED IT
CHOCOLATE DRIPPINGS, 2008, DIGITAL ART, I DESIGNED THIS IMAGE FROM AN ACTUAL SPILL OF CHOCOLATE SYRUP ON THE COUNTER
LIGHT YEARS AWAY, 2008, DIGITAL ART, A DISTANT STAR
STILL SIX, 2008, SAME IMAGE AS DEEP SIX JUST DIFFERENT COLORS
IN SEARCH OF THE 70'S, DIGITAL ART, DESIGNED IN THE 1970'S, BUT DIGITALIZED IN 2008
Z - (Z-MA-KEY), 2013, DIGITAL ART, I GUESS IT SAYS IT ALL, I THOUGHT THE COLOR COMBINATION IS KIND OF COOL.
ION NIGHTS, 2009, DIGITAL ART, I'M IMAGINING AN ION STORM ON SOME PLANET IN A FAR AWAY GALAXY
WIND SURFER IN FLIGHT, 2008,DIGITAL ART, THE IDEA CAME TO ME AFTER WATCHING WIND SURFERS ON THE BEACH IN HILTON HEAD, S.C.
NEEDLE POINT, 2008, DIGITAL ART, LET THE NEEDLE DO THE PAINTING.
PLAZMA TV, 2008, DIGITAL ART, I DON'T KNOW HOW IT WORKS BUT I LIKE GETTING A PICTURE.
A RUIN, 2008, DIGITAL ART, SOME HOW IT GIVES ME THE FEELING OF ANCIENT RUINS
ALL YOU NEED, 2008, DIGITAL ART, NEED I SAY MORE
DMITRI'S BUG, 2007, DIGITAL ART, MY GRANDSON DMITRI AND I COLLABORATED ON THIS PIECE
OUTER SPACE MY LAD, 2008, DIGITAL ART, MY GRANDSON DMITRI AND I COLLABORATED ON THIS PIECE
KYAH'S BEACH, 2009, DIGITAL ART, A COLLABORATION WITH MY 4 YEAR OLD GRAND DAUGHTER KYAH.
IT'S EITHER ORBITING OR FALLING, 2008, DIGITAL ART, IT'S EITHER ROCKS ORBITING A PLANET OR A ROCK SLIDE DOWN A MOUNTAIN SIDE.
COLOR THE WORLD, 2007, DIGITAL ART, JUST PLEASANT COLORS AND INTERESTING SHAPES
PURPLE DOVE, 2010, DIGITAL ART, ACTUALLY THE WHITE IS THE BACKGROUND
BEYOND ANYTHING YOU CAN IMAGINE, 2022, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, A RENDITION OF A PREVIOUS PAINTING I DID (OVER THE TOP), ONLY I REARRANGED SHAPES AND GAVE IT A 3 DIMENSIONAL LOOK.
IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER, 2022, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, JUST CREATED A SHAPE, ADDING COLOR AND TEXTURE, AND SOMETHING INTERESTING ALWAYS APPEARS.
THE FOLLOWING FOUR PAINTINGS ARE A COLLABORATION WITH MY 6 YEAR OLD GRAND DAUGHTER BROOKLYN, WHO PICKED UP 2 ENTRY FORMS FOR EACH OF US FOR AN ART EXHIBIT AT OUR LOCAL LIBRARY, SO WE PAINTED 4 PAINTINGS. HER SENSE OF COLOR, BALANCE AND MOVEMENT IS FANTASTIC. I'M WONDERING TO MYSELF IF MY PAINTING SKILLS ARE THOSE OF A 6 YEAR OLD, OR THE 6 YEAR OLD ACTUALLY HAS THE CREATIVE TALENT THAT HAS TAKEN ME OVER 50 YEARS TO OBTAIN, WHAT DO YOU THINK. THE NEXT 4 ABSTRACT PIECES REPRESENT OUR EFFORTS, MINE ARE BLUE, HERS ARE HOT PINK
DELICIOUS, 2022, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, A COLLABORATION WITH MY GRAND DAUGHTER BROOKLYN.
SPLATTER, 2022, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, A COLLABORATION WITH MY GRAND DAUGHTER BROOKLYN.
JUST BREATH IT IN, 2022, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, A COLLABORATION WITH MY GRAND DAUGHTER BROOKLYN.
SPLASH, 2022, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, A COLLABORATION WITH MY GRAND DAUGHTER BROOKLYN.
SOMEWHERE BEYOND REASON, 2020, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, FAST MOVING
ONE HUNDRED BILLION YEARS, 2023, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, THE UNIVERSE BEFORE THE BIG BANG
VERTICAL ALIGNMENT, 2023, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, AN ABSURD YET PLEASING COLLECTION OF COLOR, THAT SEEMS TO LINE UP AS IF THERE WAS NO ORDER
I'D GIVE A MILLION TOMORROWS FOR JUST ONE YESTERDAY, 2023, OIL ON CANVAS, MY FATHER INLAW DABBLED IN OIL PAINT, AND AFTER HE PASSED AWAY, I TOOK HIS PAINT AND USED IT ON THIS PIECE. HIS WIFE PASSED BEFOER HIM, AND THIS WAS HIS FAVORITE SAYING.
COMET CONUNDRUM, 2023, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, A PLEASANT COMET IF THERE WERE SUCH A THING
ORGANIC ILLUSION, 2023, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, I DEDICATE THIS PAINTING TO ONE OF MY DEAREST FRIENDS, BILL GILLESPIE, WITH WHOM I SHARE A WALK THROUGH TIME. THE WAIT IS ALMOST OVER MY BROTHER
FRAGMENTS OF BROKEN LIGHT, 2022, 34X28, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, THIS PIECE DISPLYS ACTION, USING BOLD LINES AND COLOR
THE ROAD BEYOND RELEVANCE, 2022, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, JUST TRAVELING DOWN THAT LONG DESERTED HIGHWAY.
OUR PREFERRED VIEW, 2023, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, JUST SITTING ON THE BALCONY OVERLOOKING THE OCEAN IN HILTON HEAD SOUTH CAROLINA
DISSOLVING THOUGHT, 2023, 30X40, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, LEAVE YOUR THOUGHTS BEHIND AND SLIP INTO A PLACE OF PEACE AND CALM, AND DON'T FORGET TO BREATHE.
A BRIDGE TO NOWHERE, 2023, 28X40 ACRYLIC ON CANVAS. WHEN I WAS YOUNG, THERE WAS A BRIDGE IN DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH, PA. THAT SPANNED OVER THE ALLEGHENY RIVER AND IT SAT UNFINISHED FOR SEVERAL YEARS. A CAR WENT OVER IT AND THE GUY SURVIVED.
DAYLIGHT REFLECTIONS, 2023, 16X20, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS BOARD, JUST A FEEL-GOOD PAINTING TO BRIGHTEN YOUR DAY
