Horses and More: Winter 2006

During the winter of 2006, I turned to the Greeks for artistic inspiration. The Alexander Mosaic particularly caught my attention. I first saw this mosiac in the Museo Archiologico in Naples. Even then I was struck by the emotion, the absolute horror expressed in the horses' faces. Many of my works from this period are reflections on these horses. I also played around with pastels, my new favorite medium, and picked up images from other Greek artwork.

Screaming Horse, 2006, oil pastel and oil paint on canvas, 11" x 11"

Screaming Horse II, 2006, oil pastel and oil paint on canvas, 18" x 18"

Nude on Beach (for Aunt Nikka), 2006
oil pastel, oil paint on canvas, 10" x 14"




Self Portrait in Green Shirt, 2006, oil paint on canvas, 24" x 24"

Battle Scene, 2006, oil pastels and oil paint on canvas, 18" x 24"

Il Forno, 2006, oil pastel on paper, 18" x 11"

My Father's Flowers, 2006
oil pastel on paper, 18" x 24"

Smaller Works and Alexander Mosaic Series

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Self Portrait Series, 2006, oil pastel on wood panel, each 10" x 10"

Three Horses (inspired by the Alexander Mosaic in Naples, Italy), 2006,
oil pastel and gesso on wood, each apx. 6" x 11"

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Horse Studies: (from right to left)
Blue Horse, Warrior Horse, Haunches, 2006, oil pastel on paper, each 11" x 17"




Studies for Battle Scene, 2006, oil pastel on paper, each 18" x 11"