Quiet Growth

Quiet GrowthSeven months in Maine and the rest mostly in NYC, Jeff eagerly greets the world around him. A bitter winter wind rounding 7th Avenue to a golden September morning, each foray turns on the engine within. For Jeff the last series of paintings have been more open and experimentally romantic. His paintings are built on color relationships and brushstrokes. He feels the paintings look to find zeal and foundation, life is on canvas , in the in between.

all while hanging from a nylon chord - actually stronger than most chains

and he has won several national awards from the Joan Mitchell Foundation

They are fired in wood firing kilns for a few days

each floral morphs nature with the decorative

Three round black spinels cluster in a triangle

mostly plants

After graduation

in the artist's words: "I like to imagine myself watching night clouds floating over the islands

I didn't alter any of the scrap shapes to fit a concept

including classic Oysters Rockefeller

this new book in the How to Draw for Kids series will teach your kid how to draw their favorite underwater animals in no time

Modernize your look by stacking this ring with others