“Cage and Stick”

March 21, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Mixed media on paper (byobu). 22″ x 30″. Collection of Gail and John Enns. This was the first folding screen I made. I was assisted in learning this art form by Mary Amt, Special Assistant to The Director at the Smithsonian Freer Gallery. We watched a film of hiogushi (conservators) rebuilding a byobu at The […]

“Blue Cyclops” 1990

March 21, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

Pulp painting. 22″ x 30″. Unknown collection. One of many hand made and pulp painted pieces done at Pyramid Atlantic Center for Paper, Print and The Book in Tacoma Park MD. It is a collaboration with mast printer/master paper artist Helen Frederick. For about a year and a half I was an artist in residence […]

“Myself Greyed” 1988

March 21, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Oil on canvas, 20″ x 16″.

“Feels Like Van Gogh” 1988

March 21, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Oil on canvas. 16″ x 12″.

“Self-Portrait with Blue Glasses” 1998

March 21, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Oil on Copper. 12″ x 8″

“Yellow Mobius Strip” 1995

March 21, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Pulp painting. 22″ x 30″. I was always fascinated by Mobius Strips and Klein Bottles because of their magic. Topology was a kind of childhood hobby. In the 60s while teaching I would sometimes entertain my students by demonstrating a topological puzzle whereby I would put on a vest followed by a sports coat. Then […]

Installation: “Red, Yellow and Black : Requiem for Roy Palmer” 1972

March 21, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Acrylic on canvas. 96″ x 288″. @ Canton Art Institute, Canton, Ohio. I’ve change the title of this painting to “Red Black & Yellow: Requiem for Roy Palmer” who happens to be standing here in this picture. Both Bill Roseberry (my Blog Master) and I loved Roy dearly. Standing to the left of Roy is […]