"Jessica Harris Dancing on Her Own Head", Oil on wood, 14"X18", 2008
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"Quanah", Oil on wood, 20"X16", 2007
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"Ripley with Squirrel", collaged portrait mounted on a monoprint, 28"X19", 2008

"A Man Walking", Oil on wood, 1992

"The Genslers", Oil on monoprint collage, 1992

For me, one of the most rewarding elements of painting has been the pursuit of my realistic portraiture. I am often commissioned to paint portraits of people, their families, and their pets. I have painted couples —and even animals — as king and queen; sometimes people have very specific cities or backgrounds that they want to be represented behind them.

When possible, I like to paint portraits from life, with my subjects doing sittings in my studio (although most dogs and cats can't be convinced to sit still for hours while I paint them). I work from photograghs as well, which I take during the sitting. My portraits are painted in oil on wood or canvas; I can also do realistic monoprint portraits.

"Teddy and Bear with Cat and Squirrel", Oil on wood, 24"x36", 2009
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"Eddy, Stella, and Gaucho", Oil on wood, 2009
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"Cuchara", Oil on wood, 20"X16", 2007
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"Iris as Queen", Oil on wood, 2002

"The Young King", Oil on wood, 2001