Category: Paintings

1975 – Acrylic and ink on acetate This was my first work in this medium (animation cel). I had mistakenly painted George’s pants yellow before painting the Yellow Submarine so I opted to paint the submarine tail red instead of starting over… illustrative proof that two wrongs don’t make a right!

1975 – Acrylic and ink on illustration board Exposition This piece came about shortly after starting my commercial art career. It’s a tribute to the rapid-o-graph pen (used heavily in olden times graphic arts) and includes a reflection of my young man’s brain. The work shares free-hand with drafting tool aided drawing techniques. The composition… Continue reading Nantucket Sleigh Ride

This 1981 acrylic painting of Log Cabin Church is my personal favorite work. I painted this for my godparents. They were members here. My godmother always said this was my masterpiece. I discovered this beautiful church in 1973. I saw the buildings as reflecting the two testaments of the Christian Bible. I took artistic license… Continue reading Log Cabin Church

1971 – Original pencil sketch Comprehension of eternity is fully one giant leap beyond the pale. We don’t know the exact birthday, but we celebrate Jesus’s Birth on December 25. Such a humble beginning. And what a strong mother Mary must have been to travel over one hundred miles in those days from Nazareth to Bethlehem at nine months… Continue reading Portal Sketch

September 2020 – Acrylic paint and ink on acetate  In the early days there was usually an assembly line team of artists employed to produce each individual cel for a commercial production animated film. First an animator would sketch broad step character positions on paper. Next cel artists would trace the sketches with ink on acetate. The… Continue reading Princess Ariel

Acrylic and ink on acetate Dalmatians I’m unsure what year I did this piece but it was during my commercial art career. I created it for my sweet sister-in-law, Mary and her Dalmatian buddy, ‘Dottie’. I worked from a print of a scene from Disney’s 1961 release, 101 Dalmatians. I used the same techniques employed by… Continue reading 101