<i>The Other/Martinique after André Kertész's Martinique</i>.
27.75 x 39 in. Oil stick, 2014.

<i>Le Nôtre's Garden, after Eugène Atget's Saint-Cloud</i>.
27.75 x 39.5 in. Oil stick, 2018.

<i>Tree with Chicken, after Edouard Boubat's Chicken and Tree</i>.
27.75 x 39.5 in. Oil stick, 2020.

<i>Reflecting Pond, after Atget</i>. 27.75 x 39.5 in. Oil stick, 2021.

<i>Water Lilies, after Eugène Atget's Nymphèa</i>.
27.75 x 39 in. Oil stick, 2018.

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<i>Cloud Combat, after Alvin Langdon Coburn's The Cloud</i>. 39.5 x 27.75 in. Oil stick, 2020.

<i>Chez Mondrian, after André Kertész's Chez Mondrian</i>.
39 x 27.75 in. Oil stick, 2016.

<i>Brie, France after Henri Cartier Bresson's Brie, France</I>. 27.75 x 39.5 in. Oil stick, 2012.

<i>Leaping Man, after Henri Cartier-Bresson's Behind the Gare St. Lazare</i>.
39.5 x 27.75 in. Oil stick, 2016.

<i>Eclipse, after Carleton Watkins' Solar Eclipse</i>. 15 x 22 in. Oil stick, 2018.

<i>The Fog of War, after Robert Maplethorpe's Coral Sea</i>. 39 x 27.75 in. Oil stick, 2014.

<i>Little Mine, after David S. Wilson's Oriental Mine stamp mill in the trees near Allegheny</i>. 31.5 x 40 in. Oil stick, 2008.

<i>Central Valley Vista, after David S. Wilson's Flooded rice paddy, near Robbins</i>. 32 x 40 in. Oil stick, 2014.

<i>Power Station, after Michael Kenna's Ratcliffe Power Station, Study</i>. 14 x 14 in. Oil stick, 2012.

<i>Grove</i>, after Michael Kenna. 22 x 15 in.
Oil stick, 2014.

<i>Hedges, after Michael Kenna</i>. 28 x 28 in. Oil stick,, 2013.

<i>Construction, after Manuel Álvarez Bravo's La Tolteca</i>. 39.5 x 27.75 in. Oil stick and watercolor on paper.

<i>Tree, After Michael Kenna</i>. 15 x 21 in. Oil stick, 2012.

<i>Seven Trees On A Ridge, after Michael Kenna</i>. 22 x 22 in. Oil stick, 2013.

<i>Italian Gardens, after Michael Kenna's Fall Foliage, Parc de Sceaux, France</i>.
13.75 x 19.5 in. Oil stick, 2012.

<i>Mills Amphitheater, after Imogen Cunningham</i>. 27.75 x 39.5 in. Oil stick, 2021.

<i>Firework Celebration After Manuel Alvarez Bravo</i> 30" x 40", oil stick on paper, 2022

Photo Translations

Most recently, I have been working on a series of Photo Translations that commemorate early black and white photography. The act of painting from classic photographs is similar to that of translating a written work from one language to another.

I try to be true to the spirit of the photograph with which I am working, keeping the same subject matter and perspective but simplifying visually. I emphasize what interests me and what makes the image powerful. I interpret the photographer’s idea into my own black and white language at a much larger scale which I find transformative, and consequently invites the viewer to walk into the work itself.

I am a painter using the time-honored approach of making art about art, one that honors an earlier artist by creating studies and re-workings based on each artist's imagery. Each work is an homage to a favorite photographer of mine, and they are credited by including their name in the title of each piece.

It has been said that every generation needs its own translations of classic works. These are mine. I hope to make these images come alive for today’s audiences.