Places
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Along Pipeline Road
This is based on photo taken by granddaughter Isabella Victoria when she and sister Sydney and one of their dogs went for a stroll in the jungle area behind the Canal town of Gamboa. I did not include the crocodile which gave them all a real scare during the outing.
Approximately 14x18 inches.
Cerro Trinidad
This striking three-peaked mountain is located in the province of Panama Oeste. This view of it is from the north or Atlantic side of the Isthmus. Approximately24x30 inches.
Through my open window
This was done on commission for a local businesswoman who wanted 'something striking' for the conference room in her office complex. The river and background are based on the scenery around Boquete in Chiriqui Province over which I superimposed an imaginary open window. Approximately 36x40 inches.
Waterfall
This painting also was done on commission and was based on several photos of waterfalls in Panama. Over on the bank to the right there is a quetzal bird on a branch. You would have to enlarge this photo to find him. Approximately 24x30 inches.
Playa
Based on a combination of peaceful shoreline scenes here in Panama Oeste, this was meant to tempt the viewer to take a day off and head to the beach. Approximately 24x30 inches.
Front Street, Colon
Although it might not be recognizable today, this is the way Front Street appeared during the early morning back in 1980. Its picturesque shops and stores, some of them quite luxurious, drew customers from all parts of the Isthmus and, indeed, the Americas. During the season when ocean liners visited the Atlantic port city in large numbers, it was not unusual to find the street packed with tourists. in search of fine linens, porcelain, crystal, china and, yes, Panama hats. Even if you don't enlarge any of the other photos, pause a second and click on this painting. The details you will see are worth it. Approximately 30x40 inches.
Veracruz Seascape for IV
Granddaughter IV was headed off to college in Valencia, Spain, and she wanted something to take with her to remind her of home. She took the photo from their seawall and asked me to do a painting of it which she could carry with her. Approximately 12x24 inches.
Sunrise in Hawaii
After one of our visits to Hawaii, I made up this scene, using my memory of the artwork we had seen there as well as the beautiful scenery. Approximately 18x2 inches.
Woodman's Market
This large painting was commissioned by a friend of mine for the 100th birthday of his father, the founder of a chain of supermarkets in Wisconsin. In addition to the founder's portrait, the painting contains several black and white studies of the gentleman at different periods in his life, his modest original grocery store and two of the large modern superstores now operating there. I am told the painting hangs in the headquarters of the Woodman businesses. Approximately 30x40 inches.
Almost Home
Here is last bend in the small road leading back from the Interamerican Highway to Esther's grandmother's home in Herrera Province. We have had many lovely days and nights there over the years, and it always seemed to me that our spirits always picked up as we made this final turn toward the old homestead. Approximately 18x24 inches.
Till the Cows Come Home
Another landmark on the country road to Esther's grandmother's house. Approximately 10x12 inches.
Portero de Avenida B
This is based on a photo of the building on the corner sporting a new stop sign and some older graffiti and missing louvers. I added the small smiling boy and his soccer ball. He lends some cheerfulness to an otherwise rather somber setting.
Dry Season Afternoon
This is the view from the front porch of Esther's grandmother's house on a dry season afternoon. When our kids were growing up, we spent Semana Santa up there, and the vista has not changed in more than 50 years. Approximately 14x18 inches.
House in Bejuco
Small painting of an old, abandoned house in the town of Bejuco, not from our place in Coronado. Don't go looking for it, though: the structure was torn down about 10 years ago. Approximately 9x12.
Flower box and Parrot
A study of different textures. Approximately 10x14 inches.
Four-family Quarters in the Canal Zone
Small painting of some old wooden quarters made available to workers, found throughout the Cana Zone. Approximately 4x6 inches.
San Felipe Girl
Young girl at the entrance to her home in the old San Felipe section of Panama City. Approximately 36x40 inches.
Tug Gillberto Guardia
This is a painting that, upon request of the American Society here in Panama, I donated to that organization for its art auction held on August 26, 2015. The theme for the auction is the Panama Canal, and it seemed to my wife and me that it would be appropriate to depict the tugboat named for Mr. Gilberto Guardia, the first Panamanian Administrator of the Canal. For those of us who had the honor to serve under Mr. Guardia, he was an inspirational leader. He continues to be one of the finest gentlemen we have ever known. This painting is a tribute to him.
Ship and Tugboat in Expanded Locks
Just after sunset at Cocoli, the expanded set of Pacific locks constructed by Panama. The post-panamax containership shown here was one of the first to use this new structure. Approximately 24x30 inches.
Submarine
My father was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy (Class of 1938) and a career submariner. As a consequence, our family lived in a number of coastal cities-- Annapolis, MD, Kittery Point, ME, New London, CT, Coronado, CA, Pearl Harbor, HI, Newport, RI, and Virginia Beach, VA-- when I was growing up. In 1961, the submarine community established the Dolphin Scholarship Foundation which that year awarded monetary assistance to a single dependent of a submariner enrolled in college. I was fortunate enough to win that award. The DSF has been a huge success and is now greatly expanded, giving out hundreds of scholarships to submarine dependents every year. For the last quarter century, I have maintained a close relationship with the DSF and did this painting (approximately 24x30 inches) for their headquarters in Norfolk, VA. I also submit entries for their yearly Cartoon Calendar contest. A number of those cartoons are reprinted on this website. Anyone interested in learning more about the DSF can do so at www.dolphinscholarship.org.
Beaching Canoe in Chumán
With a storm approaching, this girl in the fishing village of Chumán tries push her craft ashore, hollering (probably in vain) for the assistance of her older brother. Approximately 15x30 inches.
Rowboat
Small painting based on a striking photo I found on an old calendar. Approximately 9x12 inches.
Early Morning, Punta Prieta
Bahia Serena is about a 5-minute walk from our house and, during dry season when there are fewer clouds, I would go down there shortly before dawn to see if I could get some photos of waves breaking as the sun made its appearance. This painting is based on several of those photos and captures, for me, the allure of a Pacific Ocean beach in the early morning. Approximately 12x15 inches.
Waiting for the Piñata
Exhibiting differing degrees of anticipation and impatience, a group of children wait in the shade for the adults to string up the piñata at a birthday party in the Interior.
Little Red Book
Chinese characters praising Chairman Mao were apparently painted over by the resident of this humble abode...but the paint is cracking off. Approximately 12x16 inches.
Avenida Las Acacias
View from the corner near our house in Coronado. Approximately 12x16 inches
178 Commodore
This a view of the house where our daughter Linda, her husband Patrick and her daughter Hannah live. Whenever Esther and I have visited the United States, they have always welcomed us there with open arms, so much so that 178 has become like our second home. This view is from the back yard late on a sunny summer afternoon. Approximately 15x30 inches.
Lava Auto, S.A.
A young entrepreneur ready to begin his workday in San Felipe. With our permission, Ciudad del Niño, a non-profit entity in La Chorrera which provides education and shelter to abandoned boys, made serigraphs of this painting to present to its many patrons. Approximately 18x24 inches.
Balcony in El Chorrillo
Two small children fly a balloon from the balcony of their home, a condemned structure in the Chorrillo area of Panama City. Private collection. Approximately 24x30 inches.
Triptych, Panama Oeste
Three small paintings which, together, depict a mountainous area in the province of Panama Oeste. Private collection. Each canvas is approximately 12x14 inches.
Barn Wall
Small painting of an imagined wooden wall, featuring a padlock, boarded-up window, hanging cable, "For Rent" notice, crumbling concrete base and an ad for Cerveza Panama. Approximately 5x7 inches.
Through a Broken Window
Two girls and a young woman look at us through an imagined broken window in an old shed. Private collection. Approximately 15x30 inches.
Under the Marañon Tree
I photographed this little Ngabe Bugle girl in El Valle where she was helping her mother sell artifacts. For the painting, I excised the mom and moved the girl to the shade of a marañon tree in our back yard in Coronado. Private collection. Approximately 16x20 inches.