"The leafless cherry", latex paint on canvas, 26"x30", 2012
Title inspired by the haiku of Basho

Two of my recent works, "Man reclining on Chinese field", and "Procrustes the stretcher" were accepted to the annual Allied Artists of West Virginia Juried Exhibition at the Parkersburg Arts Center in Parkersburg, WV. Lauren's work was also accepted and you can see our paintings there from May 11th to June 28th.

"Man reclining on Chinese field", latex paint on canvas, approx 47"x30" (diptych), 2012

"Procrustes the stretcher", graphite on canvas, 30"x26", 2010

Happy to say my work was recently featured on the design blog Parlour. Many thanks to Nichole at Parlour for writing such great things about my work.

"Lifting the great rock", latex paint on canvas, 42.5"x49" (diptych), 2012

"Untitled", latex paint on canvas, approx 26"x47" (diptych), 2012

Proud to announce that two of my figure paintings have been accepted into the exhibit "Inspired: Portraits of Historic West Virginia Figures" at the West Virginia State Museum in Charleston, WV. The show will be exhibited in the Commissioner's Gallery from February 21 - August 26 of 2012 with a reception on February 21. Below are my works featured in the exhibit.

"Captain Brown contemplating his mission", oil paint and ink transfer on canvas, 32"x48" (triptych), 2011

"The proud and mournful Buckhongahelas", acrylic, graphite, cut fabric and ink transfer on canvas, 26"x30", 2011

"Man reclining on Chinese field", latex paint on canvas, approx 47"x30" (diptych), 2012

Today one my paintings ""A faceless machine lacks the essential properties", was featured on the "Curate 1K Blog", a weekly blog dedicated to highlighting artwork under $1,000. Thank you to the Curate 1K creators for featuring my work!

Latest contemporary figure painting - "Man with homemade banjo", latex paint and ink transfer on canvas, 26"x30", 2012