Like Piers Or What- The first painting I did in college. 1964, Done in oil on canvas. Disposition is unknown, but another student may have bought it. | Banana Tree - I painted this in college in 1964. Owned now by a CA couple, it is in their Palm Desert residence. | Banana Tree - Full view. | Banana Tree - Closeup of signature. | Untitled-1965 72” x 24” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 1965 My abstract period. Donated to my fraternity house, Beta Theta Pi, at Bowling Green. The frat chapter was eliminated, so I have no idea what hap- pened to it. |
Untitled (Grisaille)-1966 72” x 38” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 1966 I painted a harbor of small fishing boats for my future father in law. This is a view of the underpainting during the project. | Interior-1966 38” x 42” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 1966 My senior year in college, purchased by the university. | 1905 40” x 36” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 1974 I did a series of paintings & drawing featuring tense historical scenes. This was from the Russian 1905 massacres, St. Petersburg. Disposition unknown. | Hamlet 32” x 32” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 1975 Artist’s possession NFS | Chocolate Cake With Maraschino Cherry 54” x 54” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 1975 My "big food" period. Airbrush work. Owned by my brother in Florida. |
Hybrid Landscape 60” x 48” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 1975. Artist’s possession NFS | Strawberry Shortcake With Coffee 68” x 54” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 1975 My "big food" period. Airbrush work. Owned by Carol Jacobs Adams. | Trotsky’s Window 20” x 16” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 1981 Artist’s possession NFS | Pacific Grove Copse 14” x 11” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 1981 First painting of my Monterey peninsula landscapes Owner: Kathleen Bayramian | Pacific Grove Point 36” x 24” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 1981 Monterey peninsula landscape. Owner: Kathleen Bayramian |
Stone House 30” x 24” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 1981 Artist’s possession I did two of this scene. My ex-wife has possession of the second one (which has a gold sky.) | Pacific Grove Shore 18” x 12” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 1981 Possession of Lynn Wick Adams | Monterey Cypresses 20” x 16” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 1981 Owner: Kathleen Bayramian | Pacific Grove Lighthouse 14” x 11” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 1982 Possession of Lynn Wick Adams | Wind-Blown Cypress 16” x 12” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 1982 Artist's possession NFS |
Monterey Fences 20” x 16” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 1982 Possession of Lynn Wick Adams | Monterey Treeline 30” x 24” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 1982 Possession of a California collector | California Landscape 14” x 11” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 1982 Possession of a California collector | Amaryllis - 14" x 11" -1982. I had hundreds in my garden every Spring. Collection of Kathleen Bayramian. | Hellcat 1982. - 24" x 20" WW II airplane on the deck of a carrier. Collection of the Estate of Anthony J. Kozak. |
Seneca Storm 1982. - 36" x 24" An approaching storm over Ohio's Seneca County. Owned by Robert Comer. | Huntington Beach, CA - I painted this in 1983. Storms over the Pacific. Catalina Island on the right. Owned by a California collector. | Palm Sun 1983. - 48" x 40" Sun streaking through an Orange County palm. Collection of Rudy Perez. I also painted a "corn" acrylic for Rudy. His home was burglarized and it was stolen! | Wild Mustard 18” x 12” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 1984 Possession of Lynn Wick Adams This is a great painting! I can't believe I forgot all about it! | Monterey Point 30” x 24” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 1984 Possession of Lynn Wick Adams |
Monterey Rocks 18” x 12” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 1984 Possession of Lynn Wick Adams | Sally's Carmel 20” x 16” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 1984 Was in a Pennsylvania collection. Recovered in 2016. | Monterey Forest 18” x 12” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 1984 Possession of Lynn Wick Adams | F-20 36" x 24" Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 1984. Artist's possession NFS | Huey 36" x 24" Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 1984. Artist's possession NFS |
The 18-year hiatus was the result of business concerns and personal issues while I lived in southern California. I lived there from 1976 until October 2005. The entire span of time I was engaged in graphic design and writing, so I was not out of a creative environment. | Bandon Dunes 54” x 36” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 2002 Collection of Chris & Shari Sandberg. I did this one in my back yard during the divorce. Chris is an avid golfer, Bandon Dunes is a golf course in Oregon. | Mail Pouch Barn, Ohio 30” x 24” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 2006 Collection of Paul Comer & Fran Flipse | Flitcham Poppies 24w” x 18h” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed July 2009 N.F.S. Based on a photo taken by Wendy Brady. Scene photo- graphed in Norfolk, UK. | Mediterranean Skiff 48” x 36” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 2007 Not for sale Artist's possession |
Strawberry Shortcake With Coffee (Details) (Top and right) 68” x 54” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 1975 My "big food" period. Airbrush work. Owned by Carol Jacobs Adams. | | Cupcakes 24" x 24" (two paintings) Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 1974 or 75. Disposition unknown | The Rough Riders 58" x 40" Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 1974. Not currently for sale. | Click on a painting or on the title of the painting to see an enlarged version in a new window. These paintings represent some of my historical work, but are not indicative of current styles or subjects. My thanks to Walt Herip for allowing me to use his Nikon slide scanner! |
Focal Arrangement In D Minor 24w” x 18h” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 2007 Collection of Don & Virginia Comer | Ohio Corn 01 10” x 8” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 2008 Collection of Pat & Dennis Kingseed | Welsh Meadow Pond 16” x 12” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 2007 Collection of Sue Kelly, Emeryville, CA | After The Snow 12” x 12” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 2008 Collection: Michigan patron | Nebraska Red Wheat 10” x 8” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 2008 Collection: CA patron |
Ancient Olives A present for my 90-year-old mother. 18"w x 14"h Completed 2008 | Phalaenopsis No 2 24” x 18” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 2007 Collection of Kathleen Baytamian, Somis, CA | Autumn Poplars 02 10” x 8” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 2008 Collection of Marc & Jenny Liotta | Quail Hollow 24" x 18" Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 2009 Donated to the Humane Society of Seneca County for a prize at a fund raiser. | Poplars By A Pond 14w” x 11h” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 2009 Collection of Doyle & Markie Comer. |
Study: Apples 8w” x 10h” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 2009 Donated to Autumnwood Care Center | Study: Cypresses 07 10w” x 8h” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 2009 Donated to Autumnwood Care Center | Hobbes Fattytail Acrylic on canvas 2010 - 12" x 12" Artist's collection. | Crepe Shack 20w” x 16h” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 1981 Was in a Pennsylvania collection. Recovered in 2016. In an OH home. | Blue Cathedral 24” x 18” 1962 Oil on canvas board Not for sale. First college oil painting. This was owned by my late Mother, Vera Adams. |
Before The Battle (left) 48" x 48" Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 1972. Not currently for sale. | Before The Battle (right) 48" x 48" Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 1972. Not currently for sale. | Phalaenopsis No. 1 24” x 18” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 2007 Tiffin OH | Handley Vineyards 12” x 9” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 2008 Long Beach CA | Study-Cypresses 04 10" x 8" Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 2009 Columbus OH |
Volcanic Hill 12” x 9” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 2008 Florida collection | Vineyard Sunset 24w” x 18h” Acrylic polymer on canvas Columbus OH | Autumn Poplars 01 10” x 8” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 2008i. Columbus OH Columbus OH | Study-Cypresses 05 2009 - 14" x 11" Acrylic polymer on canvas Columbus OH | The Poplars 12” x 12” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 2008i Columbus OH |
Quilted Country 12” x 9” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 2007 Columbus OH | Carneros Dusk 24w” x 20h” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 2008 Ohio collection | Study-Cypresses 02 8" x 10" Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 2009 Columbus OH | The Front Range 12"w x 9"h Acrylic polymer on canvas. Completed 2008 Colorado/Las Vegas NV | The Knoll Vineyard 20"w x 16"h Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 2008 Tiffi9n OH |
October Fire 36w” x 24h” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 2008 Fostoria OH | San Gimignano Moonscape 12” x 9” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 2008 Columbus OH | Study-Cypresses 03 10 x 8" Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 2009 Chicago IL | Phalaenopsis No 2 24” x 18” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 2007 Somis CA | Study-Cypresses 01 10 x 8" Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 2009 Columbus OH |
Near Bobbio 22w” x 15h” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 2009 Truckee CA | Study-Sunflowers 01 10 x 8" Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 2009 New Hampshire | Carneros Dusk II 28"w x 22"h Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 2009 Albuquerque NM | Study-Vineyard 03 10 x 8" Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 2009 CA collection. | Study-Poplars 01 2009 - 10 x 8" Klamath Valley OR col- lection. |
Study-Vineyard 04 2009 - 10 x 8" New Hampshire | Study-Cherries 01 2009 - 10 x 8" Rossmoor/SealBeach CA | Mount Tom Sunrise 20" x 16" Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 2009 Columbus OH | Shadowed Vines 16"w x 12"h Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 2008 1st Prize at TAG's Member Show, Diane Kidd Gallery, Tiffin Univ., 2009. Rossmoor/SealBeach CA | Study-Vineyard 05 Acrylic polymer on canvas 2009 - 10 x 8" Michigan collection |
Study-Almonds 01 2009 - 10 x 8" Acrylic polymer on canvas. Long Beach CA | Study-Almonds 02 2009 - 10 x 8" Acrylic polymer on canvas. Long Beach CA | Study-Cypresses 13 Acrylic polymer on canvas 2009 - 10 x 8" Columbus OH | Study-Cypresses 11 Acrylic polymer on canvas 2009 - 10 x 8" Columbus OH | Amish Barns 2009 - 24"w x 18"h Acrylic polymer on canvas San Francisco CA |
Assisi From Mt. Subasio 2009 - 24"w x 18"h Acrylic polymer on canvas Columbus OH collection | Vineyard Outlook 2010 - 24"w x 18"h Acrylic polymer on canvas San Diego County CA | Mountain Meadows 24w” x 18h” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 2009 Ohio collection | Hartford Family Vineyards 16"w x 12"h Acrylic polyer on canvas Completed April 18, 2009 Ventura CA collection. | Study-Sunflowers 02 10" x 8" Long Beach CA |
Study-Landscape 03 2009 - 10 x 8" Unframed. Florida collection | Red Barn in Winter 2009 - 24"w x 18"h Acrylic polymer on canvas Fostoria OH | Bardolino & Lago di Garda 2009 - 24"w x 18"h Acrylic polymer on canvas Collection of A. Bollino, Desenzano del Garda, Italy | The Miller Barn 2010 - 24"w x 18"h Acrylic polymer on canvas "The Barn Where Paul Played." Fostoria OH | Cote de Beaune Vineyards 20” x 16” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 2008 Frankfort IN |
Study-Landscape 02 2009 - 10 x 8" Florida collection | Red Sky Vineyard 2009 - 28"w x 22"h Acrylic polymer on canvas Coral Gables FL | Study-Cypresses 08 2009 - 8 x 10" Bedford OH | Sunset Tree 2010 - 28"w x 22"h Acrylic polymer on canvas Augusta GA | Study: Vineyard 02 10w” x 8h” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 2009 Donated to Autumnwood Care Center |
Study-Cypresses 12 2009 - 8 x 10" Long Beach CA | Study: Vineyard 01 10w” x 8h” Acrylic polymer on canvas Columbus OH | Pacific Grove Copse 2010 2010 - 36" x 24" Acrylic on canvas Tiffin OH collection | Study-Sunflowers 04 2009 - 10 x 8" Acrylic on canvas. Wantagh NY | Study-Cypresses 10 2009 - 10 x 8" Denver CO |
Dordogne Farm 10” x 8” Acrylic polymer on canvas Columbus OH | Carousel Horses 2010 - 30" x 24" Donation to Tiffin Art Guild for raffle at Heritage Fest. Now in Ohio collection | Pacific Grove Point 2010 2010 - 28" x 22" Acrylic polymer on canvas Florida collection | Early Autumn Fields 2009 - 24"w x 18"h Acrylic polymer on canvas Columbus OH | Spyglass Hill 18w” x 14h” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 2008 New Hampshire |
Sonoma Sunrise 25.5w” x 17.5h” Acrylic polymer on canvas Ohio collection | Study-Sunflowers 05 2009 - 10 x 8" Toledo OH | Phelps Vineyard Outlook 28"w x 22"h - 2010 Columbus OH | Study Scape 02-2010 Acrylic on canvas 2010 - 10" x 8" Ohio collection | Carneros Fog 20w” x 16h” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 2008 Kalamazoo MI |
Study-Cypresses 09 2009 - 8 x 10" Tom Wolfel framed. Columbus OH | Point Lobos Cliff View 2010 - 24" x 18" Florida collection | Mount Shasta Acrylic on canvas 2010 - 14" x 11" Michigan collection | Sunflower Group 10” x 8” Acrylic polymer on canvas Augusta GA | Red Grove Study Acrylic on canvas 2011 - 12" x 9" Long Beach CA |
Aspen Gold Acrylic on canvas 2011 - 14" x 11" White Oak frame. Michigan collection | Yellow Aspens Acrylic on canvas 2011 - 16" x 12" Columbus OH | Forest Light Acrylic on canvas 2010 - 8" x 16" Tom Wolfel framed. Columbus OH | Aspen Forest Acrylic on canvas 2011 - 16" x 8" Tom Wolfel framed in quarter-sawn white oak. Columbus OH | Champagne Winter 12” x 9” Acrylic polymer on canvas Completed 2008 Kalamazoo MI |
After Picking 2009 - 28"w x 22"h Acrylic polymer on canvas Beaverton OR | Poplars Study 01 Acrylic on canvas 2010 - 14" x 11" Michigan collection | Rhineland Vines 25" x 25” Acrylic polymer on canvas Gallery style canvas Repurposed | Exploding Peony 17” x 17” NEW! May 2018 Acrylic polymer on canvas Gallery style canvas Destroyed. Repurposed. | My BARNS Series My MONTEREY Series My TREES Series My AIRBRUSH Series My VINEYARDS Series My MOUNTAINS Series |
Orchid Variations 24 inch square gallery style canvas Feb. 2016 Acrylic polymer on canvas Canvas repurposed | Brownies 30"w x 24"h Acrylic polymer on canvas Destroyed. Repurposed. | Two Colors 30” x 24” April 2018 Acrylic polymer on canvas Gallery style canvas Repurposed canvas. No longer available | | |
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