Paintings

Five Feet Six Feet Seven Feet

"Five Feet Six Feet Seven Feet"
oil on board 36 x 36 inches 2020

Sisyphus Calls It a Day

"Sisyphus Calls it a Day "
oil on canvas
2023

Mercy and Justice

"Mercy and Justice"
oil on canvas
48 x 52
2018

Wilford Woodruff Baptism

"I Did Not Feel the Cold: The Baptism of Wilford Woodruff, December 31, 1833" Commissioned painting for The Wilford Woodruff Papers Foundation, 2023.
oil on canvas, 30 x 40

Wilford Woodruff Baptism (Detail)

Detail of "I Did Not Feel the Cold: The Baptism of Wilford Woodruff, December 31, 1833"

Americans, oil on linen, 42 x 52 inches, 2020

"Americans" is a multi-generational portrait of two sisters and their ancestral heritage, on both the (U.S.) American and Mexican sides. This is actually a conceptual piece about heritage and migration. The sisters stand against a tree, half of which is an American Oak the other a Mexican Oak. In the distance on the low horizon, one side shows the British ship Mayflower, and the other the Spanish ship Santa Maria, both showing European immigration to the Americas. But at the base of the tree lies a decorated Mixtec skull, referring to the girls' oldest American ancestors. In their Oaxacan father's words, "We've always been here."

Will and the Whale

Commissioned painting a portrait of Dr. William Washington, an open water swimming enthusiast. Oil on canvas, 24 x 30

Valdichiana

Valdichiana, oil on linen, 36 x 48 inches 2019. The Chiana Valley is in southern Tuscany, Italy. This self- portrait looks south from Cortona to the Lago (Lake ) Trasimeno. That is our cat, but he did not travel with us.

Lighthouse With Cross

Lighthouse with Cross, oil on canvas, 2021
West Seattle Lighthouse. The driftwood cross was informally erected by the U.S. Coast Guard Admiral and his wife who live on the property.

Come What May

"Come What May," Oil on linen, 52 x 40 inches, 2018.
Are these American ideals— Lady Liberty, Lady Justice, and Uncle Sam— united in the optimism of a sunrise. ©Sam Day 2018