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Works in color and some principal drawings listed in the order that they appear in this website.  Omitted are most small drawings and all works prior to the mid 70s.

PREDICAMENTS

The Big Fish –‘92 – oil – 36”x 60”

The Spectre of the Word –‘90 – pastel – 29.5”x 41.5”

Loss of Innocence –’87 – pastel – 23”x 30”

Shaker Table –‘95 - pastel – 23”x 29”

Smokestack Lightning –’84 - pastel – 20”x 29”

Early Game –’86 – oil – 48”x 72”

Trouble at Sea –’86 – pastel – 23”x 30”

Man, Moon & Child –’86 – pastel – 22.5”x 30”

To Figure the Riddle –‘93 – pastel – 24”x 19”

The Child and the Man –‘90 – pastel – 29.5”x 41.5”

Wise Bird’s Perch –‘91 – pastel – 17”x 24”

Marquess of Hearts –’88 – pastel – 41.5”x 29.5”

Through the Looking Glass –‘95 – oil 21”x 41”

Little Matter Between Them –‘94 – pastel – 27”x 22.5”

Demand for Tribute –‘92 – pastel – 19”x 24”

A Family –’89  - pastel – 41.5”x 29.5”

Long Time Together –‘94 - pastel – 24”x 19”

The Space Between –‘93 - -oil – 48”x 58”

The Family Tree –‘99 - pastel – 20”x 14.5”

Home –‘97 – gouache & pastel – 40”x 29.5”

Humble Supplicant –’87 – oil – 25”x 21”

Woodman’s Lunch –‘87 – pastel – 41”x 29”

Hesitation –’84-’86 – oil – 50”x 50”

Soft Landing –‘99 – pastel – 20”x 14.5”

Fishing the Air –’88 – pastel - 41.5”x 29.5”

Saturday Evening –‘90 pastel – 29.5”x 41.5”

I Am the Bomb –‘03  - pastel – 12”x 9”

Running Away –“85 – pastel – 23”x 30”

Dead in the Water –’85  - pastel – 29”x 38.5”

Auto da Fé –‘95 – oil – 41”x 21”

Worst Enemies –‘02  - pastel – 8”x 10”

Triple Threat –‘92 – pastel – 7.5”x 9.25”

To the Other Side –‘03 – pastel – 8”x10”

Gatekeeper – ’08 – oil – 12”x 9”

Attending the Sprout – ’94  -mixed media - 48”x 28”

Heads Talking –‘02  - pastel – 8.5”x 11.5”

Devil Tossing Heart – ’85 – pastel – 11”x 12.5”

The Green Room –‘95 – oil – 33”x 48”

Left-hand Compliment -‘94 - oil48”x 28”

Out at Night –’84  - pastel – 22”x 26”

A Story and a Half –’79 – oil pastel – 10” x 7”

Jealous God – ’84 – pastel – 17”x 17.5”

On the Throne –’02  - crayon - 8.5”x 11.5”

Shade Tree –’83 – pastel – 24”x 22”

The Mother of All Shame –‘16 – oil – 14” x 11”

Late for Supper –‘12 – gouache – 10”x 8”

Glory in Defeat –’85 – pastel – 29”x 41.5”

Looking Ahead –‘02 – pencil – 10”x 8”


CAPERS & FOLLIES

Dreaming is Believing –’08 – watercolor – 7”x 10”

Flat Top –’93 – pastel – 4”x 6”


TOTEMS & MUTANTS

Departing Ghost – ’09 – watercolor – 10”x 7”

Swallow – ’89 – pastel 9”x 12”

Unconvincing Disguise – ’09 – watercolor – 10”x 7”

Life of Pi –’10 – gouache – 10”x 8”

Dead Brigand –’00 – pencil – 12” x 10”

For Cormac McCarthy –’09 – pastel – 10” x 8”

MENAGERIE

Bête Noir –’82 – pastel – 20”x 30”

Bête Rouge –’82 – pastel – 30”x 20”

Hour Come Round at Last –’83 – pastel – 19”x 30”

Given the Chance –’83 – pastel – 23”x 30”

Stinkbug – ’87 pastel – 6”x 4”

Morning Star – ’81 – pastel - 29”x 41”

Moonstruck –’83 – pastel – 23”x 30”

Capricorn – ’96 – pastel – 11”x 16”

Fire Bird – c.’90s-‘03 - oil pastel – 7”x 6.5”

Sniffing the Wind –’83 – pastel – 22.5”x 30”

Holding Fast –’83 – pastel – 19.5”x 19.5”

Lead Bird – ’87 - oil – 24”x 44”

The Good Fight – ’81 – charcoal – 20”x 30”


PEOPLE AND THEIR LIKE

The Renaissance Hat –‘92 – pastel – 4”x 6”

Heretic –’87 – oil –  25”x 21”

A Short Life: Born –‘02 – pastel – 8”x 10”

A Short Life: Primed; Done –‘02 – pastel (framed together) - 8”x 20”

A Short Life: Gone –‘03 – pastel – 8”x10”

Trial Attorney – ’08 – oil – 24”x 22”

Self-Portrait –’03  -  oil – 8” x 6”

Moon Past Venus – early ‘70s – oil - approx. 4’x 4’

The Son and the Moon – ’09 - oil – 8”x 6”

Telling Lies –‘94 – pastel – 6”x 4”

Bluenose between two Buttes – ’08 – watercolor – 7”x 10”


TRANSPORTATION

Little Engine –‘81 – oil stick – 7.5” x 5”

Staying the Dawn –‘88-‘04 – pastel – 25”x 34”

Exodus–‘91 – pastel - 9”x12”

Red Plane – ’83 – pastel – 7” x 10”

Stealth –‘81 – pastel – 25.5” x 19.5”

Driver and Driven –’81 – oil stick -  22” x 30”

Low Altitude – ’83 – pastel – 7” x 10”

Chasing the Sun –’87 – acrylic & oil – 21”x 28”

Dark Flyer – ’81 – oil Stick - 26” x 40”

Optimistic Maneuver –’81 – charcoal – 20”x 30”

A Bird and two Planes – ’09 – watercolor – 7”x 10”

Re-entry – ’81 – charcoal – 20”x 30”

Trainwatching – ’81 – charcoal – 20”x 30”

 

 

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