SNAPSHOTS
My mother and brother; the painting captures her characteristic tension despite the serene pose.
Spring, Williamstown, 14″ by 18″ oil on canvas
Baba, my great-grandmother from Riga. She died when I was about ten and I knew her fairly well but she remains a mystery to me, and she’s usually very reluctant to let me paint her.
Baba, 14″ by 18″ oil on canvas
My brother and I obediently ignoring whatever drama is going on in the background.
Williamstown 1, 18″ by 24″ oil on canvas
My mother on a bench, not sure where – possibly Queens, NY. I’m overcome by that smile; I think it belongs to WWII and hasn’t been seen since, on anyone.
Woman on a bench, 18″ by 24″ oil on canvas
My grandmother from Riga and her dog Shep in her Pennsylvania backyard circa 1985.
Nana and Shep in Pennsylvania, 18″ by 14″ oil on canvas
My Russian step-grandfather standing behind a rose bush, God knows why.
Williamstown – Grandpop, 14″ by 18″ oil on canvas
Nana and me. I do not look happy here.
Me and Nana, 14″ by 18″ oil on canvas
SCENES FROM CHINA 2005-2007
Heading home after a visit to Tiananmen Square.
Beijing 2005, 18″ by 24″ oil on canvas
From a photo I took when I was somewhere I wasn’t supposed to be. Part of a project of painting people from the back.
Monk, Xi’an, 14″ by 18″ oil on canvas.
I followed these monks through an art market in Xi’an one ghostly gray early morning.
Monks, Xi’an, 18″ by 24″ oil on canvas
A tea shop, from a photo I took – I think – in Anhui province, but I could be wrong about that.
A tea shop, 14″ by 18″ oil on canvas
Coming down Yellow Mountain in heavy fog.
Huangshan, 14″ by 18″ oil on canvas
A Temple in Xi’an.
Temple, Xi’an, 14″ by 14″ oil on canvas
And one I just like, from a photo taken somewhere in Italy. My friend Dea is playing it nonchalant, as usual.
Dea in Italy, 14″ by 18″ oil on canvas
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