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Gallery of recent paintings 2003-2006
More works from 2006-2007 coming soon.

Scroll and click on images below for larger images and more information. Included are a selection of available works as well as other recent works now in private collections.

Paintings inspired by the "islandscape" of Kauai.

See a work in progress: "Between Sea and Clouds", acrylic on canvas, created in November and December 2003.

For those interested I have a longer statement as well as some reviews of my work here.

You can see a selection of past works and series (1977-1997) here.

Since 1981 I have had twelve works added to the collection of the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. In 2001, I was honored to be one of the Kauai artists included in the inaugural exhibition of the Hawaii State Art Museum in Honolulu.

Available paintings - updated February 27, 2007
Images of more available work from 2006-2007 coming soon.

Big Surge, 2005, acrylic on canvas, 44" x 44"

Painting and furniture collaborations, assorted pieces, 2003 to 2006, acrylic on panels

Other recent works are available as well as selected works from past series. Contact the artist for more information.

Recent paintings in private collections

Darkening Ridge, 2003, acrylic on canvas, 22" x 30"

Kukui in the Canyon, 2006, watercolor, 7.5" x 2.5"

Na pali Stream, 2006, watercolor, 11.5" x 3.5"

From the Valley, 2003, acrylic on canvas, 22" x 30"

Raincarved Ridges, 2003, acrylic on canvas, 22" x 30"

Rainswept, 2003, acrylic on canvas, 22" x 30"

Ridge Under Clouds, 2003, acrylic on paper, 5.5" x 11"

Between Sea and Clouds, 2003, acrylic on canvas, 35" x 46"
See this work in progress.

Down The Coast, 2003, acrylic on canvas, 43" x 48""

Into the Valley, 2003, acrylic on canvas, 42" x 22"

Sentinels, 2003, acrylic on canvas, 32" x 40"

Up Canyon, 2003, acrylic on paper, image 12" x 6.5"

Side Falls, 2003, acrylic on paper, 12" x 6.5"

Seacliffs Into Blue, 2003, acrylic on canvas, 22" x 30"

See also more works from past series.

About the paintings:

My paintings are inspired by the "islandscape" of Kauai, especially the rugged coast and deep valleys of Na Pali, and the raincarved ridges of Waialeale and Makaleha surrounding my home.
I paint with acrylic and watercolor on canvas and paper. I work in the studio from memory and sketches done on location. This way impressions, remembrance, and imagination can play a larger role, and the paintings become more focused, more honed to their basic essence. I see my paintings as being, at once, realistic, impressionistic, abstracted, and imagined.