The Gift of Life

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I completed and presented this painting to my wife Meg on our 8th anniversary, May 20, 1980. It is a still life that was meant to represent a change in our lives as Meg was expecting our first baby who was to be born Sept. 4, 1980. Up to this point Meg worked a secular job but was ready to start a family. We both agreed that the time was right as represented by the balanced scales. Her working life was to come to an end as represented by the closed books….CCA as appears on one book stood for a former employer Continental Credit Adjusters, the next LAW, Credit Bureau of Greater Buffalo, and WT Grant all represent her working career. That was all to come to an end replaced by the book in the close foreground that has in capital letters Otsovstvo which in Russian means Parenthood. So the painting represents our balanced condition that would result in our starting our family. One that would ultimately include three children, two boys and a girl.

Grandpa’s Shelf

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I painted this still life from props I have accumulated through the years. The razor resting on the towel on the lower left belonged to the father of Marcel Carrascosa. Marcel was a former boss and he owns this still life that hangs in his home in Pearland Texas.

Tribute to the Arts

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This still life represents phases of the Arts: music, drama, and art with objects that represent each. It won First Place in a local show of the Sugar Land Area Artists.

Source of Inspiration

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This painting won Best Of Show out of about 200 paintings at a Sugar Land Area Artists Show. The judge who critiqued the painting said the values are excellent, composition very good, and disappearing edges on some of the objects was effective. It is the highest award I have ever received for my artwork. My idea was to indicate where artists can get inspiration. The source of the light (inspiration) is coming from above but not from the candle since it is not lit.

Texas Dad

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This still life contains some of my actual items I own and use: a coffee mug decanter, bagel with cream cheese, and a bamboo Hadley knife. It won First Place in my division in an annual district show of the Lone Star Art Guild, an organization that included many art clubs comprising about a two hundred mile radius around Houston Texas.

Texas Flyers

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On permanent display at Sugar Land Regional Airport

This painting was submitted to a local show at Sugar Land Regional Airport that had the theme: “Anything Texas”. The painting includes Texas pilot’s names, the war they served in, and any significant facts about them or the aircraft. All airplane markings and insignia are accurate based upon actual photos. The painting is owned by, and is on permanent display at, Sugar Land Regional Airport.