or the past few years I have been working on two very distinctive bodies of paintings, one of landscapes and the other still-life.

The grass or “field” paintings continue to explore the landscape in minute detail. They zoom in on the weeds, grasses, shrubs, flowers and other plants growing in backyards or open fields. Despite their strong realism, they flirt with Abstract Expressionism, using an over-all composition and strong, gesture marks. Their monochrome palette further distinguishes them as fields of a color, being neither truly descriptive nor completely unimaginable.

At the same time I had been working on a series of paintings of an old fashion, built-in china cabinet, much like the ones many of our grandparents proudly displayed family treasures, the “good” dishes and travel souvenirs in. I started to paint single objects that attracted me and that I thought might go into such a cabinet. A ceramic bird, martini glasses or a cake plate became interesting subjects to investigate.

This past summer I started to introduce single objects into my field paintings. For now they are objects you might expect to see in anyone’s backyard: a garden hose or birdbath. The juxtaposition of the two themes, landscape and still-life, is presently of much interest to me

 Most of these paintings were painted in Provincetown, Massachusetts, where I spend my weekends and summers. The area’s landscape and gardens and the town’s sense of nostalgia and history are a continual source of pleasure and inspiration for me.

• Garden Hose, oil on panel, 48 x 48", 2005
• August, oil on panel, 36 x 36", 2005
• Platter, oil on panel, 12 x 16", 2005

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• Cake Stand, oil on panel, 12 x 12", 2004
• Blue Vase, oil on panel, 12 x 12", 2004

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• Long Field, oil on panel, 28 x 72", 2000

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• Autumn Field, oil on panel, 12 x 18", 2000
• Blue Leaves, oil on panel, 8 x 20", 2000

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• Large Field, oil on panel, 60 x 60", 2000

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