The Roadside Artist

We might say, as seen on TV?

Ax Man
Watercolor 9×12

I had two inspirations for this painting. First I have been watching the History Channel TV series, Ax Men which is supposed to be based on actual loggers here in Oregon and was filmed last fall and early winter. Well, okay, they are real loggers in Oregon but I have to tell you that the dramatization is wicked. I’m familiar with some of these people. But I digress….

Along with the TV “documentary” about Oregon loggers, I’ve also been reviewing my collection of Winslow Homer materials, particularly his works in the Adirondack mountains. A painting of a woodsman caught my eye and it occurred to me that an update was in order.

Thus, we have Ax Man.

Alas, the original watercolor painting is already in a private collection. I barely had time to enjoy it for myself. However, I was able to preserve it in the form of a poster and a framed print so we can all appreciate the legacy of the modern American woodsman.

NEW: Abstracted from this painting, the all new AX MAN T-SHIRT …show your support with an axmen tee. Get one quick!

Thank you for supporting the arts.

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Watercolor Sketch
9″ x 12″
Abstract Impressionist style

Watercolor abstract impressionist style painting a la Dominic DeStefano, except by The Roadside Artist. US 101 looking south in Cloverdale, OR. Mill Road is on the left.

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Published by Utah State University, The Journal of Western Literature requested publication rights for one of my works…

The Fall 2006 issue features one of my Oregon impressionist watercolor paintings. You can probably pick up a copy at your local academic bookstore (colleges/universities).

The Riddle Of Ghost Towns

A near-front article features one of my better known Oregon impressionist paintings, Ghost Town Hardman Oregon. It would have been lovelier in color, but this is an academic publication after all. And I’m proud that they chose me to illustrate this important subject.

They gave me a mini-bio at the end. It’s hard to condense everything I do into a short piece, so I found the extracted version a bit confusing. But if it brings one new person to my work, I’m more than happy.

In Your Face, Picasso!

Thanks, USU.

Utah State University, Western American Literature

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A very quick pencil sketch… Art is about perception, and in the realm of perception less is more. The mind is the canvas, imagination the paint…

Cape Kiwanda
9″ x 12″ graphite, by Pagani 2006

A freeform sketch in pencil, sitting at the Cape parking lot and being overrun with construction equipment for yet another hotel. This is nature, and it will not last much longer
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