"En Plein Air", Nature, Lakeshore, Portraits...
"With these images I sought to capture the essence of my relationship with nature and people who have marked time with me and are part of my experience .
 Shadows Reach- Fall Evanston's Lighthouse beachAfternoon shadows reach for the water in this en plein air portrait of the last days of fall color on Evanston's lighthouse beach - 12 x 12 in Artisan Maple float frame: Oil on Cradled Panel Artisan Maple Float Frame $585 |  "The Original" Walker BrosI can't pass up a well lit sign, and this icon which families have enjoyed on Greenbay Road is no exception En Plein Air- 10 x 10 $ 485 |  SentinelPlein Air inspired Montrose Beach, Chicago 12 x 12 Oil on Cradled Panel 2022 $625 This moody plein air inspired scene captures a cold Winter morning on Lake Michigan. Another example of my “Ashcan” school style featuring the gritty structure and glazing to draw out shadow and light. |
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 Grosse Point light 2022SOLD En Plein Air Evanston 12 x 16 (Framed 18 x 22) Oil on Cradled Panel -Over 15 hours on site to complete this plein air work on warm Spring mornings at the iconic “Evanston light” and Dawes House. Featuring the burnt sienna palette, gritty structure and glazing to draw out shadow and light. |  On a clear day 2022Clear sky view of Rogers Park and Chicago from Burnham Park in Evanston Oil on Cradled Birch Panel16 x 16 not framed $785 |  New! Harley Clarke Study SeptemberAnother Harley Clarke Study en plain air - 10 x10 Oil on Panel $325 Septembers long shadows on these last days of Summer |
 Wine GoddessSold Capturing the mood of a Summer night with wine & friends at the Wine Goddess in South Evanston 10 x 10 Oil on Panel Framed |  Beach dayPrecious last days of Summer 2022 "en plein air "9 x 12 Oil on Panel framed in simple maple floating frame (special price $385) |  Daybreak Glencoe BeachSOLD A storm clearing at daybreak in this Plein Air inspired work painted on Glencoe Beach above Wilmette Harbor 16 x 16 Oil on Panel in handcrafted Maple Frame $825 |
 When the lights come on: Twilight DempsterSOLD: Mexican Shop and Train Crossing on Dempster captured as a nocturne during the First Evanston Plain Air Festival 12 x 12 Oil Framed |  CampagnolaSOLD South Evanston Main Dempster Mile Favorite "CampagnolA" captured in the first Evanston Plein AIr Festival 12 16 Oil on Panel Framed |  Crib dreamSOLD Plein Air inspired, Montrose Harbor 10 x10 (Framed 12 x 12) Oil on Cradled Panel 2022 This plein air inspired Winter scene captures a winter morning on Lake Michigan. Another example of my “Ashcan” school style featuring the burnt sienna palette, gritty structure and glazing to draw out shadow and light. |
 Admiral on FosterSold: En Plein Air portrait if this iconic Chicago Landmark building purchased by the Admiral on the Lake 8 x 10 Oil Matted /Framed |  Lake Michigan FallLake Michigan Fall: the last breath of Fall looking North from “Open Lands” along Lake Michigan en plein air Oil on Panel 8 x 10 Framed |  Dempster ViewSOLD: Looking South from Dempster beach 8 x 10 Oil on Panel |
 Wilmette Harbor Red Sky DawnSold 16 x 16 Oil on Panel Framed Red Sky at dawn beauty of this early Spring day at Wilmette Harbor, featuring the working Tug in dock |  "My Time"- Evanston Lighthouse BeachSOLD: En Plein Air Enjoying the last of Summer days on Evanston's Lighthouse Beach facing North 10 x 10 Image Oil (11x11 Framed) |  Lets get LunchHonorable Mention Prairie Arts Plein Air Competition Oil on panel, 16 x 16 $525 Judge’s Notes: This painting is very inviting, friendly, and has a welcoming mood. An excellent blending of realism and painterly interpretation. A nice study of how to capture hard architectural surfaces. Good light/shadow pattern creates solid dimensional shapes |
 Mille fioriSOLD: Mille Fiori! : New work from the artist’s classic Evanston en plein air collection featuring this Central Street favorite 10 x 10 Oil on cradled panel/ Framed |  Bahai_SOLD “Bahai”: en Plein Air study of the world renown Bahai Temple in North Evanston 6 x 6 Oil Panel mounted on Acid Free Mat/ Framed |  Girl on Foster“Girl on Foster “contemporary En Plein Air piece capturing a conversation at Foster Avenue Beach. 8 x 8 Oil Framed Priced to sell $225 |
 Harley Clark Studyanother classic en plein air study of Evanston’s beloved Harley Clark Landmark during a sunny summer day in 2021. 6 x 6 Oil Panel mounted on Acid Free Mat/ Framed $175 |  Memorial DaySOLD: 8 x 10 en plein air snapshot of a family enjoying a Lake Michigan Beach above New Buffalo, Michigan on Memorial Day |  Lake Michigan Oil 10 x 10 Framed (8x8)One of my first plein Air paintings, this piece was done in the Fall facing south on Lake MI, in Fort Sheridan Lake Forest Open Lands |
 "All to ourselves"Sold: I had to capture this young family enjoying the last days of Summer "En Plein Air" - alone together at Gilson Park Beach Oil on Panel 6 x 12 x 1.5 Gallery Panel Only (Not typically framed) |  Sold "Plen Eire" Kinvara at RestKinvara, County Mayo at low tide Consignment Private Collection View at Celtic Knot Evanston |  Lowtide : Kinvara, County Mayo (IRL) SOLDNFS IRL Low Tide Innishere 16 x 12 Oil on Board - Private Collection |
 Muckross Abbey IRL West Coast $525Private NFS Muckross in the Mist: Kilarney 16 x 20 Oil on Board On View at Celtic Knot Evanston |  Sunrise: Cliffs of MoherPrivate NFS Sunrise Cliffs of Moher- Oil on Gallery Board 16 x 20 View at Celtic Knot Evanston |  Bodhran Makers Workshop $225Private NFS Re-creation of this famous Bohdran (Irish Drum) Makers sign from Connemara IRL 16 x 12 Oil on Board View at Celtic Knot Evanston |
 Crane's Bar Galway IRL $275Private NFS Captures the spirit of the Crane Bar, one of the best Session bars in Galway, IRL 16 x 12 Oil View at Celtic Knot Evanston |  Connamara - SoldPrivate NFS show: Connemara Landscape SOLD-Private 18 x 24 Oil Board |  Paying Respect $1850Pyallup Canoe Gathering 48 x 48 Oil on Canvas |
 Offering - SoldPrivate Collection - Tobacco ceremony honoring Veterans at Utah Beach France 18 x 24 Oil on Gallery Board |  Trout Water Oil $ 525The artist's passion for fly fishing encourages the viewer to look into the painting and choose where to cast for that blue ribbon trout- 12 x16 Oil on cradled Gesso Board Framed $775 |  Third GenerationSOLD Oil on Gallery Board 18 x 24 Private Collection |
 Old Soldier Sale $75Montana Ford in the field ; Montana 20 x 24 Goache on Arches Acid Free paper Framed $ 225 |  Morning : Sylvania SOLDSOLD Plein air capturing the softness of morning on Clark Lake in Michigan's Sylvania National Forest: 8 x 10 Framed (Black 10 x 12) Oil on Gesso Board |