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...
 Playing It Forward
2018
Oil on Canvas
11X18
Private Collection
The Most Recent Paintings in the Series:
 Jade Limes
2018
Oil on Canvas
24X24
 
Emerging  Garlic #1
2017
Oil on Canvas
18X18
Private Collection 
Emerging Garlic #2
2018
Oil on Canvas
18X18
Private Collection
Emerging Garlic #3
2018
Oil on Canvas
18X18
Private Collection
Emerging Garlic #4
2018
Oil on Canvas
18X18
Private Collection
Emerging Garlic #5
2018
Oil on Canvas
18X18

Garlic Striptease #2
2018
Oil on Canvas
18X18
Private Collection
Sclafani Whole Peeled with Eggs
2018
Oil on Canvas
30X40
Private Collection

Branded Lemon
2019
Oil on Canvas
20X24
Private Collection


The Dance of Radishes
2019
Oil on Canvas
24X30

Bright Green Tomatoes - $4.99
2019
Oil on Canvas
24X24
Juried Selection 2020
Artist's Collection
The Inner Sex Life of Vegetables #1
2019
Oil on Canvas
20X20
Artist's Collection


The Inner Sex Life of Vegetables #2
2019
Oil on Canvas
18X18


The Inner Sex Life of Vegetables #3
2019
Oil on Canvas
24X24
Artist's Collection

The Inner Sex Life of Vegetables #4
2019
Oil on Canvas
11X14
Private Collection 

Ventilated Tomatoes #1
2019
Acrylic on Canvas
9X12
  

Ventilated Tomatoes #2
2019
Watercolor on Paper
11.5X14


Ventilated Tomatoes #3
2019
Pastel on Paper
11X14
Private Collection


Ventilated Tomatoes #4
2019
Pastel on Sanded Paper
9X12
Private Collection