Inspired by Gentile Bellini's Doge Portraits and 15th century Italian portraiture - which maintained the tradition of painting portraits in profile (which began when putting portraits on coins).
Doge Diptych, Gouache on paper mounted on board, hand build frame with gilding and egg tempera, approximately 14 x 18 in. each.
Incapacitated Portrait, Gouache on paper mounted on board, hand built frame with gilding and tempera, 2009, approximately 18 x 26 inches
Constricted Portraits, Gouache on paper mounted on board, found frame with added hand gilding, 2008, approximately 10 x 6 inches each
Paint it Black, A Tribute to Hans Memling (triptych), 2009, Gouache on paper mounted on board, hand built frame with gilding and tempera, approximately 14 x 14 in. each
The Emperor, Gouache on paper mounted on board, 2009, approximately 16 x 20 inches
Parts of a (W)hole (triptych), Gouache on paper mounted on board, hand gilding and painted frames, 2009, approximately 14 x 14 inches each
