Venice Conclave

“The surface of Venice is constantly metamorphosing [and] painting Venice is almost like being a restorer, peeling off the layers to find the picture after picture underneath.”
-Arbit Blatas
22″x 30″ $750.

Longing

“When dreaming, I’m guided through another world, time and time again. At sunrise I fight to stay asleep, ’cause I don’t want to leave the comfort of this place, ’cause there’s a hunger, a longing to escape, from the life I live when I’m awake.”

16″ x 20″

The Rape Of The Church

“Clearly the person who accepts the Church as an infallible guide will believe whatever the Church teaches”
- St. Thomas Aquinas
16″ x 20″

Modesty

“Modesty; the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.”
- Oliver Herford
16″ x 20″

Beach Beauty

“My life is like a stroll on the beach…as near to the edge as I can go.”
-Thoreau
16″ x 20″

Cumberland Beauty

Wild horses run unbridled or the spirit dies.
16″ x 20″

Fashion Shoot

“The difference between style and fashion is quality.” -Giorgio Armani

Private Collection – O’More College of Design

Doubtful Rest

“Exposing the lies of religion gives freedom. To paraphrase scripture, ‘The truth will make you free…and give you sleep.’”
- Randy Elrod
18″ x 24″

Dreamin’

An early self-portrait on the Appalachian Trail at Roane Mountain.
NFS – Private Collection

Travelers Rest

He traveled hard for many years. His rest taken. His rest disturbed. He came to final rest near me. Beneath blue sky. Beneath two pillars. In Tennessee.
16″ x 20″

A Moment to Behold

“There are minutes and there are moments. Minutes are for waiting in line. Moments are for beholding beauty.” -Randy Elrod
16″ x 20″

Appassionato

“The most beautiful make-up of a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy.” -Yves Saint Laurent
NFS – Private Collection

Quintessa

The female is God’s quintessential human creation.
16″ x 20″

Repose

The sensual city of Florence, Italy inspires artists yet today.
18″ x 24″

Il Vino Sia Sedetto

“Wine is bottled poetry” -Robert Louis Stephenson
16″ x 20″

Naked And Unashamed

“The two of them, the Man and his Wife, were naked, but they felt no shame.” -Gen. 2:25
18″ x 24″

Venetian Morning

“This was Venice, the flattering and suspect beauty this city, half fairy tale and half tourist trap, in whose insalubrious air the arts once rankly and voluptuously blossomed, where composers have been inspired to lulling tones of somniferous eroticism.” -Thomas Mann
16″ x 20″

Afternoon

“There comes a moment in the day when you have written your pages in the morning, attended to your correspondence in the afternoon, and have nothing further to do…” -H.G. Wells
16″ x 20″

Flyin’

A tribute to the most exacting of fisherman.
SOLD – Private Collection