"Pastrami on Rye to Go" // Pencil on paper // 9" X 12" // 2023 // A Landscape drawing of Katz's Deli with an Orthodox Jew and a punk rocker waiting outside. A display of Judaism's evolving nature.
"Remnants of a Picnic" // Oil paint on canvas // 16" X 20" // 2022 // A stale piece of cake lying next to a palette knife. The cake decays, becoming inedible, while the knife is used to create a new, fresh confection.
"צער בעלי חיים, Suffering of Animals" // Pencil on paper // 9" X 12" // 2023 // A persistent image on the streets of Chinatown--dead animals lining restaurant windows. To some, it is enticing. I avert my eyes.
"Selfie" // Pencil and acrylic paint on paper // 9" X 12" // 2023 // Drawn from a photograph taken from right under the cow's nose. Part of a series of animal portraits.
"Decomposed Dessert" // Acrylic paint on canvas // 16" X 20" // 2020 // Part of my confections collection. Shedding light on the components that make up the foods we eat.
"Tempeh Reuben" // Pencil and colored pencil on paper // 9" X 12" // 2024 // A vegetarian take on the classic deli sandwich.
"Oh Shoot!" // Oil paint on canvas // 16" X 20" // 2022 // Capturing the moment disaster strikes.
"Peppermint Portrait" // Acrylic paint on canvas // 16" X 20" // 2023 // Objects are arranged to imitate human disposition. Through blurred vision, the top candy transforms into a colorful hat.
"תמר/Tamar" // Acrylic paint on canvas // 14" X 11" // 2024 // A still life of various fruits, paying homage to tamar, the Hebrew word for the date fruit: one of the biblical Seven Species (Shiv’at HaMinim) of the Promised Land.
"Burt the Newfoundland" // Pencil on paper // 8.5" X 10.5" // 2022 // A portrait of my dog.
"Portrait of My Mother" // Pencil on paper // 9" X 12" // 2023 // My mother in a photo I snapped--a natural smile.
"Mars" // Colored pencil on paper // 4.5" X 6" // 2020 // A study of shiny treats with colored pencil.
"Homage to Wayne Thiebaud's 'Confections' (1962)" // Acrylic paint on canvas // 16" X 20" // 2020 // A study of Wayne Thiebaud's work that examines his use of vibrant colors, fine lines, and shadows.
"Magazine: a Window" // Acrylic paint on canvas // 16" X 20" // 2023 // Windows and magazines distinguish outside from inside and give us a glimpse into another world.