In my last post, I described becoming the first American to be invited to paint on a replica of Claude Monet’s floating studio, Le Bateau-Atelier. Making the most of my three hours on board, I created 20 paintings on cardboard by the time we arrived back at the former home of famous French painter Pierre Bonnard, [...]
It’s no secret that I’m fond of the water. I’ve sailed with Captain Jack, painted on the water in and around Matlacha Island, and did an entire series of paintings for Bealls on a house boat on the Bradenton River. Called Float My Boat, images from those paintings can be found on a host of products [...]
The second painting that’s in a public art collection is an eagle I rendered as part of the Remember 9-11 commemoration I orchestrated in 2011. The gift grew from a conversation I had with FGCU President Wilson G. Bradshaw at a reception where the painting was displayed. “The eagle embodies a spirit of strength and freedom [...]
