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.

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

ACER (49" x 38") Charcoal and pastel on paper, 1989 (sold)

THE TRAVEL QUILT (61" x 48") Hand and machine quilting with acrylic, collage and found objects, 1992. A collaboration with Susan Poulin. (NFS)

MUZZ AT NAUSET (14 5/8" x 19 3/4", framed) Watercolor, 1978 (sold)

NEPTUNE RISING (26 1/2" x 20 5/8") Acrylic on burlap and wood, 1998 (sold)

THE LEAVING (60" X 42") Oil on canvas, 1989 (sold)

SEVENTEEN (dimensions unknown) Pastel on paper, about 1986 (sold)

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

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

NORTHERN LIGHT (9 3/4" x 13 13/16") Etching and aquatint, 1982, edition of 25, $100, each

SHOTS IN THE WOODS (80" x 42") Acrylic on canvas, 1990 $3500

DUANE'S DREAM (59" x 36 1/2") Acrylic on canvas and wood construction, 1990 (sold)

SELF 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

HOMAGE TO F. (34" x 35") Acrylic on wood construction, 1990, $2500

HULA HOOP (A SELF PORTRAIT) (28 1/2", tondo) Oil on wood construction, metal and hula hoop (collection: Mass. General Hospital)

ERIC, GLARING (47 1/2" x 34 1/2") Chalk and pastel on paper, 1989 (sold)

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

WOMAN OF THE SHADOWS (48" x 48") Oil on canvas, 1989 (sold)

RUSTED HEART (A SELF PORTRAIT) (44" x 16" x 4 1/2") Oil and assemblage on guitar, 1993 (reworked, 2009), $2500

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

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

STRIPED SOCKS (14 1/16" x 10 1/4") Watercolor on paper, 2006 $250

CUPID AND PSYCHE (16" x 13") Acrylic over found print, 1996, $600

ERICA, SORT OF... (36" X 30") Oil on canvas, 1989 (sold)

MyPanic (23 11/16" x 26" x 1 1/8") Acrylic on panel, 2015, $3000

PAULA (25 1/2" x 18 1/2") Charcoal and pastel on paper, 1989, $500

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

GODSEYE (MEMORIAL TO KAREN WOOD) (64 1/2" x 63 1/2") Acrylic on wood construction, 1991 (sold)

MAN OUT OF TIME (STUDY) (15 3/8" x 10 3/8") Oil on panel, 2004 (sold)

PORTRAIT OF A MAN (CARY WENDELL) (48" x 36") Charcoal and pastel on paper, 1989, $1200

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

SOLITUDE (20/25) (16 7/8" x 8 3/4") Etching, 1982 $100 ea.

THE CROSS (1/10) (23 9/16" x 17 7/8") Etching and aquatint, 1989 $135 ea.

DOORWAY NUDE (AP V) (19 1/2" x 11 7/8") Etching and aquatint, 1989 $100 ea.