Why should you buy a real painting?  Because paintings do not fade as prints do.  Many "paintings" you can purchase in stores are usually prints, which involve ink.  Ink is notorious for fading badly, and even the instructions on them say not to put them in direct sunlight.  Some fade resistant inks say they are archival, but even those will eventually fade badly, depending on their exposure to sunlight.  Some watercolor shades, such as blue, will fade to a degree over time, but not like an ink print will do.  I always place my paintings in protective glass when framed to diminish the possiblity of any fading.  How sad that people pay almost as much for prints as they would a real painting, and only find that it fades within a short period of time.

Presently, I am fully a watercolor artist, mainly, but am also experimenting with acrylics and gouache. I enjoy painting with goauche, and have since my art classes in college. Drawing was always a favorite thing to do, especially with charcoals, and pencil drawings. Drawing with India ink is another favorite of mine, too. Colored pencils, or Prismacolors, are easy and fun to do. It all started out with trying landscapes in watercolors, and I have gradually experimented with portraits, birds, cats, dogs, and other animals. Some of my favorite subjects are ducks. Anytime we travel, I be sure to take my digital cameras along to capture any interesting wildlife, and flowers. Later on, these images can be used to piece together an interesting landscape, an imaginative use of still life, or a portrait of an interesting animal.

My interest in tallships and their history is apparent in some of my watercolors. Before painting a tallship, or a clipper ship, one must fully understand the engineering within the ship before trying to capture it in action. This was no easy task, or rather, it was not easy for me. It took many hours of hard work getting the precise placement of every rigging, jib, staysail, and seeing the difference between a schooner, a barque, or any square-jibbed ship took an immense amount of time to decide which type of tallship to put into my painting, and have it appear to be in motion on the high seas.

The history of these sailing vessels is a rich one, and a dangerous occupation for anyone that sailed during the 19th century and early 20th century. These fast schooners and barques were money-makers, but only if they were sailing, and many ship owners ordered their captains onto their journey during dangerous weather conditions. As a result of this, many sailors lost their lives, and in addition, much merchandise and fine ships were lost during these daring ventures. My tallship paintings are a tribute to these brave men who endured this type of employment for the sake of their families left at home.

Purchasing a Painting

Note: Most of my paintings are for sale, and payable by cashier's check or money order, or Revolution Money Exchange.  Please email me for further info.  A few other paintings will be placed for sale when they are ready. Some of my paintings are already matted, framed, and glassed.

All I require is $100 good faith down payment, which assures the artwork will be placed on hold. This can be done before or after you contact me by my email with Revolution Money Exchange.

After we have a telephone meeting, and perhaps an appointment for customer to see the artwork, then a firm decision to purchase will be made at this time with the full payment. I do not accept payments for any of my artwork. Prices are negotiable, however. If you decide not to purchase the artwork after a meeting, the $100 hold payment will be fully refunded.