Paintings of Time and Place

"Faces Across Time," Oil Painting Inspired by Archaeological Musings

 

 

Faces Across Time, Oil on Canvas, 30 X 20," $1275 USD

"Visions of Time," Oil Painting Sold at Auction, Taos Center for the Arts Quick Draw

 

The Quick Draw sponsored by the Taos Center for the Arts during Fall Arts Festival in Taos is one of my favorite events.  Late in September, the weather is usually just right--not too hot and not too cold.  My favorite spot to paint for this event is under a large tree in the courtyard.  It is there that I have the opportunity to chat with passersby as they meander the path through the event. 

Visions of Time, Oil on Canvas, 24 X 18"                   SOLD   

Painting time for this event is three hours; however, painters may come as early as 9:00 AM to

 

 set up and start or they may bring a parially completed painting.

I had started a sketch of the woman in my studio, but most of this painting evolved during the event.  She was meant to be.

"Mayan Royalty," Oil Painting Inspired by my Love of Ancient Mesoamerican Cultures

From the time that I was a child, I have been fascinated by the archaeology and culture of Central and South America.  Something so magical about the fact that the Western Hemisphere was inhabited by a culture so unlike that of Europe and one that was ultimately to become indigenous to the US.  There can be no doubt that our Peublo Native American cultures were peopled by the Anasazis who in turn were descended from the Mayans.  This fascination is still  a part of my soul and has manifested itself in paintings of the Mayans that I do from time to time.

 

"Mayan Royalty," Oil on Paper, $125

"Remnants of Time," Oil Painting Inspired by my Love of Archaeology

 

Remnants of Time, Oil on Paper, 6 X 4" (unframed size) matted to 12 X 9," $112.00 USD

 

 

 

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"Capsules of Time," Inspired by Cuneiform Cylinders of Mesopotamia Exhibited at Morgan Library and Museum

On a recent trip to the Morgan Library and Museum in New York City, I was mesmerized by an exhibit of inscriptions on clay and stone from the Ancient Near East and dating back to 2500 B.C.-550 B.C. Originally devised as a way of tracking the distribution of important food and produce resources, these clay tablets were impressed by reed into clay to make wedge shaped symbols with meaning. This was the beginning of written language, what we today call cuneiform writing.

 

 

Clay was impermanent. Stone was rare in the desert climate of the Middle East. Stones were therefore imported so that carvers could leave a record for mankind. Thus, some of the more permanent records of mankind.

This painting, although not an exact representation of those symbols, represents my fascination with language of past and present. The ways in which the past has influenced the existing languages of the world is one of my ongoing interests and will probably appear in future paintings.

 

Capsules of Time, Mixed Media on Paper Mounted on Masonite, 12 X 12" framed to 13 1/2 X 13 1/2," $240 USD

 

                   

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"Birth of Time," Mixed Media Abstract, Archaeological Interpretation of Times Past

 

Birth of Time, Mixed Media on Paper, $150 USD 

 

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"Maya from the Past," Oil Painting Inspired by Archaeology of Central America

Another of my paintings inspired by my visits to Mexico and Central America.  This figure comes from royalty--if only we knew the stories of his life. 

Maya from the Past, Oil on Gessobord, i8" X 14" (framed size), $250 USD

 

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"Glyphs of the Maya," Oil Painting Inspired by a Visit to Tikal

As early as the age of 10 long before I ever dreamed of living in the Southwest, I was intrigued by the mystique of archaeology, particularly the art and history of the Mayas, Incas, and the early civilizations of the Southwest.  I continue to be in awe at the ingenuity, the spirituality, and intelligence of these peoples.  The Mayans developed a written language, the only early civilization of the Americas to do so.  This painting is a tribute to their culture and their contributions to our American history. 

 

 

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Glyphs of the Maya, Oil on Canvas, 37" X 37" (framed size),  $2600 USD

Art Association of Harrisburg Show--"Those Stones--If OnlyThey Could Talk," Oil Painting of Archaeological Rocks

"Those Stones--If Only They Could Talk,"  Oil on Canvas, 14-1/2" X 14-1/2" (framed size), $225 USD

 

 

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Art Association of Harrisburg Show--"Pillars of Time," Archaeological Painting of the Mediterranean

"Pillars of Time," Oil on Canvas,

13-1/2" X 13-1/2" (framed size), $350 USD

 

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