These paintings are interpretations of family photographs, many taken in Williamstown, NJ during the 1950s.
Mickie and Chuck
Mickie and Chuck, 11″ by 14″ oil on canva
My mother and brother.
Spring, Williamstown, 14″ by 18″ oil on canvas
My grandmother from Riga in her Pennsylvania backyard.
She liked a big, ferocious-looking dog.
Nana and Shep, 18″ by 14″ oil on canvas
My mother leaning into that 1940s’ vibe.
Virginia, 18″ by 24″ oil on canvas
Baba, my Polish great-grandmother.
Baba, 14″ by 18″ oil on canvas
Me with another of my grandmother’s big black dogs.
Me at Nana’s, 11″ by 14″ oil0 on canvas
My grandparents’ wedding. He was 30 and a widower, she was probably 15. It did not work out.
Nana’s wedding, 18″ by 24″ oil on canvas
My brother and me and some background drama.
Williamstown, 18″ by 24″ oil on canvas
My Russian step-grandfather standing behind a rosebush, God knows why.
Grandpop, 14″ by 18″ oil on canvas
Nana and me, her captive.
Nana and me, 14″ by 18″ oil on canvas