Landscape
A Hidden View
Acrylic on wood panel
24"X30"
2022
Painting looking on from an upper room in a neighborhood in the city of Pittsburgh known as the Mexican War Streets. Originally named the "Buena Vista Tract", the area is a historic district in the Central Northside neighborhood. Here, the last rays of sunlight are departing, subtly revealing the street and buildings beyond, just making out the West End Bridge sitting on the horizon.
Roebling Park
Acrylic on canvas
24"X30"
2021
Tonal piece of the quaint Roebling park that is tucked on the northeast side of the little town of Saxonburg, Pennsylvania. John Roebling, one of the founders of the town, was known for inventing the steel rope, which he used to design the Brooklyn Bridge. His workshop from 1840 continues to stand today as the centerpiece of the park, along with the Saxonburg Museum, a downsized replica of the Brooklyn Bridge, a beautiful gazebo, veterans memorials, gardens, and Cooper Hall. During community days, residents gather here to have festivals and local music events. It is not uncommon to walk by and witness a wedding ceremony and reception on this picturesque park. Working with the warm and cool aspects of black and white, light and space is established through the tertiaries.
The Path
Acrylic on wood panel
36"X48"
2021
Large scale work capturing fractured light on a path in the woods. Upon the first observation, the greenery was just beginning to bud. The sky juxtaposed with the many still bare branches creates an almost stained glass effect, but abstracted.
"Her ways are pleasant ways
And all her paths are peace."
"But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,
That shines brighter and brighter until the full day."
"Her ways are pleasant ways
And all her paths are peace."
"But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,
That shines brighter and brighter until the full day."
Big Rail
Acrylic on canvas
20"X24"
2021
Abstracted plein air painting depicting a portion of the grounds of an outdoor brewery site called Big Rail Brewing, located in Grove City Pennsylvania. Painting executed in two hours.
Light In A Dark Winter
Acrylic on canvas
30"X40"
2021
A view from an upper room of a light shining in the dark depths of a dormant winter.
For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.
2 Corinthians 4:6
No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light.
Luke 8:16
Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.”
John 8:12
The night is almost gone, and the day is near. Therefore let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
Romans 13:12
For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.
2 Corinthians 4:6
No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light.
Luke 8:16
Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.”
John 8:12
The night is almost gone, and the day is near. Therefore let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
Romans 13:12
Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory
Acrylic on wood panel
36"X48"
2020
The time in which this hillside landscape is captured is just as the dawn is breaking. The rainbow around the sun is an amplified expression; the inspiration of the light phenomenon image coming from a vision in a dream.
"Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord;
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword;
His truth is marching on.
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
His truth is marching on.
I have seen Him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps;
They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps;
I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps,
His day is marching on.
I have read His fiery gospel writ in rows of burnished steel!
"As ye deal with my condemners, so with you My grace shall deal!
Let the Hero, born of woman, crush the serpent with his heel, "
Since God is marching on.
He has sounded forth the trump that shall never call retreat;
He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment seat;
Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer Him; be jubilant, my feet!
Our God is marching on.
In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea,
With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me;
As He died to make men holy, let us live to make men free!
While God is marching on."
"Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord;
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword;
His truth is marching on.
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
His truth is marching on.
I have seen Him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps;
They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps;
I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps,
His day is marching on.
I have read His fiery gospel writ in rows of burnished steel!
"As ye deal with my condemners, so with you My grace shall deal!
Let the Hero, born of woman, crush the serpent with his heel, "
Since God is marching on.
He has sounded forth the trump that shall never call retreat;
He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment seat;
Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer Him; be jubilant, my feet!
Our God is marching on.
In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea,
With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me;
As He died to make men holy, let us live to make men free!
While God is marching on."
Welcome To Saxonburg
Small format paintings capturing the historical small town of Saxonburg, Pennsylvania.
Vettori's Farm
Acrylic on Wood panel
12"X12"
2020
Off of Pittsburgh street in the little town of Saxonburg, Pennsylvania is Vettori's Farm. The white barn stands boldly amidst the daily labors of a family that has been cultivating the grounds for generations.
Batch
Acrylic on Wood panel
8"X12"
2020
In the heart of Main Street in the little town of Saxonburg, Pennsylvania is Batch, an independent business making locally-sourced foods and products in small batches. The charming antiquated facade is one of the fifty four contributing buildings in the town's historical central business district.
Memorial United Presbyterian Church
Acrylic on Wood panel
8"X12"
2020
Occupying a commanding site at the head of Main Street in the little town of Saxonburg is Memorial United Presbyterian Church. The quiant bell tower rings throughout the times of the day, surrounding the intimate vicinity in its reverberations.
Saxonburg Coffee And Tea
Acrylic on Wood panel
12"X12"
2020
Conversation and warm aromas are continuely found nestled in the center of the quaint historical business district at Saxonburg Coffee And Tea.
Amelia Roebling Knoch House
8"X12"
Acrylic on Wood panel
2020
Located directly accross the United Memorial chuch office on Main Steet, the charming Victorian facade of the Amelia Roebling Knoch house sets the visual standard for what is to follow in the little town of Saxonburg. Amelia Roebling Knoch was the daughter of Carl Roebling, John Roebling's older brother who cofounded Saxonburg. She was the last direct decendent of the famous family to live in Saxonburg when she died at the age of 96 in 1933. She married Herman Knoch, and their son William and his wife Eva donated land to establish Knoch High School.
Du-Co
Acrylic on Wood panel
6"X12"
2020
Set back in an open lawn on Rebecca Street sits the manufacturing plant of Du-Co Ceramics. This unique brick building with its bright white pillars and glistening fountain at the head of the entrance is a fun site to look at when entering the little town of Saxonburg.
Hotel Saxonburg
Acrylic on Wood panel
8"X12"
2020
Sitting in the heart of Saxonburg's main street is a hotel that has been a town centerpiece since 1835. Earlier names were the Vogeley House, the Belvedere House, the Laube House, and the Central Hotel. With a restaurant and outdoor dining attached to the building, the site cultivates an inviting air even when one strolls by. There is often live music played in the garden or on the sidewalk as the evening decends; soft conversations and the ting of silverware can be heard amidst the melodies. The small hazy lights strung throughout tickle the eyes as the warm antique lamps command the entrance. It really is amazing how this piece of history continues to emit so much life to this day.
Stugben Property
Acrylic on Wood panel
8"X12"
2020
One of the original settlers of Saxonburg, Christian Stugben, was the first to own this property in 1835. The building was erected in 1907 by Frederick and Henry Schroth. Today the building is home to Unique to Antique and Amy's Dance Studio. The western style facade is blunt and lovely amidst all the Victorian influence on main street.
Kornrumph House
Acrylic on Wood panel
6"X12"
2020
This charming open porch has been adding its lovely presence to the main street of Saxonburg since 1897 and has historically been home to many of Saxonburg's original families throughout time. Today, it welcomes not only people but also pets as Doggone Beautiful Pet Salon. You are sure to find a smile and a happy wet nose sitting under a hanging basket when passing by.
Heritqge Wine Cellars
Acrylic on wood panel
8"X12"
2020
Tucked away in the heart of the small and historic town of Saxonburg Pennsylvania is the charming barnwood structure housing one of the Heritage Wine Cellars locations. The family tradition of Heritage is held by the 7th Generation of Viticulture and 3rd Generation of Vintners, owners Matthew and Joshua Bostwick. Selling ward-winning fruit wines harvested by the great freshwater lakes in the city of Erie northwest of this site, the grapes are grown in one of the largest grape growing regions east of the Rockies, and the fourth largest Concord grape growing region in the United States.
St. Luke's
8"X12"
Acrylic on Wood panel
2021
Sitting boldly on Main Street in the small and historic town of Saxonburg Pennsylvania is the historic stone structure of St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church. This center of worship was founded in 1869, when several of the English speaking members of an older church near Hannahstown withdrew to form the congregation. This very church began to define the town into two sections as it established a cemetery next to the existing cemetery and was marked as "St. Luke's Sections". The "Old Saxonburg" Cemetery was a creation of the late 1860's as a borough cemetery. By the early 1900's more land was added to Saxonburg Cemetery and the sections are identified as "New Saxonburg". Additional burial area has been added to the west of "New Saxonburg Section 4" in the early 1980's.
Townville Tree
Acrylic on wood panel
8"X10" oval
2016
Small study of a uniquely prominent tree right outside the small hamlet of Townville Pennsylvania; where the artist grew up as a child. Piece is handled loosely for a soft and subtle color transition to echo a memory. Framed by scavenged sticks in the woods nearby childhood home to amplify the natural and isolated environment.
Significance In Silhouette
Acrylic on woodpanel
24"X48"
Custom framed by woodworking
artist Craig Barron
2019
Image is inspired from childhood memory.
"One early morning, my brother Nathan and I were playing outside and collecting rocks in a worn plot of land next door where a trailer had just moved out of. The grass was all dewey and the sun was rising and shining through this giant pine tree that was at the end of the yard. All the dead pine needles laying beneath the silhouetted tree burned orange where the sun touched them. Yet it was cool out. And that is what I remember. Though the moment was not unusual or seemingly significant, the whole memory stands out in my mind very clearly and I have remembered it throughout my life. This made me contemplate how each of us have our own subconscious significant moments embedded inside; experiences expressing themselves years later either by dream or living reminder. And the most beautiful thing about how our minds are designed is that sometimes all you need to make a lasting impression is something as simple and available as the light."
"One early morning, my brother Nathan and I were playing outside and collecting rocks in a worn plot of land next door where a trailer had just moved out of. The grass was all dewey and the sun was rising and shining through this giant pine tree that was at the end of the yard. All the dead pine needles laying beneath the silhouetted tree burned orange where the sun touched them. Yet it was cool out. And that is what I remember. Though the moment was not unusual or seemingly significant, the whole memory stands out in my mind very clearly and I have remembered it throughout my life. This made me contemplate how each of us have our own subconscious significant moments embedded inside; experiences expressing themselves years later either by dream or living reminder. And the most beautiful thing about how our minds are designed is that sometimes all you need to make a lasting impression is something as simple and available as the light."
Carmella's
Acrylic on woodpanel
38"X38"
Custom framed by woodworking
artist Craig Barron
2018
A bursting sunset on a Friday night captured right outside of Carmella's; a restaurant and bar that sits in the heart of Pittsburgh's Southside. I delight in describing the distinction of heavy contrasts, so having a structured urban silhouette in the foreground against the colorful freedom of the sky works to amplify that expression.
Two Roads Diverged In A Yellow Wood
Acrylic on canvas
24"X24"
2019
A diverging pathway on the Emerld View Trail in the Mount Washington area of Pittsburgh.
Winter On Balcony
Acrylic on canvas
18"X24"
2019
A Pittsburgh balcony revisited; this time covered in a blanket of snow.
Kirk Avenue
Acrylic on wood panel
36"X40"
Custom framed by woodworking
artist Craig Barron
Painting inspired by a residential area in the South Hills of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Behind the house, the terrain dramatically drops and opens to a broad open expanse that welcomes an intense amount of light. From the front of the building, the view of the warm radiating light conflicting against the cool casting shadows immediately brings a powerful moving energy.
December Fire
Acrylic on wood panel
36"X48"
Custom framed by woodworking
artist Craig Barron
2018
Bronze pole against a dormant field during winter time at the Montour trail, located southwest of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. It was one of those rare and short lived December afternoons where the sun was so golden and bright it felt as though it was making up for lost time from all the gray of the season. The path is lined for miles with these tall bronze poles that used to follow the railway. Formally the Montour railroad, this historic site is now the longest suburban rail-trail in the U.S. These landmarks and their blunt refraction of the sun'slight perfectly capture and echo the embedded workings of the past while still representing and reflecting all the life happening around it.
North Park
Acrylic on wood panel
16"X20"
2016
Viewpoint of a creek in North Park Pennsylvania, off the valley of Leek. The paint was applied in a gestural manner over a four hour period. This plein air work focuses on the perception of movement, life, color, depth, and the emotional human response within an uninterrupted moment.
Frick Park
Acrylic on wood panel
16"X20"
2016
Viewpoint of a trail in the deep woods of Frick Park just east of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
McConnells Mill
Acrylic on wood panel
16"X20"
2016
Viewpoint of a rocky river just below Devil's Hollow in McConnells Mill State Park, located in North East Pennsylvania.
Schendly Park
Acrylic on wood panel
16"X20"
2016
Viewpoint of the Cathedral of Learning through a shady enclosure of Pittsburgh's Schenley Park.
Highland Park
Acrylic on wood panel
16"X20"
2016
Viewpoint of an extremely bright day in the center of Pittsburgh's Highland Park by the fountain and garden area.
Westinghouse Castle
Acylic on wood panel
16"X20"
2016
Viewpoint of an overcast day in Wilmerding Pennsylvania of the forgotten Westinghouse castle.
Birmingham Cemetary
Acrylic on wood panel
18"X24"
2017
Amongst the rolling hills south of the city of Pittsburgh there is a valley that opens up to a peaceful little resting place known as the Birmingham Cemetery. Plein air painting was inspired by pure and direct reaction using a pallette knife.
Sunset On Balcony
Acrylic on woodpanel
18"X24"
2018
Viewpoint from balcony looking upon the town of Carrick Pennsylvania. Plein air piece capturing the fleeting moments of the waning light.
91.3 Summer Music Festival 2018
Acrylic on canvas
24"X36"
2018
Live painting of the performing stage and its surroundings during the 2018 91.3 Summer Music Festival. Piece was worked throughout the shows from the beginning to the end, which was a 6 hour span of time. It was an extremely hot day scaling up to 102 degrees. Image works to the energy of that heat and light along with the frequencies, movement, harmonies, people, and joy of the moment. Support and invest in all the special and beautiful things your community is doing and share it with people around you, it's the best way to make memories.
Maple Springs Gazebo
Acrylic on canvas
20"X24"
2018
Plein air painting of the Maple Springs Gazebo in South Park Pennsylvania. Out of the nine County parks, South Park is the second largest. Many of the park's features, such as the Maple Springs Gazebo featured in this painting, were built during the Great Depression by the Civilian Conservation Corps.
Steel Mill
Oil on canvas
18"X24"
2014
Landscape of a rainy day at the intrepid USS Steel Mill; located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This man-made system is constantly in motion and has naturally separated itself within its own environment. Observing as an organism outside the enclosed organization, one can immediately recognize the change in the air, the color in the sky, and the affect on the earth and plants. There is strong unusual entropy captured and, for better or for worse, the environment adapts and remains in an altered motion.
Big Small Town
Acrylic on canvas
36"X60"
2017
Viewpoint of Pittsburgh from a residential portion of the Hill District, south east of downtown. This particular image resonates a strong aspect of the city's character, which is its residential areas. One of the most unique aspects of Pittsburgh's identity is how it is defined through the small surrounding neighborhoods and the close-knit interconnections of the people between those communities. From the north, south, east and west corners of the three rivers, each neighborhood has its own dynamic character; yet there is a unanimous pride for Pittsburgh as a whole. This city is filled with enthusiasm for everyone a part of it and the energy here is infectious. From the intense workings of the city's urban restoration to earning the title as the nation's epicenter in the development of cutting edge technology, Pittsburgh has set itself a part because of its open and accepting energy between people within an intimate environment.
Steel Tower
Acylic on wood panel
16"X20"
2018
The heralding subject is the infamous centerpiece of Pittsburgh; the UPMC Steel Tower. The dark steel building in the murky night sky juxtaposed with the cherry blossom trees, which were hit with an intense spotlight, gives a strangely surreal quality that is unmistakably Pittsburgh. With the stark white branches coalescing with the tower, there is a lovely natural balance between the negative and positive shapes throughout the composition.
Walk of Stars
Acrylic on wood panel
24"X36"
2017
A moment in time captured of a bustling evening at the Kelly Strayhorn Theatre, located on the east end of the city of Pittsburgh . The high contrast of colors reflected from the lights celebrates that special energy of a night out in the city.
Balance
Oil on canvas
16"X20"
2015
Painting utilizing a push-pull effect by handling medium in a physical way. Everything inorganic, man-made, is rendered in fine detail whereas the sky, the natural subject, is handled gesturally with a palette knife. The duel approaches work loudly together to create an ironically pleasant balance.
Where The Sidewalk Continues To End
Oil on canvas
12"X12"
2015
Entropy craves a completion from state to state and functions from a given initial state to a given final state; whether the process is reversible or irreversible in an isolated system. Here, this sidewalk block illustrates said isolated system. The area itself has become it's own little environment as a result of the continuous effect weight, weather, and pressure have dispensed on it. Within this space the energy flow never ceases, but adapts, changes and transforms in its own circumstances.
Restorer Of Streets
Acrylic on bristol paper
11"X14"
2015
This piece represents the emulsion of the historic and contemporary characteristics of the city of Pittsburgh. Observed in the small town of Turtle Creek located east of the three rivers, the fixated viewpoint of exposed roadway captures the spirit of an era often forgotten but pivotal in the Pennsylvanian industrial revolution. In this specific area, hours of labor took place establishing train tracks for interstate commerce, developing up and coming technology, and establishing advanced urban development in the namesake of George Westinghouse’s advancements and Andrew Carnegie's steel mill. The more recently placed asphalt framing the ancient brick roadway tells a story of not only the timeline of the terrain, but also the divergent approaches different generations take to build their residence. Here there is a hanging but implicated possibility of a superior coordination between the two perspectives to sustain the past, but embrace the future.
Don't Look Back
Oil on canvas
30"X40"
2015
An expression of space and time on a personal level. Everything outside of the rear view mirror, what lies ahead, is cooler and obstructed; whereas the area within the mirror, the perspective of the past, is glowing and warped within the distance. The viewer automatically becomes the subject; placed within a space that can allow for one to either be living in the past, present, or future. Where are you?
Whirlwind
Acrylic on bristol paper
9"X12"
2017
Painting capturing significant tornado.