commissionscut paper
Intertwined Trees Ketubah
This past weekend my sister and now brother-in-law got married! I spent the last few months working on their ketubah. They wanted a papercut ketubah with lots of color and…
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cut paper
Ship in Frame
This small papercut is a silhouette of a ocean-going sailing ship captured in a decorative frame of winded banners. See the whole thing here.
oil paints
Fat Tomato
This luscious tomato is from the local farmers market that comes to Prospect Park on Wednesdays. I got three and the first two were delicious, so I have high expectations…
miscellaneous
Woman Lying Down
This drawing is actually from a figure drawing session from three years ago. I just rediscovered it. I like the angle and the use of line to convey the form.…
oil paints
Small Boats
More impressionistic than most of my paintings, but I like the feel of these little boats, especially the water and reflections. I was inspired for this painting by a photograph…
Metal Scorpion
This little creature has been sitting on my living room coffee table for two days now, and I get a little scare every time I walk by. I forged the…
a process
Tree
Still not ready to go back to the bear just yet. And I only had 2 hours in the shop today, so I started this tree. I took a 4…
oil paints
Sternberg Turm
This tower, which has 141 steps, is located near Offenhause, not far from Else, in southwestern Germany. When I visited it a few months ago, the sky was super blue…
Metal Dragonfly
Most of my metalwork so far has been pieces that takes many weeks to complete. This past week, instead of spending all of my metalshop hours on the bear, I…
commissionscut paper
City Fox
Commisioned by David for a friend’s one-year-old son, Nacham David. Their last name is Fox and they live in Manhattan. I used white paper for the papercut, special maroon paper…
commissionscut paper
Anniversary papercut
This was commissioned as a gift for his parents by Andrew. They went to U of Michigan together, worked at Combined together, live in and love Chicago together, enjoy golfing…
watercolor paint
Fuji in the Mirror
After having not taken up the watercolors for a few weeks, I braved them again with this fruity still-life. I mostly focussed on the drawing, which is my excuse for…