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I was born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y. My educational history is as follows: Long Beach High School, School of Visual Arts, C.W.Post College, M.A. in Humanities, Hofstra University. A two year stint in the U.S.Marine Corps as a illustrator eased my entrance into civilian life as a commercial artist in N.Y.C. My teaching career of twenty five years began at the State University in Farmingdale, N.Y. and ended as a Professor of Fine Arts at Herkimer County Community College, where I was awarded The New York State Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching. I now paint full time in Portland Maine where I live with my wife Sharon. I paint all subjects from portraits to landscapes but I especially love painting the sea. Last year marked the end of forty straight years of teaching workshops on Monhegan Island, Maine, I now conduct three day classes in Kennebunkport every spring and fall. My work can be seen at The Wiscasset Bay Gallery, Wiscasset, Me., Dowling Walsh Gallery, Rockland, Me.,Camden Falls Gallery, Caamden, Me. and here in my studio in Portland. I am a signature member of The American Watercolor Society and the New York State Watercolor Society.

Monday, January 24, 2011

My Son Ted

This portrait of my son was done quite a while ago but this painting has really held it's own through the years as it's not only a good likeness it also shows his personality. I had just taken a portrait workshop with Daniel Green and was intent on doing paintings of family members. It was painted on oil primed canvas. I first did a charcoal sketch, fixed it with a fixative and then painted the entire canvas with a mid tone transparent greenish wash letting the drawing show through. The shadows came first then the halftones and finally the lights. I was especially careful not to over blend these values. Ted and his wife Patricia just had their first baby, a girl, Sofia born this January 18th. It just happens to be one day after my Dad's 102nd birthday. Everyone is doing well including my Dad
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  1. Paul CunninghamJanuary 24, 2011 at 10:34 PM

    This is a really nice painting...I remember a portrait that you did on Monhegan Island, way back when...you have a talent for capturing the personality of the person...very nice!

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