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Traditional Oil Paintings...
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Although my oil paintings are
superficially “traditional”, I try for a lighter and
more casual mood and manner than would be found in more typical
traditional and classical works. I do however, in keeping with
traditional methods, build up my paintings in layers over
appropriate groundwork and underpainting. My motifs are always
realist, but otherwise vary quite widely, always trying to extract
some particular essence of mood, color, and feeling from the
motif.
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Contemporary Paintings...
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I have been more recently also doing
more contemporary works, using charcoal, acrylic, paper-on-paper,
and oils. These are fun, and allow me to develop more colorful and
decorative forms while still reaching for a realistic essence of
the motif.
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Prints (i.e., reproductions)...
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I make my own custom prints and
limited edition prints (“reproductions“), only from my
own original oil paintings. They are carefully developed and
controlled to produce the best possible match color and mood to
the originals, and are printed on high-quality heavy watercolor
paper. Each print is coated with a protective material to provide
an expected lifetime equivalent to that of a quality watercolor
painting.
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Direct Digital Prints...
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I have recently been developing
digital prints directly from original images using computers. My
motifs remain realistic, although sometimes the end result becomes
semi-abstract. The computer allows amazing flexibility in
manipulating colors and forms, while still reaching for an essence
or mood of the motif. I use the same printing methods that I use
in making prints of my original paintings, to achieve equal
quality and lifetime.
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Limited Editions...
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Limited Editions are generally
of 150 (reproductions of paintings) and 250 (direct digital prints).
No more than 3 final AP prints will be made.
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