Naples Art Glass

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Perfection

“Perfection” is one of my favorites. The inspiration came from a photo my friend took in her back yard during a summer sunset. The colors were striking, along with the view. The neighborhood is one of the finest and wealthiest down here in tropical Naples, Florida. I was able to capture the reds and yellows of the early evening sky, the red hue and textures of the bay, along with depth as the erratic behavior of the trees and shoreline in the distance meander. This picture changes along with the light that passes through during the different hours of the day. The separation of the foreground shows a seawall, manicured yard, palms, heliconias, and a wooden boat dock.
I realized that no matter what stage of entropy nature is in, God’s beauty will always be evident. From the seawall to the manicured lawn, everything must be maintained by man to hold unnatural beauty; man’s beauty. Thus,”Perfection” is attained. Gods’ eternal beauty, and man’s imperfections create an obvious dichotomy, which is why I exercised artistic license in removing one of the boards in the middle of the dock. Mans imperfection is represented by the missing board in the middle of the boat dock.
This piece is framed in an antique window that came from New Hampshire. Its hardware is original and some of the glass was acquired from yard sales.

Anna Maria

Being a good family man, and putting distance between present day life and my youth, I learned a great lesson. Naming your boat comes with a homeric price. I will never again christen a 30′ Cris Craft Cavelier with lap strait sideding and being made entirely out of wood “The Italian Galleon!” That’s a story for another day.
On a fine day I was flipping through a boaters magazine and dreaming of standing at the helm of a large vessel with one of those five and dime captian’s hats. I would be barking out orders to my family, “secure that line, adjust that springer you mutton head, and don’t put gasoline in the gunnel, etc” and looking all captainian, (I know it’s not a word). Then I woke up! I noticed a beautiful picture on the opposit page of a craft that was washed ashore. The thought of building it in a glass medium was to say at the least, challenging. I dedicated it to my oldest daughter Annie, and onward I went. The boat was constructed board by board. I experimented with shadows off the bow and in the clouds. The vessel “Anna Maria” is pitched away from the viewer. In the foreground is a wooden barrel as well as a lifeboat. The beach sand is a very textured glass that I found as junk. The picture is 28″x28″. It is framed in an old window that was salvaged from a home in New Hampshire. The greenery pictured in the lower right hand corner depicts a red bird of paradise, a type of heliconia as as is contained in many of my artworks.

Scarlet Macaw

This is a beautiful “Scarlet Macaw” in its natural setting. The leaves show a three dimensional pose along with its flowers. The subject is articulated left. This picture is 11″x 18″. The frame is from a barn in New Hampshire circa early 1800’s. The “Blue Macaw” is  a mate to this picture and is in the same size frame.