Work samples
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Iris -
Pardoned White House Turkey -
Poppies -
Zelensky after 40 Days
About Hal
Harford County
With my retirement and relocation from Chicago to Maryland, I have time to seriously pursue a life-long interest in art and art history. As I develop/refine my skills in pen/ink, graphite/colored pencil, and oil/watercolor painting, I am creating life studies, portraits, and plein air paintings. My subject matter is wide for now, as I continue to explore my new avocation. I joined the Maryland Portrait Society and the Harford Art Association, and, in the HAA gallery Bel Air, my works are on… more
Scenes of Bel Air
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The Golden YearsA painting of an old house along Tollgate Road, Bel Air. I have taken many photographs of this abandoned house, which I used for reference. The large sign advertising a golden-oldie radio station is really there. The house seems a bit melancholy, as it sits out its golden years. Oil on canvas. 24x18 -
Sheriff's Office - Bel Air -
Motorcycle at the Cleaners -
Irish Pub - Bel Air -
Flowers on the Main Square - Bel Air -
A House in Bel Air -
A Neighborhood Tree - Autumn -
Scene from the Back Yard
Figurative Work
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Dani in Red - Oil on Canvas - 2020 - 18x24Painted during a live model session at the Artists Emporium. The red costume, perhaps, invokes the red riding hood tale.
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Tammy in a PinkPainting started in a live model session at Artist Emporium, Havre de Grace, and finished in the studio. Tammy was wearing a wonderfully pink jacket and was looking very serious. I tried to capture her mood and to do justice to the pink jacket. Oil on canvas. 30x36 -
After the PartyDrawn during a live model session at Artist Emporium, Havre de Grace. The idea was to capture mood after a long party. Drawn with pencil on paper and with colored pencil to add a bit color and accent. 24x18 -
Portrait of Kaitlyn Brown -
Sketch of a Young Girl -
Day of the Dead from the News
Scenes from greater Harford County
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Cool Beans in Port DepositOn an outing with a plein air group from Lancaster, PA, we converged on Port Deposit, along the Susquehanna River. It was a bright, sunny day in early Autumn. The town center was very quiet and peaceful, and the small coffee shop (Cool Beans) with a few patrons was my focal point. Oil on canvas. 20x16 -
Jerusalem Mill Farmhouse -
Shed at the Tudor (Booth) House -
Catherine's Driveway -
Harford Glen - Autumn I -
Harford Glen - Autumn II -
Harford Glen - Autumn III -
Jerusalem Mill Field -
Jerusalem Mill Covered Bridge -
Harford Glen at Sunset - Photograph
Self Portraits
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Self-portrait, as a Court Jester - Watercolor on paper - 2021 - 6x8As part of my series on Jesters Looking at Life, I added the typical jester cap and shirt to my self-portrait. Just for fun I use this picture on my artist business card. -
Self Portrait with Clown Make-up - Watercolor on paper - 2021 - 8x8This year for Halloween, I thought I would apply clown make-up to my face. I used the make-up pattern that I saw on an old photograph of Jerry Lewis dressed as a clown. -
Self Portrait after Getting Covid -
Self Portrait in the Studio before Covid -
Self Portrait after a Rough Day -
Self Portrait -
Self Portrait in Ink Wash -
Me as Santa
Jesters
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Jesters Balancing While JugglingThe two jesters are doing balancing and juggling feats for us. Showing perhaps the many (too many) things we have to balance in our lives. Their stage is a barren land with a road leading off into the far unknown distance. -
Reaching for the SunThree jesters on balls holding a ball from which a jester is jumping to reach the sun. Impossible maybe. But we still try to reach challenging (perhaps unreachable) goals. And we have help from others. -
Jesters Waiting for the Way to OpenThe jesters are not playing. They are waiting with some uncertainty/apprehension for the way to clear. It is unclear if the way will again be safe. -
Our AncestorThe two jesters are looking at long distant ancestor and wondering about their past and journey. The ancestor seems so different - strange and a bit intimidating. -
PrioritiesA solo jester balancing and juggling. Balancing all the things we have to do, and keeping all the balls in air. Life is a bit like this sometimes.
