White Flowers Study, 2022
Oil on linen, 12 x 16 inches
Daisy Study, 2020
oil on linen, 8 x 8 inches
Black-Eyed Susans in the Driveway Study, 2020
oil on linen, 8 x 8 inches
My Name is Asher Lev, 2020
Oil on oil paper, 12 x 12 inches
Squash Still Live (Demo for Painting Class), 2020
Oil on linen. 12 x 9 inches
Crawfish Study, 2019
Oil on oil paper, 12 x 12 inches
Ginger Root Study, 2019
oil on linen, 5 x 7 inches
Pasadena Prefers, 2016
Oil and graphite on paper, 14 x 17 inches
Conch Shell Study, 2016
Oil and sanguine on arches oil paper, 12 1/4 x 16 inches
Large Shell, 2016
Sanguine and watercolor on paper, 14 x 17 inches
Study of Pears and Melon, 2017
Oil on arches oil paper, 12 1/4 x 16 inches
Study of Lilacs, 2017
Watercolor, pastel and oil wash on paper, 18 x 24 inches
Study of Camera (For Baldessari), 2016
Oil on arches oil paper, 9 x 12 inches
Study of Two Acorn Squash, 2018
Oil on arches oil paper, 9 x 12 inches
Starfish, 2016
Oil on linen, 8 x 10 inches
Study of Leaves, 2015
Oil on arches oil paper, 9 x 12 inches
Study of Daisies, 2017
oil and flashe on canvas, 14 x 16 inches
Wall Mock up of Red Carpet and Lands and Peoples and Negative series with oil studies from life, 2016
oil on paper, white chalk on paper, dimensions variable (this arrangement approx. 64 x 80 inches)
Study of Daisies, 2017
oil on arches oil paper, 7 3/4 x 11 1/4
Study of One Daisy and One Black-Eyed Susan, 2017
oil on arches oil paper, 7 3/4 x 11 1/4
Study of Daisy on Yellow Background, 2017
Oil on linen, 8 x 10 inches
Study of Daisy on background of yellow berries and red stool, 2017
oil on linen, 9 x 12 inches
Study of Black-Eyed Susans (Blanket Flowers), 2017
Oil on canvas, 16 x 16 inches
Study of Flower, 2015
oil on linen, 12 x 12 inches
Study of Little Summer Squashes, 2014
oil on aluminum flashing, 5 x 12 x 5 inches each
Study of Two Pumpkins, 2014
oil on aluminum, 15 x 18 inches
Study of Squashes, 2014
oil on aluminum, 15 x 18 inches
Study of Squash, 2014
oil on arches oil paper, 12 x 16 inches
Study of small pumpkins, 2014
oil on arches oil paper, 9 x 12 inches
Black-eyed Susan, 2012
Oil on canvas, 6 x 8 inches
Study of Cornucopia, 2014
oil on arches oil paper, 22 x 30 inches
Power Pole in Snow, 2011
Oil on canvas, 12 x 12 inches
Tree Trunk in Snow, 2011
Oil on canvas, 12 x 12 inches
View with Trees in Snow, 2010
Oil on canvas, 12 x 12 inches
Study of Two Onions, 2011
Oil on canvas, 12 x 12 inches
Red Onions on Red Stool, 2011
Oil on canvas, 12 x 20 inches
Installation for Techno Eyes Still Gleaming, 2009
Installation for “at the Brewery: the Finale, 2003-2008” curated by John O'Brien and April Durham (Techno Eyes Still Gleaming), Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA
oil on canvas, watercolor on paper, oil on panel, oil on paper, oil on canvas board, oil on board, 4 x 12 feet, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA
Snow Landscape with Birdhouse, 2005
oil on canvas, 14 x 16 inches
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Snow Landscape, 2005
oil on linen, 10 x 8 inches
Snow Landscape, 2005
oil on canvas, 15 x 30 inches
Snow Landscape, 2006
oil on canvas, 10 x 8 inches
Snow Landscape with Big Rock and Small Pine Tree, 2005
oil on canvas, 14 x 16 inches
Life Studies/From Life
Observational painting from life has always been and continues to be essential to my practice, centering me while providing a meditative respite — I always “come home” to a practice of oil studies from life. They are usually completed in only one or possibly two sittings. Sometimes they find their way into my wall installation pieces. I was very inspired by the “Unfinished: Thoughts Left Visible” exhibition at the Met Breuer in 2016. Often times (although not always) I leave my studies and “fragments” in an intenionally questionable state of finish, compelled by a “non finito” aesthetic, embracing the unresolved and open-ended. I’ve also frequently used white (the white of the paper or gessoed canvas), or prepared raw linen or canvas, as a generous part of the composition. I began doing this after reading “On the Spiritual in Art” by Kandinsky as a student.