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We started collecting art a few years ago.  We were in New Orleans, on Royal Street, and saw a painting that we really liked.  From then on, we have acquired pieces as we found them and as we could afford them (and sometimes before!)  Below you will find photos of some favorite pieces currently in our collection.

This is our only piece of art glass.  It was blown by Daniel Lotton of the Lotton Galleries.  He has works in the Smithsonian and Corning museums. 

Hand blown, layered glass.

 

Flag with Heart

This is an original Peter Max.  We saw and fell in love with this piece over a year before we were able to acquire it.  We were very relieved it was still available!  This picture does not begin to show the thick brush strokes or the vibrant colors that are uniquely Peter Max

This painting was dedicated to us with an illustration on the back by the artist.

Acrylic on paper, 38"x50"

 

 

Heart

This was our first original Peter Max.   We saw it and acquired it on the spot.  Once again, this picture does not do the colors and texture justice.

Acrylic on paper, 16"x20

Still Life

This painting was done by a Hungarian artist named Csurgo.  It is truly one of the finest still-life paintings that I have ever seen.

Oil on board.

 

 

Cottage

This painting is by a Spanish artist named Castillo.  He took up painting after being in a terrible automobile accident.  He uses his claw prosthesis to hold the brush while he creates his works.

Oil on canvas.

Danny

This is a very large painting done by Ellen Davis.  It is the back side of a man, shoulders to hamstrings.

Oil on board.

 

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Doll in bone

Another HUGE painting done by Davis.  This is of a wooden artist mannequin placed inside a cow's pelvic bone.

Oil on canvas.

Sunflowers

Johannes Klok painted this using a pallet knife, as he does all of his paintings.

Acrylic on canvas.

 

 

Linda

Klok started to paint this piece using an old photograph of an elderly woman during the war.  It depressed him so he made her young, thus the old fashion clothes on a young woman.  According to the artist's wife, this is a very close likeness of his dental hygienist, Linda (thus the name of the painting).

Acrylic on Canvas.

Coco

Marc Clauzade