a child's greeting
This sweet girl is the cousin of the boy in the previous post. An introvert to his extrovert, many of the photos I took of her were a bit...
want to play?
I went to photograph this little guy and his cousin last winter. He immediately greeted me at the door, no sooner learning my name than...
byzantine icon
I painted this portrait of myself some months back. It was done from a mirror (probably dirtier than it should have been.) As with any...
fairytale girl
I did this small painting from a photo of my 3-year-old cousin. To say she was petulant the day I took it would be an understatement...
babyface
There's often a stage toward the beginning of working on a painting when doubt creeps in. Sometimes, after a rough first-pass, I'll look...
reflections
I started this painting a while ago but only recently got around to finishing it. The jug is from my mother's side; I associate it with...
portrait of George
To accompany my mother's, here is a portrait of my father. Painting his skin tones reminded me of painting my grandmother; something in...
Bettina again, now in living color
How I enjoyed painting this most familiar face. Painting her almost felt like reliving a memory—or more accurately, a thousand memories,...
Sunday at the Arboretum
This morning, my friend Mark, Ursa, and I headed to my favorite place in town: the Acton Arboretum. There's a beautiful garden around...
bleeding heart
Bleeding heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis) was my favorite flower when I was little. Something about those dainty pink pendants still...
