Graphic logo with the letters S, O, and S in black, white, orange and green text. SOS stands for Somerville Open Studios, an art event in Somerville, MA.

Boston-area local? Somerville Open Studios is May 2 & 3! Please come by my space in the Armory building, 191 Highland Ave, Somerville, 02143. Each weekend day, 12-6pm. Would love to say hello!

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a display of small silver-colored clip stands, usually used to hold a photo or card. some of the stands have cube bases, some have round bases, some have triangular bases.

Grunt work behind the scenes! A very generous human gave me these, but they were a little dirty so I cleaned 50 small clip stands today. They will display my hand-collaged postcards. All in prep for Somerville Open Studios on May 2 & 3. Please come if you're local!

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a long collaged flattened cardboard box. the images on the front are of a red nebula in space, and pink and green northern lights below. There is a moon image in the center.

In honor of the amazing Artemis journey! Another collaged flattened box for your review. Thx for looking!

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Untitled (PS). Oil 18x24

Finally took the plunge on an idea I’ve had kicking around.

#oilpainting #contemporaryrealism #fromlife #observationalpainting #paintfromlife #dailypainting #stolenwater #microplastics #bostonartist #somervilleartist #realism #stilllife #stilllifepainting #plastic

A small flattened cardboard cookie box with colored and black and white graphic lettering and other designs collaged onto it.

DONE! (sorry for the delay - I was under the weather). Another recycled cookie box with collage.

Too weird or just weird enough?

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#visualart #artsy #originalart #bskyart #abstractart #contemporaryart #artist #artwork #artoftheday #collage #collageart

A flattened cardboard cookie box with some paper collage pieces strewn across it. This is a "work in progress" image.

Another W.I.P.! A recycled cookie box with a cut out, that I am collaging. Wait for the results...

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A row of three hand-collaged abstract postards with multicolored paper and pieces of old maps.

A few more collaged postcards from my art factory! I've got a lot of OLD maps that I'm starting to use in collage - what do you think?
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The Friendly. Oil on linen. 9x12”

I started this Plein-air last July and finally put finishing touches on.

#landscapepainting #landscapepainter #pleinair #pleinairpainting #allaprima #fromlife #paintfromlife #bodega #enpleinair #art #bostonartist #somervilleartist #dailypainting #painteveryday

Quick study- 6x9” oil, from mapcrunch

#oilpainting #landscapepainting #landscape #oilstudy #bostonartist #somervilleartist #dailypainting #painteveryday #allaprima #realism

A flattened recycled black box with brightly colored graphic collage elements attached.

Final reveal! See previous post for the "before" stage. Recycled & collaged box. A new kick I'm on, making these. I'd love to hear what you think!?

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Realistic painting of two losing scratch tickets.

Untitled (Hope no. 1) oil, 18x24”

I hate painting straight lines and text. So naturally…

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A small black candy box, opened up and flattened, with some colorful collage papers glued to it, and some random collage papers strewn about.

Work in progress. A recycled box with cool shapes, and my collage additions. Stay tuned for the final reveal!

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Studio piece based on my Utah trip last fall. The aspens were so glorious!

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Recalling a beautiful day in the white mountains. Oil on board. 12x16

#landscape #landscapepainting #landscapepainter #oilpainting #whitemountains #hancockbranch #lincolnnh #dailypainting #painteveryday #somervilleartist #bostonartist #brickbottom

Image of two small copper wire bowls, handmade using many loops of wire. Each bowl is about the size of a grapefruit.

Just for the hell of it, made a couple of small copper wire bowls. They're about grapefruit sized. (Hard to photograph properly, apologies). Fun to do, but hard on the hands!

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#artsy #originalart #bskyart #blueskyart #contemporaryart #artist #artwork

Dreams #5 (AZ). Oil, 18x24”

I grew up drinking AZ green tea- this was a fun trip down memory lane.

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1.22.26 oil, 12x18”

Really enamoured with the blues in this one. Hope I did it justice.

#landscapepainting #landscape #oilpainting #oils #unionsquaresomerville #somerville #blueandorange #realistpainting #realism #bostonartist #somervilleartist #imdustrialpainting #painteveryday #dailypainting

A photo of 19 brightly colored collaged postcards laid out in a grid.

Who wants FUN mail? New hand-collaged postcards! Connections feel more important now than ever before. DM me your address and I'll send you one. No obligation. Just community.

#postcardart #mailart #snailmailart #snailmail #postcards #somervilleartist #bostonartist #bosarts #artist #artwork #art

An art sketchbook opened to show two pages of brightly colored collage work.

Old sketchbook! Searching for inspiration, I found this. These are messy but what is a sketchbook for, if not to mess around?

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#visualart #bskyart #blueskyart #abstractart #contemporaryart #artist #artwork #abstract #collage #collageart #sketchbook

An array of many different, small and brightly colored collages laying flat on a desk.

Experiments in collage! I keep things I make, even when they don't work out - they may become parts of future collages...

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Poster for the 2026 Members Prize Show at the Cambridge Art Association in Cambridge, MA., U.S.

Abstract collage entitled "Subtle!". The collage has a lot of white background with distressed printed imagery in various colors, and some bold text in blue, black and orange.

My collage "Subtle!" has been included in the 2026 Members Prize Show at the Cambridge Art Association. Please come to the reception Jan 8 & say hello!

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A small unfolded cardboard cookie box that is colored magenta, and has been collaged with colorful papers and graphic type.

Random post: it was a cookie box. Then I unfolded it and collaged onto it. Thanks for looking!

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A multi-colored abstract collage in the shape of a heart.

Holiday heart. This started out as an experimental collage and ended up looking like an abstract heart. I want to thank folks for following & engaging with me here this year. Wishing you very happy holidays and the best for 2026!

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10.22.25 oil on board. 9”x12”

Back at Sulphur Creek to capture the amazing aspens.

#pleinair #enpleinair #landscapepainting #utah #capitolreef #westernart #allaprima #paintwhereyouare #fromlife #observationalpainting #dailypainting #painteveryday #somervilleartist #bostonartist #sulphurcreek

10.21.2025 #2 oil on board. 9”x12”

Chimney rock from the mesa. Was so beautiful and peaceful.

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10.21.2025 oil on board. 9”x12”

Hiked up to Cassidy Arch - yes, named after Butch. Amazing hike!

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A Plein air painting from the top of a mesa overlooking a canyon and mesas in the distance under a hazy blue sky

10.19.25 #2, oil, 8x12”

Cohab canyon hike to the Fruita overlook. So peaceful.

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10.19.25 oil 9x12”

Hiked up to Hickman bridge. The breeze was throwing sand for extra paint texture 😅

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10.18.25 #1 oil 9x12”
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Morning walk through Grand Wash. spooky vibes.

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An oil painting looking down into a sunlit canyon.

10.18.2025 #2 oil 9x12”

Afternoon paint at Capitol Reef- not a bad view up there.

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