Nature Portraits – Oils, Alkyds, Acrylic paintings – Limited Edition Prints
Chogogo
Chogogo is the local name for flamingo. This flamingo searches the water’s surface in the dimming light of evening. The heat of the day is over and the turquoise waters have darkened.
26×36”
Oil on stretched canvas
Black metal canvas floater frame
Gallery wrapped edges – painted solid color
Original $1872
Signed limited edition print available in 8.3×11.5” Large $125
Sunset Brandaris
Boats gently rock in the calm ocean as the sun sets beyond the tip of Bonaire. The outline of Brandaris in the north of the island can still be seen in the distance. The sun sets in the clouds gathered at the horizon with a fire like glow but the sea has already cooled to dusk.
24×40”
Oil on stretched canvas
Black metal canvas floater frame
Gallery wrapped edges – painted
Original $1920
Signed limited edition print available in 7.9×13” Large $125
Tiger Lily
A tiger lily blossom is much like the face of a bird – overlapping petals or feathers surround the center or eye. Colors are intense or even more so than a parrot. This painting has blown the blossom up beyond big yet even the limits of the canvas cannot contain the entire flower. Fun and bold just as a tiger lily should be.
30×40”
Oil on stretched canvas
Black metal canvas floater frame
Gallery wrapped edges – painted a solid orange-yellow
Original $2400
Signed limited edition print available in 8.5×11.5″ Large $125
1885 Pueblo Novo
The ruin of an old tower house is fondly recognized by many locals on Bonaire. A friend visiting my studio just a day after I finished this painting said, “Is that the house in Nikiboko?” I was pleased he recognized it so I made a point to research the history of this iconic house to share.
The tower house was probably built in the early 20th century but potentially the inscription found on the building “1885 Pueblo Novo” indicates the year the original house was built. The style of the house is a “Cas di Hadrey” (house with a porch) with a square tower. The painting shows the window on the bottom floor of the tower and the sky can be glimpsed through the upper window casement. Shadows within the lower room suggest stairs and an upper floor but it is not safe to enter it. This house is listed by the government in Historic Monuments of Bonaire in 1987.
The patchy colors in greys, pinks, and peaches seem to be part of the concrete and local limestone wall. It doesn’t appear to be layers of paint but maybe minerals that have leached out of the natural materials over the years.
48×24”
Oil on stretched canvas
Black metal canvas floater
Gallery wrapped – solid neutral grey edges
Original $2304
Signed limited edition print available in 13×6.51″ Large $125
Flamingo to the Right
A set of two new flamingo paintings join the group. Originally intended as a set of three with Flamingo Hearts, the second and third painting came together in way that doesn’t quite fit with Flamingo Hearts. They all have a similar color scheme which means they would easily co-exist in the same space but not together.
I love working in squares since they can be displayed in vertical or horizontal alignments on a wall. In this case, if presented horizontally the eyes of the flamingos point in interesting directions. With faces together, the eyes point outward away from each other, looking at the watchers. Faces apart and they are contemplating each other. An interesting display decision, I haven’t hung them in my gallery space yet so I don’t know what feels right to me.
The expression of the flamingo’s body and neck is a little more coy with the soft fullness of the body behind the neck.
20×20″
Oil on stretched canvas
Black metal canvas floater frame
Original $800
Signed limited edition print available in 11×11″ Large $125
Flamingo to the Left
Is this flamingo coiled in watchful repose, or waiting to spring into movement? He seems less than restful but not particularly worried about my presence.
We’ve had some recent rains on Bonaire which should bring our local flamingos and egrets back to the salinas near town. Maybe some more chances for close-up photos of all the feathered ones although part of the road is closed off while construction is done on an intersection further on.
20×20″
Oil on stretched canvas
Black metal canvas floater frame
Original $800
Signed limited edition print available in 11×11″ Large $125
Water Lily in Purple
A purple water lily pokes out of the pond’s blue depths. Stems can be seen under the surface.
oil on stretched canvas
26×36″
Black metal canvas floater frame
Original $1872
Gallery wrapped canvas with painted edges for hanging without framing
Signed limited edition prints are available in Large size 8.5×11.6″ print area $125.
Red Toucan
Stared down by the eye of a red toucan. Glossy black feather set off the brilliant red skin surrounding the eye. Portrait of a toucan.
oil on stretched canvas
18×36″
Black metal canvas floater frame
Original $1296
Gallery wrapped canvas with painted edges for hanging without framing
Signed limited edition prints are available in Large size 6.45×13″ print area $125.
Donkey Huddle
Donkeys cluster about the feeding trough at the Donkey Sanctuary. They appear to be in a conversation listening to the one facing away from the viewer. One is concentrating with ears perked.
oil on stretched canvas
20×48″
Cherry wood canvas floater frame
Wrapped and solid brown painted edges for hanging without framing
Original $1920
Signed limited edition prints are available in Large size 6.25×15″ print area $125.
Trupial Brunch
The trupial as a regular garden visitor flashes a bright yellow and black but only up close can you see the dab of blue eye shadow.
The traditional Bonairean kadushi cactus fence made from straight tips cut and interlocked against a wire fence. If done with skill, the cactus pieces take root and the fence becomes a living and growing thing. The cactuses flower and produce fruit creating the perfect brunch line for a pair of trupials. Many other birds and animals will join the buffet line like our native prikichis and even fruit bats.
oil on stretched canvas
30×40″
Black and gold wood canvas floater frame
Wrapped and painted edges for hanging without framing
Original $2520
Signed limited edition prints are available in Large size 9.3×13 ” print area $125.