Lake Series
I was fortunate to grow up spending part of the summer at our family home on a lake in New York State. The idea for these paintings came late one night when I was sitting on the dock, looking across the lake at the distant shoreline. It was a beautiful night, dark and calm, serene. I was transfixed. The basic elements of sky, land, water, and reflection came together as a perfect contemplative subject. They are not about specificity of place, but are evocations---they're tonal meditations on the landscape, and partake of the dreamlike feeling that comes from expressing one’s deepset memories.
 Little Lake Painting 1997-98 oil on canvas 24” x 20” collection: Harvard University |
 Lake oil on canvas 30" x 22" collection: Harvard University |
 Black Swan II 1994 |
 Lords Pond I 1997-98 oil on canvas 50” x 72" Komar New York City |
 Lords Pond II 1998 oil on canvas 50" x 78" collection: Systems Products International Coconut Grove, FL |
 Lords Pond III (Lake Blues) 1998-99 oil on canvas 44" x 60" collection: Harvard University
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 Sharon's Lake 1998 oil on canvas 24” x 30” Sharon Phair Fortenbaugh Blairstown, NJ |
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 Lake Painting VII 1999 oil on canvas 24" x 30"
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 The Lake at Night with Raft 1994 - 1996 oil on canvas 6 x 16 1/2 feet [four panels]
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 Black Swan 1994 oil on canvas 36" x 24" |
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 John's Lake 2002 oil on wood 22" x 40" private collection |
 Summer 2002 oil on wood 18" x 18" |
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 Lake Pale Blues 2002 oil on canvas 44" x 72" |
Lake Diptych
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