Realistic Works
You might think “realistic works” would be self-explanatory, but here, as in my other styles, there are variations, mutations, hybrids, and contradictions. During the making of several of these, I was strongly influenced by the Photorealism school of the Seventies, but, try as I might, I couldn't maintain strict fidelity to the artifacts of the photographic image. I couldn't be Chuck Close. But neither did I really want to be. What I really wanted to be was Joseph Raffael. I didn't make it, but he sets a high standard.
My impulse in realistic work is to go beyond reportage and toward the visionary. Maybe, at heart, I'm a “Magic Realist.”
“Green Mamba”
24“x36,” oil on canvas.
“Bonnie: Space Traveler”
24” x 24” acrylic on unstretched polyester, ca. 1979
Bits of a long-ago self-portrait
Acrylic on canvas, 1978. Unsatisfied with it, I cut it into pieces, thinking I'd reassemble it into another piece, but never did, and the pieces are lost. Only a photo remains.
“Reggie Jackson”
18”x24”, oil on canvas, 1974.
“Osprey”
Watercolor, 9” x 12” ca. 1974
“Flight”
Acrylic on canvas, 72”x48” ca. 1975
“Desert”
22” x 28” Oil on canvas, 1974
The “Great Cats” show featured a variety of realistic works.
The “Birds” show featured several realistic works.
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