This is a section of a larger painting, one of the first I did as a young teen living on the Carribean island of Aruba.   I sold this painting at that time and most of the money went to finance my first trip to Europe.

This lady was the mother of a very good childhood friend of mine.  She was very influential in helping me stay focused on painting,  instead of getting a normal job.   She was a wonderful lady.  This was painted about five years before she passed away. 

Lucy owned a restaurant in Gainesville and told me that her father was a portrait artist.   She wanted a portrait of herself done in a classic style  to give to him,  and I painted this for her sometime during 1981.

This is the grandmother of a girlfriend, also painted during the early eighties.  All of the edges are soft and the colors are very muted, especially for the lace. 

This lovely latin lady had all the classic features of a Spanish beauty,  and I had to beg for permission to do this portrait.

This old salt used to run rum from Cuba up the mouth of the Suwannee River to Mayo,  Florida to be bottled and driven to Chicago for Al Capone during Prohibition.

While living in New Orleans during the early nineties,  I saw this fellow playing with a brass band and dancing with a young English girl.  I happened to have a camera and grabbed a quick snapshot.  This painting is a personal favorite of mine and reminds me of great times during those days. 

This painting of the bridge into St. Augustine Florida is done in a different style than normal for me.  The brush strokes are heavy and the sun is illuminating the southwestern aspect.