Islands

"The Garden"

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2000
Acrylic on Canvas
16 x 13 in.
Private Collection: Unknown Collector

, art, painting, islands, apples, tree, mist, fog, water, lake, clouds

"The Isle of the Dead"

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1997
Acrylic on Panel
12 x 12 in.
Private Collection: Holland, Michigan

, art, painting, islands, boats, rowboat, calla lily, flower, water, mist, fog, solitary, solitude, figure, sea

"The Return"

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2000
Acrylic on Hardboard
7 x 10 in.

Collection of the Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, Michigan

art, painting, boats, rowboat, rain, storm, dock, shore, beach, woman, figures, water, island, museum, collection

Companion painting to “The Retreat“, 2000, Acrylics on Hardboard, 7 x 10 in., Private Collection: Grand Rapids, Michigan.

“It is the secret sympathy,
The silver link, the silken tie,
Which heart to heart and mind to mind,
In body and in soul can bind.”-The Lay of the Last MinstrelSir Walter Scott (1771-1832)

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"The Retreat"

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2000
Acrylic on Hardboard
6 x 10 in.
Private Collection: Grand Rapids, Michigan

, art, painting, boats, islands, rowboat, mist, fog, water, seascape, solitary, solitude, alone

Companion painting to “The Return“, 2000, Acrylics on Hardboard, 7 x 10 in., which is in the public collection of the Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

"A House on the Water"

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1999
Acrylic on Canvas Mounted on Hardboard
7 x 9 in.
Private Collection: Glenn, Michigan

, art, painting, house, dusk, twilight, dawn, sea, lake

"Three Islands"

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2002
Acrylic on Hardboard
3 11/16 x 13 in.
Private Collection: Gobles, Michigan

, art, painting, islands, solitary figures, solitude, alone, trees, boats, rowboats, water

"Waiting for the Light"

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2001
Acrylic on Canvas
14 x 10 in. overall
Private Collection: Saugatuck, Michigan

, art, painting, landscape, sea, woman, figure, beach, rocks, torch, fire, dawn, morning, shore, water, islands, solitary, solitude, alone

Limited edition prints of this painting are available. Contact the artist for details.

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"I Pray for Rain"

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1996
Acrylic on Canvas
44 x 22 in.
Collection of the Art Center of Battle Creek, Battle Creek, Michigan

award, art, painting, fire, burning, house, island, boat, rowboat, boat, bucket, night, museum, collection

Best of Show Award, 1997, 10th Michigan Art Competition, Holland Area Arts Council; Holland, Michigan (Juror: Jerry Peart)

2nd Place Award, 1998, 19th Michigan Artist’s Competition, Art Center of Battle Creek; Battle Creek, Michigan (Juror: Tim Lowly)

“I Pray for Rain and The Haven are two of the most powerful pieces to be included in the show. They are haunting, violent pieces that very effectively convey a sense of despairing loss and destruction. The viewer will find himself unable to look away from these highly charged and emotional pieces.”– Roxanne Barry,
from “Artist’s Competition shouldn’t be missed”,
published Sunday, July 19, 1998; Battle Creek Enquirer