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PAGLIACCI
"Pagliacci" in Italian means clown. In Leoncavallo's great opera "Canio," the star of the commedia dell'arte, forgets he is acting and gets into all kinds of trouble.”
Oil on Canvas on Board
18 x 12 inches unframed
21.5 x 15.5 inches framed
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THE PEACH PATRIOT
"I have an old book with hundreds of Civil War photographs.
There are images of soldiers doing just about everything, except eating a peach."
Oil on Board
16 x 12 inches unframed
22 x 16 inches framed
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THE WEALTHY MENDICANT
Oil on Panel
24 x 18 unframed
25.5 X 19.5 framed
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DANIEL WEBSTER
“Webster is considered to be the finest orator in American History. He argued eloquently for the preservation of the Union, all without the aid of a teleprompter.”
Oil on Panel
30 x 24 unframed & gallery wrapped
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THE ENGINEER
"Some people say the glass is half empty; some people say the glass is half full.An engineer says...
the glass is too big."
Oil on Board
10 x 8 inches unframed
13 x 11 inches framed
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BEETHOVEN AND HIS CAT
'I do not know if Beethoven had a cat of not, but I like to think of him, alone in his silent world, humming to his gentle friend. '
Oil on Board
30 x 24 inches unframed
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FRANZ LISZT
“Hungarian composer and piano virtuoso, his Faust Symphony is a real foot-tapper.”
Oil on Panel
30 x 24 unframed
gallery wrapped
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THE YOUNG ATTORNEY
Whenever I place something on a figure's head, it is indicative of what they are feeling or thinking. Here we have the newly minted jurist, with a head full of ideas and a belly full of torts.
Oil on Canvas
24 x 18 unframed
32 x 26 framed
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THE ADMIRAL'S NEW HAT
(Lord Admiral Viscount Horatio Nelson)
"After losing his arm in Trafalgar Square, the lads bought him a new hat."
Oil on Linen
30 x 24 framed
38 x 32 framed
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FAITH, HOPE AND CHARITY
This is a study for Faith, Hope and Charity. Faith is an act of passion and passion is red, so the hat, which is near her brain and symbolizes her emotional state, is red in contrast to the green world in which she lives.
Oil on Canvas
36 x 60 unframed
41 x 65 framed
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JOSEPHINE AND NAPOLEON
"At some point in every man’s life, he thinks of himself as an Emperor, a “Napoleon”… bold,decisiveand in control of his domain. Conversely, at some point in every woman's life, she thinks of herself as a “Josephine,” a siren irresistible and dangerous. Of course the reality is that we are never who we think we are, and others see us quite differently from the image we have painted."
Oil on Canvas
25 x 48 unframed
33 x 56 framed
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FAITH'S HAT
"This is a study for Faith, Hope and Charity. Faith is an act of passion and passion is red, so the hat, which is near her brain and symbolizes her emotional state, is red in contrast to the green world in which she lives."
Oil on Linen on Panel
16 x 12 unframed
24 X 20 framed
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PIMENTO MORI
“Legend has it that when Roman generals paraded
through the streets of the Eternal City, they would
have a slave continually whispering in their ear;
“Memento Mori, remember you are mortal.”
The thought is echoed in classical antiquity in
Horace’s dictum “Seize the Day, Carpe Diem.”
I would have painted that but life is too short
to paint smelly fish.”
Oil on Panel
24 x 18 unframed
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THE FOURTH EARL OF SANDWICH
“In addition to contributing to the obesity
epidemic in this country, the Fourth Earl is
credited with helping us win the Revolutionary War.
As Lord of the Admiralty, he was totally
inept and essentially neutralized the Royal Navy.
Here he is with a PBJ.”
Oil on Panel
16 x 12 unframed
25 x 21 framed
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THE MAN WHO
INVENTED THE LITTLE UMBRELLA
"To paraphrase the historian Barbara Tuckman in her great
book about the origins of the First World War, "...everything
before the invention of the little umbrellas is history, everything
after is current events"."
Oil on Canvas
16 x 12 unframed
24 x 20 framed
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AUGUSTE ESCOFFIER
(1846-1935)
"Monsieur Escoffier is credited with elevating the profession
of chef. He was head chef at the Savoy and Grand Carlton in
London and wrote several cookbooks that are still popular."
Oil on Canvas
30 x 24 unframed
38 x 32 framed
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THE GRAVITY TESTER
"It was said in his day that there could only be one
Isaac Newton because there is only one universe for him to
show us."
Oil on Canvas
16 x 12 unframed
24 x 20 framed
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CUSTER'S LAST CUSTARD
"When I was very young my father would baby-sit my sister andI on Saturdays. That meant that we went with him to the local
pub. Behind the bar was a large print of the epic The Battle
of Little Big Hornby Edgar Paxson. It was the first painting
I remember and I looked forward to seeing it every week. Of
course, at the time, I thought it was Custard's Last Stand.
A few years ago I saw a print of it and enjoyed it even more."
Oil on Linen
24 x 18 framed
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THE MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE
"Florida's first Grand Marquis, he is credited with inventing
Tallahassee.
He was a hero in the American Revolutionary War,
fighting on the side of the French."
Oil on Linen on Panel
18 x 14 unframed
23 x 19 framed
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NESTING BIRD
"I enjoy Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century American portraiture.
What it lacks in technical polish, it certainly makes up for
in naïve charm. The models must have been extremely patient,
sitting for hours in hard backed chairs."
Oil on Board with 22K gold leaf
30 x 24 gallery wrapped
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THE COFFEE SAINT
Oil on Linen
24 x 18 unframed
32 x 26 framed
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BEATRICE
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DANTE
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NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI
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THE ATTENTVE SOMMELIER
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THE NEW WINE
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ETRUSCAN COUPLE
"Some
things never change."
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HELOISE AND ABELARD
"My favorite Medieval couple"
Oil on Board
24 x 24 gallery wrapped
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HELEN
"The first WMD: woman of mass destruction."
Oil on Board
24 x 24 gallery wrapped
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HAIR MOZART
Oil on Board with 22K gold leaf
20 x 17 gallery wrapped
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THE EARLY AMERICAN CAT
"While in the waiting room at my vets office, keeping
a wary eye on my psychotic cat leering in the corner, I noticed
a feline identification chart on the wall.
After scanning all of the exotic breeds, I found my hairy friend's
lineage. "Common American Cat" It was not a giant leap from
that to "Early American Cat."
Oil on Canvas
36 x 24 unframed
45 x 33 framed
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HEAVEN ON A SATURDAY NIGHT
Oil on Linen
60 x 48 unframed
70 x 58 framed
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THE YOUNG SCHOLAR
"There is something heroic
about a young scholar…like a Don Quixote…storming a windmill of knowledge."
Oil on Panel
20 x 16 unframed
Gallery Wrapped
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MY SECOND GRADE TEACHER
Oil on Canvas on Panel
16 x 12 unframed
25.5 x 21.5 framed
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THE JURY
"The story has it that the origin of the twelve man Jury originated from the belief that a panel of men comprised of one person from every sign of the zodiac would be a well balanced forum. I always enjoy relaying this fact to my attorney friends, pointing out that the bedrock of our judicial system is based upon superstition and ignorance."
Oil on Canvas
24 x 48 unframed
32 x 56 framed
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SAINT WITH TWO SHADOWS
Oil on Canvas
36 x 24 unframed
44 x 32 framed
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SAINT JOAN OF ARC
“She was a quiet country girl until she got caught up in the turmoil of her day. I am always curious about the lives of famous people before they become famous. Usually remarkable people lead
very mundane lives before fate deals them their hand. Perhaps if Joan were alive today, she would have a cell phone glued to her ear, giggling about boys with her little friends rather than being burned atthe stake with green wood.”
Oil on Canvas
36 x 24 unframed
44 x 32 framed
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