Oct 19, 2008 | Other Works, Portraits
My Mother is 87 years old. She came to this country in 1939, from Calabria, Italy. It was early in that decade that her mother made a piece of cloth from raw cotton. It was a long and tedious process. My mother gave me this particular fabric. It was my intention...
Dec 30, 2007 | Other Works, Portraits
The subjects may appear to be separate from each other. However, “Cool Nude” and “Bird With A Smile” were created simultaneously. There’s a certain energy when things click in the studio. I liken it to long distance running. After so many...
Oct 8, 2006 | Commissions, Portraits
Dream Session is a fantasy jam. Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley and Carl Perkins were recorded together as The Million Dollar Quartet. In this painting, Buddy Holly replaces Carl Perkins and the boys are ROCKIN’.
Jan 13, 2006 | Covers & Posters, Portraits
This piece was selected to represent the 9th Convention Hendrixiana-Saturnia 2005. This is an annual event, held in Tuscany, Italy, where musicians from all over the globe gather to commemorate and perform the music of Jimi Hendrix.
Aug 31, 2005 | Portraits, War Themes
Significant to my self-portrait in the painting is the eagle feather, with its stem beaded in the colors of the Vietnam Campaign medal. I was a Marine Corps rifleman in Vietnam. Some friendships developed into something even deeper than brotherhood. One such bond was...
Nov 2, 2004 | Commissions, Portraits
Piece on display at the Raggedy Ann Museum in Arcola, Illinois. This work (below) was created for a dear friend of the artist in Rome, Italy.
Jun 3, 2003 | Of My Blood, Portraits
Aug 11, 2002 | African Angels & Masks, Portraits
The face is of the “Miles Mask” is Miles Davis, from the photograph on the cover of the “Tutu” album. The loose, atmospheric effect of the self-portrait is meant to add a mysterious quality.
