Ballet Leap

Original Painting - Acrylic on canvas 9x12

This small study features my grand daughter, Callie Tuchel, in silhouette at one of her performances. The lighting and positions of the figures created an unusual dynamic that I wanted to capture. This painting was inspired by a photo taken by Annie Jones. SOLD! Prints are available.

Prints of this painting are still available.

Don Quixote

Original Painting - Acrylic on canvas panel 12x9

This was a classroom demonstration for a painting from life exercise. This small wood carving of Don Quixote has been in my studio for at least 25 years. Cervantes' Spanish hero was an impractical idealist. Like all artists, I've tilted at my share of windmills over the years. Available from the artist for $600.00

White Elk Spirit

White Elk Spirit

16x20 Original - Acrylic on stretched canvas

The White Elk became her spirit guide and spoke to her in a vision.

Surrealism and Fantasy, "Rocket Kitty"

Rocket Kitty

24x30 Original - Acrylic on stretched canvas

Rocket Kitty is the name of a game my brother Roger invented that involves house cats, countdowns, and launches. Enough said! Here our drama queen shivers on an asteroid orbiting in space, unaware that her cat is caught in the gravitational pull of a moon. She should have kept a tight grip on the leash. Available from the artist for $1200.00.

Fantasy painting, "Stone Garden Lion"

Stone Garden Lion

20x24 Original - Acrylic on Canvas

The "living eyes" of the stone lion flower planter follow the victorian woman strolling through the garden. Available from the artist for $960.00.

Harp Player, Harpist

The Harpist

16x20 Original - Acrylic on Canvas

This talented young woman performed for a wine dinner at B.J. Wentkers in Burlington, Wisconsin.

Fantasy painting, "Peace With Honor"

Peace with Honor

24x30 Original - Acrylic on stretched canvas

This warrior princess flies the white flag of surrender but also holds her unsheathed weapon aloft. Available from the artist for $1200.00.

Fantasy painting, "Bumbershoot"

Bumbershoot

16x20 Original - Acrylic on stretched canvas

This dapper fellow is sitting on the roots of an enormous tree in a rain storm protected by his umbrella. Why? ...I couldn't say.

Nude Painting, "Nude with Pillow"

Nude with Pillow

12x16 Original - Acrylic on Canvas

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Nude Painting, "Maria"

"Maria"

16x20 Original - Acrylic on Canvas"

The bright yellow drape of material is almost sculptural and is meant to create a path for the viewer upwards toward the figure. Available from the artist for $640.00

Mardi Gras Woman

"Mardi Gras Woman"

click here 24x36 Original - Acrylic on Canvas

The fog swirls about this Mardis Gras reveler in her elaborate feathered mask. Available from the artist for $1200.00

Balloon Painting, "Letting Go"

"Letting Go"

16 x 20 Original - Acrylic on Canvas

A victorian woman with umbrella watches the balloon she released as it floats away.

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Fantasy painting, "Lake Spirit"

"Lake Spirit"

16x20 Original - Acrylic on Canvas

I like the mood of this painting that features a ghostly apparition rising from the waters of a northern lake. This painting is available from the artist for $900.00.

Angel Painting, "Fallen Angel - Despair"

"Fallen Angel - Despair"

24x30 Original - Acrylic on Canvas

This painting is one of the three paintings in the "Fallen Angel" series. The androgynous winged figure has fallen to the ground in utter despair surrounded by the somber forest.

Fantasy painting Vikings, "Discovery of America"

"Discovery of America"

click here 36x48" Acrylic on Canvas

Being of Nordic descent, I have always enjoyed the theory that the Vikings were actually the first to discover and visit America. In this version the long boats can fly and the women are the warriors. There is also a subconcious level to this painting that I explain on my website.