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2021 to date Selections

All paintings are oil on canvas unless otherwise designated with dimensions in inches

Bay Marsh 6, 11x13, 2021
Bay Marsh 6, 11x13, 2021
Bay Marsh 2, 18x24, 2021
Bay Marsh 2, 18x24, 2021
Cove 10, 26x27, 2022
Cove 10, 26x27, 2022
Cove 3, from Landing, 26x27, 2021
Cove 3, from Landing, 26x27, 2021
Cove 11,  26x27, 2022
Cove 11, 26x27, 2022
Cove 4, below Adnah, 26x27, 2021
Cove 4, below Adnah, 26x27, 2021
Cove 9, 20x23, 2022
Cove 9, 20x23, 2022
Cove 7, 26x27, 2022
Cove 7, 26x27, 2022
Cove 9, 20x23, 2022
Cove 9, 20x23, 2022
Pasture Gold 1, 20x23, 2021
Pasture Gold 1, 20x23, 2021
Pasture Sky 1, 26x27, 2021
Pasture Sky 1, 26x27, 2021
Pasture West Bold, 16x20, 2021
Pasture West Bold, 16x20, 2021
Tyndall Day-December 17, 20x23, 2021
Tyndall Day-December 17, 20x23, 2021
Squam Rock Night, 20x23, 2022
Squam Rock Night, 20x23, 2022
Night Walk-Self Portrait, 20x23, 2022
Night Walk-Self Portrait, 20x23, 2022
Small Point, Navy Road 2, 6.5x9.75, 2024, pencil on paper
Small Point, Navy Road 2, 6.5x9.75, 2024, pencil on paper
Small Point, Navy Road 7, 9x12, 2024, oil on wood panel
Small Point, Navy Road 7, 9x12, 2024, oil on wood panel
Small Point, Navy Road 8, 9x12, 2024, oil on wood panel
Small Point, Navy Road 8, 9x12, 2024, oil on wood panel
Bluing, 8x10, 2023
Bluing, 8x10, 2023
Irish Rider, 26x27, 2021
Irish Rider, 26x27, 2021
JFK 60th Anniverary 2, 10x12, 2023, oil on mechanical board
JFK 60th Anniverary 2, 10x12, 2023, oil on mechanical board
December Hat, 11x14, 2022
December Hat, 11x14, 2022
Quick Man 4, 9x12, 2025, ink on paper
Quick Man 4, 9x12, 2025, ink on paper
Woman on Stool 3, 9x12, 2023, pencil on paper
Woman on Stool 3, 9x12, 2023, pencil on paper
Bass Player & Aussies 2, 9x12, marker on paper, 2021
Bass Player & Aussies 2, 9x12, marker on paper, 2021
From Gideon L Davis, 1889 2, 8x10.75, 2025, ink on paper
From Gideon L Davis, 1889 2, 8x10.75, 2025, ink on paper
Once upon a Time, Quick 3, 9x12, 2023, ink on paper
Once upon a Time, Quick 3, 9x12, 2023, ink on paper
Squam Rocks House, 20x23, 2023
Squam Rocks House, 20x23, 2023
Seeking a Way, 15x17, 2023
Seeking a Way, 15x17, 2023
Sunflowers 1- Movement, 20x23, 2021
Sunflowers 1- Movement, 20x23, 2021
Red Flowers, 20x23, 2021
Red Flowers, 20x23, 2021
Lilies in Pitcher, 6X7, 2023, oil on mechanical board
Lilies in Pitcher, 6X7, 2023, oil on mechanical board
Dance Wildly, 9x12, 2024, pencil on paper
Dance Wildly, 9x12, 2024, pencil on paper
Summer Urn 1, 9x12, 2024, pencil on paper
Summer Urn 1, 9x12, 2024, pencil on paper
Summer Urn 10, 9x12, 2024, ink on paper
Summer Urn 10, 9x12, 2024, ink on paper
August Series 1, 9x12, 2025, pencil on paper
August Series 1, 9x12, 2025, pencil on paper
August Series 3, 9x12, 2025, pen on paper
August Series 3, 9x12, 2025, pen on paper
Burst, 15x17, 2024
Burst, 15x17, 2024
Cadmium Flowers, 20x23, 2024
Cadmium Flowers, 20x23, 2024
Radiātiō, 9x12, 2024, oil on wood panel
Radiātiō, 9x12, 2024, oil on wood panel
Summer Dance 3, 9x12, 2024, oil on wood panel
Summer Dance 3, 9x12, 2024, oil on wood panel
Flora Impasto 1, 9x12, 2025, oil on wood panel
Flora Impasto 1, 9x12, 2025, oil on wood panel
Flora Energia, 9x12, 2025, oil on wood panel
Flora Energia, 9x12, 2025, oil on wood panel
Labor Day Eve, 8x10, 2025
Labor Day Eve, 8x10, 2025

2016 to 2020 Selections

All paintings are oil on canvas unless otherwise designated with dimensions in inches

Elysian Trail, 20x30, 2020
Elysian Trail, 20x30, 2020
Clare Coast Near Doolin 1, 8x10, 2019
Clare Coast Near Doolin 1, 8x10, 2019
Clare Coast Near Doolin 2, 26.5x27, 2019
Clare Coast Near Doolin 2, 26.5x27, 2019
Ironbridge 2, 16x20, 2020
Ironbridge 2, 16x20, 2020
Connemara Corrib, 8x10, 2020
Connemara Corrib, 8x10, 2020
Brush Wolf Farm 1, 23 x 30, 2019
Brush Wolf Farm 1, 23 x 30, 2019
Pasture 2, 29x35, 2019
Pasture 2, 29x35, 2019
Pasture 3, 33x40, 2019
Pasture 3, 33x40, 2019
Dillon Series, from Frisco, Elysian Sky & Hills, 35x40, 2018
Dillon Series, from Frisco, Elysian Sky & Hills, 35x40, 2018
Man & Dog, 16x20, 2020
Man & Dog, 16x20, 2020
Living Room, 18x24, 2018
Living Room, 18x24, 2018
Quad Bass Player & Dancers, 18x24, 2018
Quad Bass Player & Dancers, 18x24, 2018
Winston Series 2, 15x17, 2018
Winston Series 2, 15x17, 2018
Winston Series 1, 16x20, 2018
Winston Series 1, 16x20, 2018
Boy Blue, 11x14, 2017
Boy Blue, 11x14, 2017
The Anglers, 9x12, gouache on paper, 2018
The Anglers, 9x12, gouache on paper, 2018
Piano Player, 31x30, 2016
Piano Player, 31x30, 2016
Piano Room, 18x12, 2016
Piano Room, 18x12, 2016
Playing Chopin, 9x12, 2016
Playing Chopin, 9x12, 2016
Trumpet Player, 15x17, 2017
Trumpet Player, 15x17, 2017
Flute Player 5.2, 9x12, ink on paper, 2016
Flute Player 5.2, 9x12, ink on paper, 2016
Night Violin, 15x17, 2017
Night Violin, 15x17, 2017
Night Dancers, 18x24, 2017
Night Dancers, 18x24, 2017
Nolde Sky, 35x40, 2017
Nolde Sky, 35x40, 2017
Jackson, NH Road 1, 9x12, gouache on paper, 2017
Jackson, NH Road 1, 9x12, gouache on paper, 2017
Jackson, NH Road 2, 9x12, gouache on paper, 2017
Jackson, NH Road 2, 9x12, gouache on paper, 2017
Over the Wall 1, 9x12, gouache on paper, 2017
Over the Wall 1, 9x12, gouache on paper, 2017
Walnut Street under Squam Rock 1, 9x12, gouache on paper, 2017
Walnut Street under Squam Rock 1, 9x12, gouache on paper, 2017
Walnut Street under Squam Rock 2, 9x12, gouache on paper, 2017
Walnut Street under Squam Rock 2, 9x12, gouache on paper, 2017
Pasture West Bold, 16x20, 2021
Pasture West Bold, 16x20, 2021
Pasture West 1, 12x16, 2020
Pasture West 1, 12x16, 2020
Over the Wall 2, 9x12, gouache & aquarelle on paper, 2017
Over the Wall 2, 9x12, gouache & aquarelle on paper, 2017
Nolde Pasture 2, 10x10, gouache on board, 2017
Nolde Pasture 2, 10x10, gouache on board, 2017
Nolde Pasture 4, 10x10, gouache on board, 2017
Nolde Pasture 4, 10x10, gouache on board, 2017
On Squam Rock 2, 10x10, gouache on board, 2017
On Squam Rock 2, 10x10, gouache on board, 2017
Doqtown Bikers, 32x40, 2016
Doqtown Bikers, 32x40, 2016
Sandbar, 16x20, 2016
Sandbar, 16x20, 2016
Squam Light Imagined,16x20, 2016
Squam Light Imagined,16x20, 2016
Lobster Cove, 9x12, gouache on paper, 2016
Lobster Cove, 9x12, gouache on paper, 2016
Under Squam Rock 3, 9x12, gouache on paper (After George Noyes), 2016
Under Squam Rock 3, 9x12, gouache on paper (After George Noyes), 2016

2010-2015 Selections

All paintings are oil on canvas unless otherwise designated with dimensions in inches

Fauve Mountains, 11x14, 2015
Fauve Mountains, 11x14, 2015
Cove Imagined 3, 20x23, 2015
Cove Imagined 3, 20x23, 2015
Cove Imagined 1, 12x16, 2015
Cove Imagined 1, 12x16, 2015
Cove 14-4, 8x10, 2014
Cove 14-4, 8x10, 2014
Bay Marsh 9, 16x20, 2015
Bay Marsh 9, 16x20, 2015
Pasture Imagined, 15x17, 2015
Pasture Imagined, 15x17, 2015
Bay Marsh 1, 33x40
Bay Marsh 1, 33x40
Dogtown Path, 20x23, 2015
Dogtown Path, 20x23, 2015
Dogtown Series 6, 12x16, 2015
Dogtown Series 6, 12x16, 2015
Dogtown Series 5, 12x16, 2016
Dogtown Series 5, 12x16, 2016
Dogtown Series 4, 12x16, 2015
Dogtown Series 4, 12x16, 2015
Dogtown Gymnopaedia 2, 23x27, 2015
Dogtown Gymnopaedia 2, 23x27, 2015
Dogtown Gymnopaedia 3, 23x30, 2015
Dogtown Gymnopaedia 3, 23x30, 2015
Bay Series 14-11, 20x23, 2014
Bay Series 14-11, 20x23, 2014
Big Blue, Bay Series, 52x72, 2014
Big Blue, Bay Series, 52x72, 2014
Bay Series 14-5, 20x23, 2014
Bay Series 14-5, 20x23, 2014
Bay Series 14-14, Golden Hour, 35x40, 2014
Bay Series 14-14, Golden Hour, 35x40, 2014
Bay Series 14-3, 35x40, 2014
Bay Series 14-3, 35x40, 2014
Bay Series 1, 40x48, 2013
Bay Series 1, 40x48, 2013
Rothko Bay, 18x24, oil on canvas board, 2013
Rothko Bay, 18x24, oil on canvas board, 2013
Bay Design, 23x29, 2013
Bay Design, 23x29, 2013
Me & Not Me, Young Man, 15x20, oil on mechanical board, 2013
Me & Not Me, Young Man, 15x20, oil on mechanical board, 2013
Me & Not Me, Young Woman, 15x20, oil on mechanical board, 2013
Me & Not Me, Young Woman, 15x20, oil on mechanical board, 2013
Low Tide @ Bent's Wharf, 23x30, 2013
Low Tide @ Bent's Wharf, 23x30, 2013
Peacham Esker, 20x23, 2013
Peacham Esker, 20x23, 2013
Peacham Fields 3 & Road, 20x23, 2013
Peacham Fields 3 & Road, 20x23, 2013
Squam Rock Road, 23x30, 2012
Squam Rock Road, 23x30, 2012
From Bill Campbell's Rock, 29x35, 2012
From Bill Campbell's Rock, 29x35, 2012
Bonnard Rocks, 29x35, 2012
Bonnard Rocks, 29x35, 2012
Bonnard Barn, 15x17, 2012
Bonnard Barn, 15x17, 2012
Two Men at Chard Barn, 15x17, 2010
Two Men at Chard Barn, 15x17, 2010
Chard Barn, 44x62, 2010
Chard Barn, 44x62, 2010
Cove Men @ Low Tide, 40x48, 2010
Cove Men @ Low Tide, 40x48, 2010
Imagining Ann's Squam, 48x60, 2010
Imagining Ann's Squam, 48x60, 2010
Cut Granite 1, 20X26, 2011
Cut Granite 1, 20X26, 2011
Stone Muses, 33x40, 2011
Stone Muses, 33x40, 2011
Winter Wharf Sunset, 20x23, 2011
Winter Wharf Sunset, 20x23, 2011
Sanctum Wharfs 4, 20x23, 2011
Sanctum Wharfs 4, 20x23, 2011
Munch Wharfs, 23x30, 2011
Munch Wharfs, 23x30, 2011
Autumn Wharfs, 15x17, 2010
Autumn Wharfs, 15x17, 2010
Bay View Wharfs 2, 15x17, 2010
Bay View Wharfs 2, 15x17, 2010
Squam Wharfs at Low Tide, 23x30, 2010
Squam Wharfs at Low Tide, 23x30, 2010
Cove Wharfs 4, 15x17, 2010
Cove Wharfs 4, 15x17, 2010
Squam Moraine & Trees, 23x30, 2010
Squam Moraine & Trees, 23x30, 2010
Squam River, 15x17, 2010
Squam River, 15x17, 2010
Expressionist Sail, 15x17, 2010
Expressionist Sail, 15x17, 2010
Squam Salvages @ Dusk, 25x30, 2010
Squam Salvages @ Dusk, 25x30, 2010
Looking Southeast, 23x30, 2010
Looking Southeast, 23x30, 2010
Blue Woman in Summer Dress, 20x23, 2010
Blue Woman in Summer Dress, 20x23, 2010
Moustache Man, 15x17, 2010
Moustache Man, 15x17, 2010
Hand Wringing, 20x30, oil on mechanical board, 2010
Hand Wringing, 20x30, oil on mechanical board, 2010
Ipswich Bay, 15x17, 2010
Ipswich Bay, 15x17, 2010

2005-2009 Selections

All paintings are oil on canvas unless otherwise designated with dimensions in inches

Bay through Trees 2, 8x10, 2009
Bay through Trees 2, 8x10, 2009
Bay through Trees 4, 8x10, oil on paper, 2009
Bay through Trees 4, 8x10, oil on paper, 2009
On Top of Squam Rock, 23x30, 2009
On Top of Squam Rock, 23x30, 2009
Quarry Bathers, 20x23, 2009
Quarry Bathers, 20x23, 2009
Squam Rock Northface, 35x40, 2009
Squam Rock Northface, 35x40, 2009
Squam Rock Westface, 35x40, 2009
Squam Rock Westface, 35x40, 2009
Wigwam Point 1 , 8x10, oil on paper, 2009
Wigwam Point 1 , 8x10, oil on paper, 2009
Blue Guy, 35x40, 2009
Blue Guy, 35x40, 2009
Gloucester Couple, 35x40, 2009
Gloucester Couple, 35x40, 2009
Two Men on Porch, 23x30, 2009
Two Men on Porch, 23x30, 2009
Church of the Holy Sepulchre 1, Northampton, 5.5x8.5, pen on paper,, 2009
Church of the Holy Sepulchre 1, Northampton, 5.5x8.5, pen on paper,, 2009
From Wingaersheek 1, 8x10, 2008
From Wingaersheek 1, 8x10, 2008
Couple at River 1, 8x10, 2008
Couple at River 1, 8x10, 2008
Blue Man, 20x23, 2008
Blue Man, 20x23, 2008
Blue Woman, 20x23, 2008
Blue Woman, 20x23, 2008
Self Portrait 1, 8x10, 2008
Self Portrait 1, 8x10, 2008
Woman and Hat, 20x23, 2008
Woman and Hat, 20x23, 2008
Squam House & Hartley Rocks, 23x30, 2007
Squam House & Hartley Rocks, 23x30, 2007
Squam House and Cove Imagined, 23x30, 2007
Squam House and Cove Imagined, 23x30, 2007
Improvising on the Village Hall, 23x30, 2007
Improvising on the Village Hall, 23x30, 2007
Barn & Rocks from Walnut Street, 23x30, 2007
Barn & Rocks from Walnut Street, 23x30, 2007
Ipswich Bay Rocks, 23x30, 2007
Ipswich Bay Rocks, 23x30, 2007
Bay Rocks Sail, 8x10, 2007
Bay Rocks Sail, 8x10, 2007
October Pasture, 8x10, 2007
October Pasture, 8x10, 2007
Memories of Squam Rocks, 40x48, 2007
Memories of Squam Rocks, 40x48, 2007
Granite Quintet 2, 35x 40, 2007
Granite Quintet 2, 35x 40, 2007
Blue Man, 8x10, 2007
Blue Man, 8x10, 2007
Max Beckmann & Me, 20x23, 2007
Max Beckmann & Me, 20x23, 2007
Bay from High Rocks, 20x30, 2006
Bay from High Rocks, 20x30, 2006
Walnut Street 1, 23x30, 2006
Walnut Street 1, 23x30, 2006
Walnut Street 3, 20x23, 2006
Walnut Street 3, 20x23, 2006
Lighthouse Beach Rocks 2, 15x17, 2006
Lighthouse Beach Rocks 2, 15x17, 2006
Pasture Looking to Cove, 20x23, 2006
Pasture Looking to Cove, 20x23, 2006
Squam Summer 1, 15x17, 2006
Squam Summer 1, 15x17, 2006
Fast 1, 9.25x10, oil on wood, 2006
Fast 1, 9.25x10, oil on wood, 2006
Les Demoiselles d'Annisquam III, 23x30, 2005
Les Demoiselles d'Annisquam III, 23x30, 2005
Les Demoiselles d'Annisquam II, 23x30, 2005
Les Demoiselles d'Annisquam II, 23x30, 2005
Bass Player, 15x17, 2005
Bass Player, 15x17, 2005
Squamhouse I, 15x17, 2005
Squamhouse I, 15x17, 2005
Squamhouse II, 8x10, oil on wood, 2005
Squamhouse II, 8x10, oil on wood, 2005
Pasture 2, 7x10, 2005
Pasture 2, 7x10, 2005
Pasture 6, 36x48, 2005
Pasture 6, 36x48, 2005
Pasture 7, 36x48, 2005
Pasture 7, 36x48, 2005
Piano 1, 23x28, 2005
Piano 1, 23x28, 2005
Pianofish, 23x30, 2005
Pianofish, 23x30, 2005
Summer Beginning, 36x48, 2005
Summer Beginning, 36x48, 2005

Selected Earlier Paintings, 1970's-2004

All paintings are oil on canvas unless otherwise designated with dimensions in inches

Two Boys and Boats, 2004, 12x 16, oil on paper
Two Boys and Boats, 2004, 12x 16, oil on paper
Around, c 2002-03, 23x 29
Around, c 2002-03, 23x 29
Bike Riders and House, 1994, 20x24, oil & pencil on paper
Bike Riders and House, 1994, 20x24, oil & pencil on paper
Bike Rider, 1994, 18x24, oil stick-pencil on paper
Bike Rider, 1994, 18x24, oil stick-pencil on paper
Jerusalem Room, 2003, 18x22
Jerusalem Room, 2003, 18x22
Jerusalem Looking, 2003, 16x22
Jerusalem Looking, 2003, 16x22
Two Bike Riders, mid 1990s, 18x24, oil & pencil on paper
Two Bike Riders, mid 1990s, 18x24, oil & pencil on paper
Flying Girl, late 80's-early 90's, 41x47.5
Flying Girl, late 80's-early 90's, 41x47.5
Women & Child in Arabi, ate 1990's, 24x30
Women & Child in Arabi, ate 1990's, 24x30
Seated Man, late 1980's, 46.5x51.5
Seated Man, late 1980's, 46.5x51.5
Jerusalem Winter, 2004, 15x17
Jerusalem Winter, 2004, 15x17
Middle East Red Sky, c. 1990 or late 80s, 24x30
Middle East Red Sky, c. 1990 or late 80s, 24x30
Outside Midldle East village, man & animals, early 1990s, 30x40
Outside Midldle East village, man & animals, early 1990s, 30x40
Man, Animal, Old City, late 80s, 33x38
Man, Animal, Old City, late 80s, 33x38
Irishman Looking @ Woman in Red Dress, early 1990s, 30x40
Irishman Looking @ Woman in Red Dress, early 1990s, 30x40
Man with a Purple Hat , mid 1990s
Man with a Purple Hat , mid 1990s
Swiss Man in April, 1991, tempera-oil pastel-pencil on paper,  30x34
Swiss Man in April, 1991, tempera-oil pastel-pencil on paper, 30x34
Swiss Town @ Night, c 1990, 24x30
Swiss Town @ Night, c 1990, 24x30
Roma from Sverige, Jorlanda, 1986, 13x16, tempera on paper
Roma from Sverige, Jorlanda, 1986, 13x16, tempera on paper
Four Musicians, 2002, 34 x 40
Four Musicians, 2002, 34 x 40
Cello Player, 2003, 20x22
Cello Player, 2003, 20x22
Night Dancers, 2004, 25x30
Night Dancers, 2004, 25x30
Bass & Harp, 2003, 25x30
Bass & Harp, 2003, 25x30
Flute Player, early 1990s, 12x16, oil on paper
Flute Player, early 1990s, 12x16, oil on paper
Flute Player & Woman, 24x30
Flute Player & Woman, 24x30
Piano 1, 2004, gouache-tempera-pencil on paper
Piano 1, 2004, gouache-tempera-pencil on paper
Piano 2, 2004, gouache-tempera-pencil on paper, 19x24
Piano 2, 2004, gouache-tempera-pencil on paper, 19x24
Piano 3, 2004, gouache-tempera-pencil on paper, 19x24
Piano 3, 2004, gouache-tempera-pencil on paper, 19x24
Piano 4, 2004, gouache-tempera-pencil on paper, 19x24
Piano 4, 2004, gouache-tempera-pencil on paper, 19x24
AYC,  2003, oil on wood
AYC, 2003, oil on wood
AYC Archive, 2003, 50x50
AYC Archive, 2003, 50x50
Six Squam Boats, 2003, 50x 60
Six Squam Boats, 2003, 50x 60
Red Boats at Float, 2003, 40x48
Red Boats at Float, 2003, 40x48
Regatta, 2003
Regatta, 2003
Sailor and Essex House, 2003, 34x40
Sailor and Essex House, 2003, 34x40
Squam Sail, 2003
Squam Sail, 2003
Squam Sail Early, 2002, 40x48
Squam Sail Early, 2002, 40x48
Ryder Cows, late 80s-early 90's, 26x28
Ryder Cows, late 80s-early 90's, 26x28
Lovers with Sheep, late 80s 20x23
Lovers with Sheep, late 80s 20x23
Woman and Steer, 2004, 23x29
Woman and Steer, 2004, 23x29
Flann O'Brien  Reading to Steer, 2005, 23x29
Flann O'Brien Reading to Steer, 2005, 23x29
Man, Dog & House with Red Clouds, late 80s- early 90s, 22x26,
Man, Dog & House with Red Clouds, late 80s- early 90s, 22x26,
Figures in Doorway, late 80s-early 90s, 24x29
Figures in Doorway, late 80s-early 90s, 24x29
Flying Couple & Dog, late 80s- early 90s, 30x40
Flying Couple & Dog, late 80s- early 90s, 30x40
Embrace 3, 14x18, 1994
Embrace 3, 14x18, 1994
Embrace 2, c 2000, 15x18
Embrace 2, c 2000, 15x18
Embrace 1, c 2000, 10x10
Embrace 1, c 2000, 10x10
Magnolia House, late 80s-early 90s, 30x40
Magnolia House, late 80s-early 90s, 30x40
Squam House, c 2001, 22x30, oil on paper
Squam House, c 2001, 22x30, oil on paper
Munch House, 2004, 23x29
Munch House, 2004, 23x29
Hartley House, 2004, 23x29
Hartley House, 2004, 23x29
Squam Yards, 2004, tempera & pencil on paper, 19x24
Squam Yards, 2004, tempera & pencil on paper, 19x24
Village Hall, 2004, tempera on paper, 22x30
Village Hall, 2004, tempera on paper, 22x30
William Alfred @ Squam House, 02
William Alfred @ Squam House, 02
Woman, empty bed, terrace, 1999, pencil-oil on paper, 19x24
Woman, empty bed, terrace, 1999, pencil-oil on paper, 19x24
Magnolia interior, mid 1980s, 23x30
Magnolia interior, mid 1980s, 23x30
Cathy-Magnolia, mid 80s, 30x40
Cathy-Magnolia, mid 80s, 30x40
Harry Tyndall WWI, early-mid 80s, 30x40
Harry Tyndall WWI, early-mid 80s, 30x40
Late Night AATA Board Meeting, 1979, acrylic on canvas
Late Night AATA Board Meeting, 1979, acrylic on canvas
Leah in Chair, late 1970s, acrylic on canvas
Leah in Chair, late 1970s, acrylic on canvas
Danvers Man 3, mid 1970s, 17x22.5, pencil, wax crayon & acrylic on paper
Danvers Man 3, mid 1970s, 17x22.5, pencil, wax crayon & acrylic on paper
Anthony, mid 70s, 14x15.5, pencil-crayon-tempera on paper
Anthony, mid 70s, 14x15.5, pencil-crayon-tempera on paper
Danvers Man 1, mid 70s, 12x24, pencil-crayon-tempera on paper
Danvers Man 1, mid 70s, 12x24, pencil-crayon-tempera on paper

Selected Digital Paintings, 2022 to date & 1997-2000

From 1997 to 2000 I experimented with digital painting in Photoshop using a ‘mouse’. The computer became a studio integrated into my office life as a college provost. After a 22 year hiatus, I re-engaged the medium in January 2022, painting with my index finger with the Brushes Redux app for the iPad. Digital and physical media complement one another and they enrich the overall drawing and painting process.

Finger Painting, 5-30-22
Finger Painting, 5-30-22
Easter 1, 4-20-25
Easter 1, 4-20-25
Odin, 1-27-22
Odin, 1-27-22
Woman on Chair 7, 3-10-23
Woman on Chair 7, 3-10-23
Red Coat, 5-30-22
Red Coat, 5-30-22
Flute Player, 3-21-22
Flute Player, 3-21-22
Five Points, 6-13-22
Five Points, 6-13-22
Mirror, 7-21-22
Mirror, 7-21-22
Winter Rocks, 2-15-22
Winter Rocks, 2-15-22
Avery's Ojai, 2-22-22
Avery's Ojai, 2-22-22
Squam House, 5-27-22
Squam House, 5-27-22
Pasture Early May 2, 5-16-22
Pasture Early May 2, 5-16-22
Squam Rock, 2-16-22
Squam Rock, 2-16-22
Squam Rock Vespers, 4-3-2
Squam Rock Vespers, 4-3-2
Under Squam Rock 2, 4-7-22
Under Squam Rock 2, 4-7-22
Valentine's Day, 2-14-2022
Valentine's Day, 2-14-2022
Mary Anne in Lawrence, 1-25-22
Mary Anne in Lawrence, 1-25-22
On the Bag circa 1931, 2022
On the Bag circa 1931, 2022
Sailors, 8-15-97
Sailors, 8-15-97
AYC 2, 8-24-97
AYC 2, 8-24-97
Squam Light, 8-28-97
Squam Light, 8-28-97
Cove Men, 9-20-97
Cove Men, 9-20-97
Bike Hill, 9-1-97
Bike Hill, 9-1-97
Bikes Squam, 9-7-97
Bikes Squam, 9-7-97
Hopper Bike 2, 3-10-98
Hopper Bike 2, 3-10-98
Squamhouse 1, 11-15-98
Squamhouse 1, 11-15-98
Race 2, 8-27-00
Race 2, 8-27-00
Bay Sail, 7-18-00
Bay Sail, 7-18-00
Belleair Sail, 1-2-00
Belleair Sail, 1-2-00
AYC 3, 11-24-00
AYC 3, 11-24-00
Cocktails, 1-16-00
Cocktails, 1-16-00
Dock 1, 7-18-00
Dock 1, 7-18-00
Dock 2, 8-22-00
Dock 2, 8-22-00
Dock House, 11-23-00
Dock House, 11-23-00
Fisherman, 11-18-00
Fisherman, 11-18-00
Lobster Boat, 8-6-00
Lobster Boat, 8-6-00
Harbor Bench, 11-5-00
Harbor Bench, 11-5-00
Slapshot, 2022
Slapshot, 2022
Hockey, 12-9-02
Hockey, 12-9-02
House-Porch, 11-26-00
House-Porch, 11-26-00
Squamhouse 5, 6-24-00
Squamhouse 5, 6-24-00
Squamhouse 3, 6-24-00
Squamhouse 3, 6-24-00
Village 1, 11-24-00
Village 1, 11-24-00
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Selected Earlier Paintings, 1970's-2004
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Artist Statement

My paintings, writings, teaching, public presentations, and institutional leadership reflect an integral effort I call ‘art/life/work, 1970 to date.’ A reluctance to separate elements of creation from one another, and disagreement with conventional ideas about what art is, have helped me see what it can be.  

Painting is my most consistent form of artistic expression. The two early and lasting influences were studies with the New York School painter Theodoros Stamos (1967-1968) and my work with untrained artists at the Danvers State Hospital where I became an art therapist in March of 1970. The patients in the art studio taught me how to paint in direct and authentic ways in response to the immediate environment as I combined figurative imagination with the abstract expressionist emphasis on spontaneous gesture, color, and the physical qualities of paint. They often responded to me with drawings and paintings and I reciprocated. In keeping with my closeness to the Boston conceptual art community, and particularly Christopher Cook at the Addison Gallery of American Art, my exhibitions beginning in the early 1970s were presented as art/life/work integrations.

While it was clear how art changed the lives of the artists I engaged in art therapy, I began to ask how art healing related to me. When working as a dean in the late 1970s, I felt the constant meetings were taking me away from art. I instinctively began to draw in the meetings, concentrating on the people and physical spaces. I became more attentive and grateful for the meetings and quickly developed the drawings into large paintings in my studio. I called the work Art Alchemies, demonstrating how art heals by responding to difficulties which become sources of creative energy and transformation.

During the 1980s and 1990s I made art in the training studios I led in various parts of world, mixing features of the particular place with imagination and dreams. The imagery was spontaneous, usually on paper, and I let it happen as naturally as possible. I incorporated paintings into my books Depth Psychology of Art (1989) and Art as Medicine (1992) and showed the work in public lectures. It was the first time an art therapist presented personal expressions in this way, and it encouraged others to integrate artistic expression into education, practice, and research. The personal process of inquiry was approached as intrinsic to the more universal use of art to further well-being and human understanding and led to the development of art-based research.

In the late 1990s I began to paint in response to the place where I live and explore the ‘self’ as relationships with other people, places, things, and imagination. I see these paintings in the tradition of the Cape Ann locale and identify with Nell Blaine, the early Stuart Davis, and Marsden Hartley who are part of this place, its self, and memory.

Wary of what William Blake called ‘single vision,’ my art responds to changing environments, natural gestures, instinct, and imagination. Hopefully there is some continuity in the variations.