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Portraits and People

In a way, I began as a portrait artist, learning the basics of pastel portraiture from a couple of successful women artists in my hometown. Twenty years later, I had a chance to reactivate those skills as a street artist in Old Montreal. I soon expanded my repertoire to oils and acrylics, and during the ‘80’s did a lot of figure painting in churches and elsewhere with our Portsmouth-based company, Mural Works.
 
By the end of the decade, though, I felt that the way I depicted people in my own work needed to change. It wasn’t enough for me to be proficient at rendering; I needed the figure and portrait to say more symbolically, psychologically. I began experimenting with narrative and allegory, and with new surfaces to work upon. For instance, I started the on-going “Mr. Slick” series, working over found Paint-By-Number paintings, poking fun at myself as a regional artist (see also Satire - Paintings). In short, my figurative work became more humorous, more personal; a trend that continues to this day.

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DUET (34 1/2" x 33") Charcoal and pastel on paper, 1989 (sold)
PictureACER (49" x 38") Charcoal and pastel on paper, 1989 (sold)



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THE TRAVEL QUILT (61" x 48") Hand and machine quilting with acrylic, collage and found objects, 1992. A collaboration with Susan Poulin. (NFS)
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MUZZ AT NAUSET (14 5/8" x 19 3/4", framed) Watercolor, 1978 (sold)
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NEPTUNE RISING (26 1/2" x 20 5/8") Acrylic on burlap and wood, 1998 (sold)
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THE LEAVING (60" X 42") Oil on canvas, 1989 (sold)
PictureSEVENTEEN (dimensions unknown) Pastel on paper, about 1986 (sold)



PicturePEG (dimensions unknown) Chalk and pastel on paper, about 1989 (collection: Bates College)



element_settings.Image+Text_94464494.defaultMAN OUT OF TIME (PORTRAIT OF A.J.) (51 1/8" x 26") Oil and acrylic on wood panels, rawhide and snowshoes, 1994 (sold)



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NORTHERN LIGHT (9 3/4" x 13 13/16") Etching and aquatint, 1982, edition of 25, $100, each
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SHOTS IN THE WOODS (80" x 42") Acrylic on canvas, 1990 $3500
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DUANE'S DREAM (59" x 36 1/2") Acrylic on canvas and wood construction, 1990 (sold)
PictureSELF PORTRAIT, 2015 (BETTER LIVING THROUGH CHEMISTRY!) (30" x 30" x 7 1/2") Acrylic on radiation mask and life preserver, enamels and oil on metal, with plastic tubing, 2016, $3000



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HOMAGE TO F. (34" x 35") Acrylic on wood construction, 1990, $2500
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HULA HOOP (A SELF PORTRAIT) (28 1/2", tondo) Oil on wood construction, metal and hula hoop (collection: Mass. General Hospital)
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ERIC, GLARING (47 1/2" x 34 1/2") Chalk and pastel on paper, 1989 (sold)
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MIRACLE ON UNION STREET (41 1/2" x 41 1/2") Oil and acrylic on wood, metal, linoleum, found Paint-By-Number painting and table-top frame, 1994, $3500
PictureWOMAN OF THE SHADOWS (48" x 48") Oil on canvas, 1989 (sold)



element_settings.Image+Text_94464494.defaultRUSTED HEART (A SELF PORTRAIT) (44" x 16" x 4 1/2") Oil and assemblage on guitar, 1993 (reworked, 2009), $2500



PictureALLAGASH ZACH, THE LUMBERJACK (14" x 63") Watercolor, ink and acrylic on illustration board and reconstructed crosscut saw, 2015 (sold)



PictureALLAGASH ZACH (detail) Watercolor, ink and acrylic on illustration board and reconstructed crosscut saw, 2015 (sold)



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STRIPED SOCKS (14 1/16" x 10 1/4") Watercolor on paper, 2006 $250
element_settings.Image+Text_94464494.defaultCUPID AND PSYCHE (16" x 13") Acrylic over found print, 1996, $600



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ERICA, SORT OF... (36" X 30") Oil on canvas, 1989 (sold)
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MyPanic (23 11/16" x 26" x 1 1/8") Acrylic on panel, 2015, $3000
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PAULA (25 1/2" x 18 1/2") Charcoal and pastel on paper, 1989, $500
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PAINT BY NUMBER FELLA (A SELF PORTRAIT) (15 3/4" X 17 3/16") Acrylic on panel and found Paint-By-Number painting, 2015, $950
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GODSEYE (MEMORIAL TO KAREN WOOD) (64 1/2" x 63 1/2") Acrylic on wood construction, 1991 (sold)
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MAN OUT OF TIME (STUDY) (15 3/8" x 10 3/8") Oil on panel, 2004 (sold)
PicturePORTRAIT OF A MAN (CARY WENDELL) (48" x 36") Charcoal and pastel on paper, 1989, $1200



PictureMAN OUT OF TIME (19" x 13") Giclee print, 2005, $120 each, unframed



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SOLITUDE (20/25) (16 7/8" x 8 3/4") Etching, 1982 $100 ea.
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THE CROSS (1/10) (23 9/16" x 17 7/8") Etching and aquatint, 1989 $135 ea.
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DOORWAY NUDE (AP V) (19 1/2" x 11 7/8") Etching and aquatint, 1989 $100 ea.
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