The Red Tree
The Red Tree: This is a beautiful painting with its leaves turning red in a cool autumn field. I used photo reference from photographer @new_englander__
Each of these pieces is painted on stretched upholstery fabric. The patterns you see in the background are from the designs in the fabric.
The Red Tree: This is a beautiful painting with its leaves turning red in a cool autumn field. I used photo reference from photographer @new_englander__
Big Blue Over Beavertail: This is a painting of the Beavertail Lighthouse in Jamestown, RI with a big blue sky above it. The blue sky
Goldfinch and Sunflower: We have a number of sunflowers lined up on our back deck and have been watching the last several weeks as the
A Day at the Beach: Painted from reference photos taken some years back at Easton Beach in Newport, RI, this painting captures my kids looking for
The Love Song of J. Alfred Peacock: A title that my high school english teacher would love, “The Love Song of J. Alfred Peacock” is
This piece revisits the Salem Witch that I first drew in pen and ink back in October, 2015. This time she’s painted in acrylic paint
In the Flowers – Painting of a hummingbird flying through flowers. The hummingbird is acrylic paints on clear acrylic substrate while the background is painted
Summer View from Castle Hill Light: I used to work in Newport, RI and loved this lighthouse. I drove there over lunch and snapped a
Fluttering in the Summer Twilight: This is a new technique that has the hummingbird painted on clear acrylic with acrylic paints which is then placed
This is a painting of a beautiful barn owl using acrylic paints on stretched upholstery fabric. He gazes forward against a rich teal and purple
Point Judith Light in the Summer Breeze – This lighthouse is located at Point Judith in Narraganset, Rhode Island. It is painted on stretched upholstery fabric
Autumn Blue Jay: Acrylic painted Blue Jay on a beautiful paisley fabric. The pattern comes through strongly and wraps around the blue jay in beautiful autumn
Michael is a painter mostly known for using acrylic paints on upholstery fabric. A process related to his mother being a furniture upholsterer and being around fabric in his formative years.
Michael often takes inspiration from staring at the abstract patterns of the fabric, much like one would stare at the clouds, and thinking, “What do I see?” This process often jump-starts his painting process.
Whether he paints a hummingbird or a lighthouse, the pattern of the fabric is always woven into the composition leaving the piece with a sense of whimsy and wonder.