Sketches
I draw daily with a pen, watercolors or pencil in a sketchbook I always carry. I go to hear music, walk around the city or hike in the country. I do views of nature, impressions of the musicians I’m hearing or imagined scenes.
The process of drawing gives me a solid expression of my sensations and perceptions. I am recording the experience of seeing and the changes in light dynamics, in the atmosphere, the weather and my materials: what kind of paper, it’s texture, color and absorbency, how hard or soft a pencil, the density and hue of the paint.
My compositional choices; what I decide to draw, becomes the narrative and I may use trees, curtains, or a bridge to introduce a sense of theatricality to what is a performance. The squiggles of the pen or cross-hatching with a pencil can indicate motion in the music or a breeze in the forest.
Three attributes I must access are my eyes for vision, my brain for organizing the logic of the perceived sensations and my hands for translating these sensations to the page while assessing the shifts in form and shadow.
The mixing of colors, their luminosity, translucence and gradation oppose the whiteness of the paper, often best left blank to introduce the image more succinctly.
These sketches are all 9 1/2”x 11”. Pen, watercolor and gouache.
O'Brien, Wilson & Wilson
Stephen Wilson
Audubon Barn
Venice Breakfast
Michael O'Brien 2
Kyoko Oyobe
Audubon Bridge
Espresso In Venice
Michael O'Brien 1
Kyoko OyobeIn Gold
Audubon Trail
In Venice
Matt & Steve Wilson
Set Break
Audubon River
Paintings
Painting from nature with natural light is ideal but not always practical. In some instances, a painting is completed referencing a sketch that was done previously from nature capturing the light and shadow at a specific time of day or night.
These 21 paintings share the fact of being realized at the location they depict in daylight hours with a decision to arrest time, light, shadow and atmosphere at a decided upon moment.
Only “Interior at Audubon” was during inclement weather so I ended up inside. All others were during Spring, Summer or Fall in nice weather and with a limited palette of oils and pastels, or watercolors, pen or graphite.
Deer in Tod’s Point Park,
Old Greenwich, CT
Oil and Pastel, 26” x 38”
Mansion Beach, Block Island, RI
Watercolor and pen, 8.5” x 11”
Montserrat from Antiqua
Oil and Pastel, 20.5” x 16.5”
Sailboats on LI Sound
Oil and Pastel. 15 1/2' x 12 1/2"
Antiqua Church
Oil and Pastel, 20 1/2" x 16 1/2"
Naromi Sherman, CT
Oil and Pastel, 20 1/2" x 16 1/2"
Sailing at Tod's Point, Old Greenwich, CT
Oil and Pastel, 36" x 24"
Bikers at Tod’s Point Park,
Old Greenwich, CT
Oil and Pastel, 24” x 36”
Lake Mauweehoo Lodge, CT
Watercolor and Pen, 8.5” x 11”
Skowhegan, ME
Oil, 30.5” x 33.5”
Manhattan from Tod's Point
Oil and Pastel, 15" x 12 1/2"
Game Farm Road
Oil and Pastel, 14” x 11”
South Kent School
Oil. 26" x 19"
Sherman, CT
Oil and Graphite. 14" x 11 1/2"
Boulders at Tod’s Point Park,
Old Greenwich, CT
Oil and Pastel, 24” x 36”
Botsford Hill Tree
Oil and Pastel, 16.5” x 20.5”
Interior Audubon Barn
Watercolor and Pen. 15 1/2' x 12 1/2"
Producers at Breakfast
Acrylic. 25 1/2" x 18 1/2"
Tod's Point Lagoon
Watercolor and Pen. 22' x 18
Poplars and Barns
Oil and Pastel, 10" x 8"
Tod's Point Park Pond
Watercolor and Pen. 15" x 12"
CD’s
Reverend Freakchild
Band of Bones
Joey Berkley Band
Reverend Freakchild
Parker Trio
Gary Crawford
Reverend Freakchild
Previous Commissions
Artist Chris Parker will interpret your photographs into an Art Lampoon, or an Uchiwa (fan). Chris will draw and paint the spirit of the subject to create an original and unique piece.of art, documenting and enhancing your memories.
For example, your favorite vacation spot, an iconic landmark, your favorite musician, your pets, your kids, your portrait, or anything else you want.
These are recent commissions...
For Roberta Flack - a four-sided 12” art lampoon.
For Valerie Simpson - a two -sided 20”art lampoon
For Valerie Simpson - a two-sided 12” art lampoon.
For Mickey's owners, the Cojoceas - a two-sided 12” art lampoon.
For Sean Harkness - a two-sided 12” art lampoon.
For the anniversary couple - a two-sided 8” art lampoon.
For Akiko Yano- a two-sided 12” art lampoon.
For Mark Kostabi’s Guggenheim - a two-sided 12” art lampoon.
For Pumpkin's owner, Chesher Cat
Create a mood by illuminating your lampoons.
Light your Art Lampoon with LEDs and hang for a dramatic, soft diffused illumination
Commission Prices and Ordering
Choochin (Art Lampoon lanterns) can be two or four-sided.
Sizes (diameter) and price:
6" - $50
8" - $75
10" - $100
12" - $150
14" - $200
20" - $300
Uchiwa (hand held fans) are painted one side.
Size and price:
15" x 9.5" - $50
50% deposit required on commissions.
Choose your predominant and background colors.
Email your photographs and questions.
Lampoons are lightweight, movable, fold flat for storage, travel, or shipping.