I had a great deal of fun with this series. Much of it is done tongue in cheek. The sexual innuendoes of mushrooms and navel oranges were deliberate. The names of the canned and wrapped fruits and vegetables were too good to be true. Imagine my joy when I found a label that said “Thoroughly Modern Mushrooms”. The act of reflection was a constant theme in this series. What is real, what is not? That applies to the vegetables, fruit, and their reflections. It probably applied to me too because I was leaving art school to face an uncertain future.
I’ve lost track of many of these paintings as most are in private collections. I still smile when I see one. They are like old, bold friends. In the end they were my talisman, sending me forward boldly into life.
The Grand Union Series
1976-1978, and now continued in 2013...
Thoroughly Modern Mushrooms 1977
Oil on Canvas
36X42
Curator Selection 2013
Artist's Collection
Fruit Dance
1977
Oil on Canvas
40.5X40.5
Private Collection
Artificially Colored I
1977
Oil on Canvas
36X42
Private Collection
Aggressive Grapefruits
1977
Oil on Canvas
36X36
Private Collection
Royal Prince Yams
1977
Oil on Canvas
36X48
Curator Selection 2013
Juried Selection 2017
Artist 's Collection
Navel Oranges
1977
Oil on Canvas
22X24
Four Square
1978
Oil on Canvas
43.25X43.25
Curator Selection 2013
Oranges With A Hint of Lime
1978
Oil on Canvas
36X42
Private Collection
Three Times Three
1978
Oil on Canvas
36X35
Curator Selection 2013
Juried Selection, 2017
Cool Limes
1978
Oil on Canvas
37.5X43.5
Private Collection
Red Meat
1978
Oil on Canvas
36X45
Curator Selection 2013
Artificially Colored II
1978
Oil on Canvas
36X42.5
Private Collection
Canned Orange
1978
Oil on Canvas
35.5X48
Bagged Grapefruits
1978
Oil on Canvas
36X42
Below are the original paintings for which I have pictures. Most are in private collections. This is where the series started in the mid-1970's.
