My interior paintings are often related to crafts, and depict workplaces or shops where craftsmen have learned skills to produce and sell handicrafts such as baskets, quilts, boats, and gourmet food.
These places fascinate me because they demonstrate the essence of creativity, hard work, and American skills.
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Sawdust in the Air
Working interior of the Bangor, Nova Scotia, Sawmill Museum, portrayed in subtle browns and grays.
Sale at the Veggie Row
Gold and green artichokes displayed in bushel baskets.
Prismatic Parasols
A cluster of colorful parasols.
Cleaning the Catch
A sponge fisherman cleans his day's yield and will soon raise them above the dock to dry in the air.
Learning a Trade: Restoring Beetle Cats
I visited the International Yacht Restoration School in Newport, RI, and saw students working on my favorite wooden boat, the beetle cat.
Gourmet Shop
Peering through a window of a kitchen gourmet shop.
Craft Shop Window
Craft shop window displaying wooden toys and a hand-made quilt.
Lucky Strike Reflection
American Tobacco Campus in Durham, NC, with the old Lucky Strike factory tower and reflections on the canal.
Workplace 1: Portland Yacht
Wooden boat in an old workshop.
The Bright Spot
Strong sunlight shining through a window of red geraniums onto a rocking chair and a wood stove in a barren old kitchen. The pouring technique was used in the windows and the shadows.