Here on the East End of Long Island yesterday we saw a rainy day. What a perfect opportunity to mat, frame and hang some colorful paintings.  These friendly Fish are Gyotaku, a Japanese Art Form of fish printing. I am inspired to share the outcome of this project with you. 

Often inspired by the clouds in the sky and the Long Island Sound, today I embraced the forest through the trees during my morning meditation session. This very small ink drawing was my outpouring of gratitude for all nature shares.

​Wordless, but not voiceless, the East End beckons us to come closer, to seek, witness, and explore. Like magnetism as a force of nature, we are drawn to the quintessential shores, farmland, and hamlets of the east end. Through a mixed media process, my work embraces all that is available, allowing the observer to experience the energy of the moment, the warmth of the sun, the fragrance of a vineyard, the sand beneath one’s feet while transcending the physical plane, exploring Meta realism, opening a multi-dimensional perception of the world.   
It all began on the shoreline of the north folk. The inspiration of water splashing onto the sand, bringing with it life forms come and gone, shells, crabs, coral, seaweed. A moment intercepted by the digital world, a few dozen inspirational photos and at last a digital oil painting. A conundrum, how does one share such digital artwork? Hence the birth of "Sand and Sea", a harmonic mixed media composition assemblage. Printed on canvas, stretched on a frame, covered with acrylic mediums, brush strokes and a few highlights of acrylic paint. Pause, explore. . .add an acrylic pour. . . a quest for more . . . yes, actual sand and seaweed, coral, shells, beach glass, feel free to explore, there is more. The sun you see, where would we be without thee? Sunsets glistening in the air, across the sea and on the shore. Yes, let’s create one more. “Sand and Sunsets”, another digital oil, 30” x 40” stretched canvas, with sand and acrylic mediums.  Did you know the sun was a key player in Vignettes, Vines, and Vineyards? This triptych is a solar plate etching, an artistic process I am grateful to have explored and studied with Long Island’s Master Artist, Dan Welden. A neural network of energy inspired by nature, humanity, and our universe; an artist’s life is a complex web we weave.

Fun workshop last evening at East End Arts. Below are some cling wrap demos we worked on. We played with texture, color, movement and more.

I am excited to share my light and inspiration in this new solo artist showing at Town Hall in Riverhead NY on the North Folk. Please join me at this simple reception Friday August 5th 3 - 4:30pm for simple refreshments and artwork viewing!