INSTALLING THE SHOW

INSTALLING THE SHOW This is my son Abe, who is helping me to install my show at Soho20. We have lined up the paintings in order and are considering how to hang them.

PERSEPHONE - SHE'S BACK

PERSEPHONE - SHE'S BACK oil on canvas 24"x30" 2013 This is the last large canvas from my show. It adds a note of optimism to the other darker, grimmer works.

THEY PASSED WITH NOSES IN THE AIR

THEY PASSED WITH NOSES IN THE AIR oil on canvas 34"x30" Another painting from my show at Soho20. The title is a line from the A. A. Milne poem "King John's Christmas".

STATE AND MAIN

STATE AND MAIN oil on canvas 54"x40" The fifth large painting for the show.

SHOOT

SHOOT oil on canvas 24"x30" This painting will appear in my show at Soho20 in October.

COLLATERAL DAMAGE

COLLATERAL DAMAGE oil on canvas 42"x34" Another painting that will be in my show.

TEACH YOUR CHILDREN WELL

TEACH YOUR CHILDREN WELL oil on canvas 24"x30" This painting will also be in my show at Soho20 in NYC from October 1st - 26th.

SUPER CELL

SUPER CELL oil on canvas 30"x36" 2013 I am having a show titled "IN A DANGEROUS TIME" in October at Soho20 gallery in NYC. The next group of paintings that I will present are in that show. The theme of the show is the peril that we and previous generations have left to our children. But there is a strong element of hope as represented by the children themselves. Also, I will be showing 60 more of my little dead leaf paintings, which I am now calling the resurrection series because from the decaying leaves, new life arises. There are 7 large paintings and 60 tiny ones. This is a lot of work to present, so here goes.

RESURRECTION # 44

RESURRECTION # 44 oil on canvas 6"x6" This is the last in this first resurrection series. But I am continuing another large group of them. I really like doing them and am now using a better quality linen canvas.

PERSEPHONE IN THE UNDERWORLD #3

PERSEPHONE IN THE UNDERWORLD #3 oil on canvas 54"x40" This is the latest version of Persephone. I have a little more to do on the rocks.

RESURRECTION # 43

RESURRECTION # 43 oil on canvas 6"x6"

RESURRECTION # 42

RESURRECTION # 42 oil on canvas 6"x6"

RESURRECTION # 41

RESURRECTION # 41 oil on canvas 6"x6"

RESURRECTION # 40

RESURRECTION # 40 oil on canvas 6"x6"

RESURRECTION # 39

RESURRECTION #39 oil on canvas 6"x6"

PERSEPHONE IN THE UNDERWORLD - STEP 2

PERSEPHONE IN THE UNDERWORLD - STEP 2 oil on canvas 54"x40" Here, I have blocked in where I want the lights and darks to be in the background.

STEP ONE

PERSEPHONE IN THE UNDERWORLD oil on canvas 54"x40" This is a first sketch of a series that I am planning to illustrate Persephone's trip through the underworld. Here she finds herself in a strange place and doesn't know what to do next.

RESURRECTION # 38

RESURRECTION # 38 oil on canvas 6"x6x"

RESURRECTION # 37

RESURRECTION # 37 oil on canvas 6"x6"

UNDERGROUND

UNDERGROUND oil on canvas 40"x30" This is something completely different from what I have been showing with the Resurrection series tiny paintings of decomposing leaves. It is a semi abstract painting inspired by the feeling one gets while in a slot canyon in Arizona.

RESURRECTION # 36

RESURRECTION #36 oil on canvas 6"x6"

RESURRECTION # 35

RESURRECTION # 35 oil on canvas 6"x6"

RESURRECTION # 34

RESURRECTION # 34 oil on canvas 6"x6"

RESURRECTION # 33

RESURRECTION # 33oil on canvas 6"x6"

RESURRECTION # 32

RESURRECTION # 32 oil on canvas 6"x6"

RESURRECTION # 31

RESURRECTION # 31 oil on canvas 6"x6"

RESURRECTION # 30

RESURRECTION # 30 oil on canvas 6"x6"

RESURRECTION # 29

RESURRECTION # 29 oil on canvas 6"x6" This is one of my favorites.

RESURRECTION # 28

RESURRECTION # 28 oil on canvas 6"x6"

RESURRECTION # 26

RESURRECTION # 26 oil on canvas 6"x6"

RESURRECTION # 25

RESURRECTION # 25 oil on canvas 6x6"

RESURRECTION # 24

RESURRECTION # 24 oil on canvas 6"x6"

RESSURECTION # 23

RESURRECTION # 23 oil on canvas 6"x6"

RESURRECTION #22

RESURRECTION # 22 oil on canvas 6"x6" I am changing the name of this series to "Resurrection" because that's what decaying leaves are all about. They rot down into soil so that new life can grow.

DECAYING LEAF # 21

DECAYING LEAF # 21 oil on canvas 6"x6"

DECAYING LEAF # 20

DECAYING LEAF # 20 oil on canvas 6"x6"

DECAYING LEAF # 19

DECAYING LEAF # 19 oil on canvas 6"x6"

DECAYING LEAF # 18

DECAYING LEAF #18 oil on canvas 6"x6"

DECAYING LEAF # 17

DECAYING LEAF # 17 oil on canvas 6"x6" I am really into these little semi-abstract paintings based on very close up views of fallen leaves. There are many more to come.

DECAYING LEAF #16

DECAYING LEAF #16 oil on canvas 6"x6" There are a lot more of these to come. About 50.

DECAYING LEAF #15

DECAYING LEAF #15 oil on canvas 6"x6"

PERSEPHONE - A START

PERSEPHONE - A START oil on canvas 22"x28" This is the very first stage of a new painting that I made yesterday. It will be Persephone emerging from her captivity in the underworld. She is bring Spring back to the frozen Earth as will be represented by a sprouting seed that I will put in her hand. I want to make her a lot younger looking and also, need to make the background look more like frozen farm fields and less like the arctic ocean. I might put Demeter, searching for her lost daughter, in the background. Updates to follow.

THE GARDEN OF UNREQUITED FEARS

THE GARDEN OF UNREQUITED FEARS oil on canvas 30"x36"

SHOOT 'EM UP

SHOOT 'EM UP oil on canvas 24"x30" This piece needs a few finishing touches and perhaps a new title.

HABANERA

HABANERA oil on canvas 30"x24" I call this picture Habanera because this modern scene in a local bar reminds me of Carmen.

DECAYING LEAF #14

DECAYING LEAF #14 oil on canvas 6"x6" While I am still very much interested in these close up studies of the leaves, I am doing other large paintings that I will start posting next time.

DECAYING LEAF #12

DECAYING LEAF #12 oil on canvas 6"x6"

DECAYING LEAF #11

DECAYING LEAF #11 oil on canvas 6"x6"

DECAYING LEAF #10

DECAYING LEAF #10 oil on canvas 6"x6"

DECAYING LEAF #9

DECAYING LEAF #9 oil on canvas 6"x6"