New Paintings on Paper: Available for purchase

Working on many paintings at once, they "come up' together as a family of sorts. Using watercolors is the very first step, activating the paper and creating jumping off points for the next stages of painting. This first stage is similar to how I begin my oil paintings on canvas, however, with those larger paintings, I'm using acrylic washes instead of watercolors. 

Next comes a process also borrowed from the creation of my oil paintings - I use a rubbing or transfer technique to apply a layer of acrylic paint. I apply  acrylic onto wax paper then merge the still wet paint with the surface of the watecolor painting and burnish it from behind. Some paintings get many layers with this method. 

I create these small works facing my studio window which provides me with expansive views of midtown Manhattan.