Landscape
"Kirk Avenue"
36"X40"
Acrylic on wood panel
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"
36"X48"
Acylic on wood panel
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"
16"X20"
Acrylic on wood panel
Abstract 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"
16"X20"
Acrylic on wood panel
Abstract viewpoint of a trail in the deep woods of Frick Park just east of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The paint was applied in a gestural manner over a four hour period.
"McConnells Mill"
16"X20"
Acrylic on wood panel
Abstract viewpoint of a rocky river just below Devil's Hollow in McConnells Mill State Park, located in North East Pennsylvania. The paint was applied in a gestural manner over a four hour period.
"Schendly Park"
16"X20"
Acrylic on wood panel
Abstract viewpoint of the Cathedral of Learning through a shady enclosure of Pittsburgh's Schenley Park. The paint was applied in a gestural manner over a four hour period.
"Highland Park"
16"X20"
Acrylic on wood panel
Abstract viewpoint of an extremely bright day in the center of Pittsburgh's Highland Park by the fountain and garden area. The paint was applied in a gestural manner over a four hour period.
"Westinghouse Castle"
16"X20"
Acylic on wood panel
Abstract viewpoint of an overcast day in Wilmerding Pennsylvania of the forgotten Westinghouse castle. The paint was applied in a gestural manner over a four hour period.
"Birmingham Cemetary"
18"X24"
Acrylic on wood panel
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"
18"X24"
Acrylic on woodpanel
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"
24"X36"
Acrylic on canvas
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"
20"X24"
Acrylic on canvas
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"
18"X24"
Oil on canvas
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"
36"X60"
Acrylic on canvas
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"
16"X20"
Acylic on wood panel
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"
24"X36"
Acrylic on wood panel
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"
16"X20"
Oil on canvas
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"
12"X12"
Oil on canvas
Art discussing the concept of visual design communicating science; specifically concerning the expression entropy. The term "Entropy" is often misunderstood as a realm of disorder. It is identified as the measure of the number of specific ways in which a thermodynamic system may be arranged within an isolated system. However, there is never a decrease in energy within this process; thermodynamic equilibrium adapts and grows though time. Since entropy craves a completion from state to state, it functions from a given initial state to a given final state, whether the process is reversible or irreversible. 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"
11"X17"
Acrylic on bristol paper
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"
30"X40"
Oil on canvas
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?
"F3"
9"X12"
Acrylic on bristol paper
Painting capturing an F3 tornado.