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"

DECAYING LEAF #8

DECAYING LEAF #8 oil on canvas 6"x6"

DECAYING LEAF #7

DECAYING LEAF #7 oil on canvas 6"x6"

DECAYING LEAF #6

DECAYING LEAF #6 oil on canvas 6"x6"

DECAYING LEAF #5

DECAYING LEAF #5 oil on canvas 6"x6" I am really getting more and more interested in this series and am ordering canvases to do a lot more. It's fun.

DECAYING LEAF #4

DECAYING LEAF #4 oil on canvas 6"x6"

DECAYING LEAF #3

DECAYING LEAF #3 oil on canvas 6"x6"

DECAYING LEAF #2

DECAYING LEAF #2 oil on canvas 6"x6"

DECAYING LEAF #1

DECAYING LEAF #1 6"x6" oil on canvas This next group of paintings are ultra-close up examinations of the autumn leaves that have fallen on my driveway in the last few weeks. I am fascinated not only by the brilliant autumn colors of the leaves, but also by the little spots of decay that eventually cover the whole leaf.

TIME AFTER TIME

TIME AFTER TIME oil on canvas 18"x15" This painting has been occupying me for quite some time. I think it is about generations - the transformation of the past into the future. It will go to Soho20 gallery in NYC next month.