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Threshold Moment is a captivating oil painting measuring 12 by 9 inches that invites viewers into a quiet rural scene. At the heart of the composition stands a weathered stone barn with a gray roof, its multiple red doors adding vibrant pops of color. One door is open, revealing a sheep bathed in gentle light, patiently waiting inside. The barn is nestled within a sunlit landscape, where warm tones of yellow and green blanket the grassy foreground. A large, textured tree commands the foreground, its dark, sprawling branches creating a natural frame that draws the eye toward the barn and the peaceful, pastoral setting beyond. The sky above is bright and clear, dotted with subtle wisps of clouds that hint at a breezy day. Thick, expressive brushstrokes give the painting both energy and depth, capturing the interplay of light, shadow, and texture in a way that feels both spontaneous and richly detailed. This work beautifully conveys a serene moment suspended in time, where nature and rural life come together in quiet harmony.

Threshold Moment

Painted en plein air. Oil on panel / 12x9 / SOLD
The artwork is a pastoral landscape painting featuring several sheep grazing on a sunlit field. The foreground prominently displays two sheep with thick, textured wool bending down to eat the grass. Further back, additional sheep are dispersed across the field, creating depth in the composition. Tall trees with slender trunks and sparse foliage border the meadow, casting long shadows across the grass. The sky above is a clear blue, suggesting a calm and sunny day. The brushwork captures the natural light and gentle movement of the scene with a warm, earthy palette dominated by greens, browns, and soft yellows.

Winter Wool

Received Honorable Mention in Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County 2025 Spring Exhibition. Oil on panel / 12x16 / Available
poster oil painting of a serene and sunlit river scene with two people fishing on a boat in the river in the foreground. Two buildings in the background - a yellow building with red roof slightly in front and beside a red building, both surrounded by lush green trees.

River Reflections

Oil on linen panel / 14x11 / Donated to Jim Hamilton Memorial Shadfest Poster Auction, 2025, to raise money for scholarships for students pursuing a degree in the arts.
Oil painting of two riders on horseback standing in a creek. Ripples of water emanate out from the horses feet.

Cooling Off in Neshaminy Creek

Oil on stretched canvas / 18x24 / Available
oil painting of a diver making a splash int water - only the bottom half of her body and legs showing

Freedom

12x12 / Oil on Stretched Canvas / Available
oil painting of sheep grazing with a red barn in the background

Sheepyard at Plumsock Farm

9x11.75 / Oil on Panel / SOLD
oil painting of a woman and dog walking on a sunlit country road

Country Road

10x10 / Oil on Panel / Available
oil painting of closeup intimate view of a woman with long brown/blonde hair wearing a blue baseball cap and large black sunglasses playing a Martin Sunburst D-35 guitar

In The Zone – Mary at Martin on Main

18x22 / Oil on MDF panel / NFS
oil painting of four figures walking in twos on a path that curves around a very large oak tree. late fall.

Thanksgiving Break

18x22 / Oil on MDF panel / Available
oil painting of two figures standing with their backs tot he viewer overlooking color meadows. Their two Labrador Retrievers beside them are looking back at the viewer.

Kestrel Hill Preserve

10x20 / Oil on Linen Panel / SOLD
impressionistic oil painting with loose brushwork. subject is a path through sand dunes (bordered by large green bush on left and sweeping tall grasses on right). two sunbathers in beach chairs sit under a striped umbrella facing the ocean with a land mass in the distance.

Stepping Through the Dunes

Oil on linen panel / 9x12 / SOLD
impressionistic oil painting of a seagull taking flight from an abandoned piling that rises up from a sandy, sea-weedy and rocky beach. Thick paint applied with a palette knife.

Egress

Impasto oil on linen panel / 9x12 / NFS (Donated to Squirrel Island Historical Society Silent Auction)
Oil painting of a peaceful scene set at sunset with a bright yellow/orange sun setting on the horizon on the left hand side of the painting with a man in a row boat, on the left third, rowing toward the viewer. Several boats moored in the distance, rocky coast in the middle ground. House oin a hill on the far upper right with glowing golden windows reflecting the sunset. Trees and shrubs silhouetted against the colorful sky.

Rowing In

Selected for the “Endless Summer” exhibition at Hicks Art Center Gallery, on view July 24 – September 14, 2024. Oil on linen panel / 20x10 / SOLD
Oil painting of an Oystercatcher wading in the sand with rocks on the right and waves crashing onto the beach. Foggy day

American Oystercatcher Wading

Oil on stretched canvas / 24x18 / SOLD
impressionistic, impasto, oil painting of a man wearing a black jacket, shorts, and a red baseball cap, carrying a red backpack. He is holding a leash and is accompanied by a black labrador retriever dog. Man and dog are walking away from the viewer on a two lane dirt track with vegetation on either side.

Faithful Friends

Oil on linen panel / 9x12 / SOLD
impressionistic, impasto, oil painting of 3 horseback riders riding in a single file line on a grassy track bordered on both sides by tall grasses and bushes. The riders and horses are walking away from the viewer so we only see their backs and they are partially obscured by the tall grass. The trees are in the background indicate that the season is fall as some of the leaves have turned colors from greens to oranges, reds and yellows.

Riders in Kirkwood

Oil on canvas panel / 12x16 / SOLD
Westie

Penny

Oil on canvas / 8x10 / Private Collection
Oil painting portrait of a woman with short brown hear standing on some large rocks at the water's edge. We see only from the waist up. Woman is holding a walking stick. She is wearing a yellowish/tan shirt and is looking at the viewer and smiling.

Namie

Oil on canvas panel / 12x9 / Private Collection
Oil painting of a rooster

Terese’s Rooster

Oil on stretched canvas / 8x8 / NFS
Oil painting of a cyclist riding away from the viewer on a narrow road between old stone houses. Mountains of Tuscany in the background.

Cycling in Greve in Chianti, Tuscany

Oil on canvas panel / 10x8 / NFS

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