There are few subjects that lend themselves better to painting than transportation machines.  Only a rare photograph or a well executed painting can capture the soul of a machine.  It can be the thrill of a passing train, the unstoppable momentum of a ship, or the decay of obsolete equipment that the artist must capture.

ALLIED ORIENT LINES
Oil on stretched canvas  24 x 20 2009












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Steamer at the Long Dock
Oil on canvas panel  14 x 18   2009









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Crossing the Columbia.  Oil on Belgian linen panel.   Please see the coming soon page for more information on this painting.










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I invite you to take a moment and explore my gallery pages.   You will find railroad paintings, airplane paintings, and ship paintings.  Although some of the originals are spoken for, others are available for purchase.   Prints are also available.


Prints and available originals are easy to order on line.  Please check the ordering information page for fast, secure ordering via the Imagekind.com and Yessy.com on line gallery sites. 

Click on:

http://www.yessy.com/shipstrains45/gallery.html   to see available originals and limited edition prints.  You'll also see a broader selection of my paintings than just those displayed on this site.


My paintings were selected for inclusion in two exhibitions during the summer of 2008: the International Waters Exhibit at the Ventura County Maritime Museum in Oxnard, California, and the Railway Reflections International Art Expo   at the Nevada State Library Gallery in Carson City, Nevada.

My painting Daybreak Palms was recently selected for the exhibit book for the Richeson75 International Small Works Competition.

My painting AHEAD OF THE WEATHER was selected for the Silver Anniversary Juried Show of the American Plains Artists, to be held at the Ellen Noel Art Museum in Odessa, TX   June 6-July 12th 2009.