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Exhibition: Thursday, June 3 – Saturday, June 27, 2021
Location: WHAL Saltbox Gallery |37 Buena Vista Rd | West Hartford, CT
Hours: Thursday – Sunday 1-4 pm
My painting “Water & Melon” was named the 2020 CT+6 Best of Show winner. As a result of that unexpected honor, I have a wonderful opportunity for a solo exhibition in WHAL’s beautiful gallery housed in a 1750’s saltbox. Of the 24 paintings in this exhibit, some have done a lot of traveling and have been exhibited quite a bit. “Water & Melon” from last year’s CT+6 exhibit and many portraits from the Ink & Oil series have traveled more in the last 3 years than I’ve managed for myself. You’ll find new paintings as well — paintings that have never been shown before like “Gas & Onion”. This painting is a new companion piece to Water & Melon. All the paintings in this exhibit, new and old, represent a sampling from two concurrent projects — Discards & Discovery and Ink & Oil.
Discards & Discovery: A series of oil paintings inspired by found objects. These are paintings where seemingly unrelated objects are paired together to emphasize an unexpected commonality or imply an underlying meaning.


Ink & Oil: A series of portraits that explore people of all ages and walks of life that have chosen tattoos as their form of self-expression. These portraits seek to capture a gesture and mood that provide additional insights into the subject’s personality beyond their art. Simply put, canvases of people who are themselves canvases.

Both projects challenge the viewer to look beyond the surface — whether considering everyday objects or the people they meet.