Easel Painting Template


P I P E
S E R I E S





"Is it a pipe... yet?        

        This is an on-going series. My intention is to explore Magritte's visual pun from the painter's perspective ... and the artirt's compulsion to invent, or re-invent images in creative and expressive ways." -RQ

Paintings not marked as 'SOLD' may be purchased for $300.00.
Pipe paintings may be commissioned for $500.00.
Contact the artist for details. e-mail





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'MyPipe'
             Acrylic painting on panel, 8" x 10" (SOLD)             

    The best place to begin is with a familier object, rendered with warmth and simplicity.



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'Pipe von Rijn'
             Acrylic painting on canvas, 8" x 10" (SOLD)             

  Rembrandt's pipe was a joy to paint. The sweetness of the "Old Master's" style, the gentle strength of the dark earth-tones and the smokey chiaroscuro painting technique reveals an aspect of the pipe I find compelling.



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'Leatherpipe'
             Acrylic painting on panel, 8" x 10"             

    Painting the pipe with earth-tones of red felt like leather to me.



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'Faux P[pe'
             Acrylic painting on panel, 8" x 10"             

    Faux marble for an inlaid, decorative pipe.



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'Vincent's pipe?'
             Acrylic painting on canvas, 8" x 10" (SOLD)             

    I just kind of painted this with a vague idea about the dashes of bright color that some of the Expressionists used, and it sort of reminds me of van Gough.



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'WaViCLePiPe'
             Acrylic painting on canvas, 8" x 10"             

     This one came from the 'Mindscape' series.



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'Yellow and Blue primery pipe'
             Acrylic painting on canvas, 8" x 10" (SOLD)             

     This one's for Goethe.



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'PipeQwest'
             Acrylic painting and collage on panel, 8" x 10"             

    



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'Jasper's Pipe'
             Oil painting on canvas, 8" x 10" (SOLD)             

    



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'Pype-o-technics'
             Acrylic painting on canvas, 8" x 10"             

    



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'Chuck's pipe'
             Acrylic painting on canvas, 8" x 10" (SOLD)             

     I am a big fan of Chuck Close's work. I love his playful exploration of pointilism.



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'SantaSumi-e pipe'
             Acrylic painting on panel, 8" x 10"             

     It was a festive winter's eve and I had a brush in my hand...t'was a small gesture, but a meaningful one.



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'Riot-Pipe'
             Acrylic painting on canvas, 8" x 10" (SOLD)             

     'Can't we all just get along?'



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'Salvidore's pipe'
             oil painting on canvas, 8" x 10" (SOLD)             

     Dali's pipe in a neo-classical, surreal landscape was a real kick to paint.



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'PipeDream'
             Acrylic painting on panel, 8" x 10"             

     This one came out of my Quantum-foam series.



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'AtomicPipe'
             Acrylic painting and collage on panel, 8" x 10"             

     The Genie is out of the bag now, you politicle-boyz. Watcha gonna do with all them WMD's?
(If war is the answer, then we are asking the wrong questions.)



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'David's pipe'
             Oil painting on canvas, 8" x 10" (SOLD)             

     I love Hockney's work. Will the last painter out please turn off the lights!?



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'AvatarPipe'
             Acrylic painting on canvas, 8" x 10" (SOLD)             

     'If Homo sapiens are made in the image of the Great Spirit, then...
does that make God an evolutionist or just a materialist?'



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'Jean Michael's pipe'
             Acrylic painting on canvas, 8" x 10" (SOLD)             

     I was commissioned to do a 'Basquiat pipe,' wich allowed me to write-off my visit to his retrospective.
What an excellent exhibition!



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'Kamau Daa'ood's pipe'
             Acrylic painting on canvas, 8" x 10" (SOLD)             

     I met this FANTASTIC poet in the Basquiat galleries...
so naturally he got one too.



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'ShamanPipe'
             Acrylic painting on panel, 8" x 10" (SOLD)             

     If evolution had not resulted in the creation of humanity...
would God be compelled to make us up?