This is a painting of my son, Aihan, when he modeled for a portrait demonstration at the Southeast State Fair in Haines for four days. I finished up in the tudio with a photo reference. He creates his own music and we enjoy it when he plays.
Shortly after my young friend, Bozhi graduated from middle school, I saw her with a friend skipping down the street as young children do, despite the fact that they no longer appeared to be children. I wanted to paint her at that time of life when she was on the...
Gabrielle was a lovely model who posed for an advanced portrait painting workshop that I attended at Studio Incamminati in Philadelphia. Most of the painting was done from life over a three day period and I was able to take a photo to finish the painting later in my...
This color study is for a larger, 40″x20″ painting. Carla is gorgeous woman from the Phillipines. When I asked her to pose for me, she suggested she wear her traditional costume, this beautiful blue dress she had made herself. The dress, the pearls, the...
Collection of the Sheldon Museum, Haines, AK, purchased with a grant from the Rasmuson Foundation Charlie Jimmie, Sr. posed for me at Alaska Indian Arts for a painting from life in 1990, when I had a 1% for Arts project for the Juneau hospital where the painting now...
