"Cabinet of Curiosities" an ongoing series of oil paintings inspired by natural specimens. > "CABINET of CURIOSITIES". Poughkeepsie Public Library, Boardman Road Branch, May 1- July 30 2025

Bluebottle Butterfly
oil on paper on wood panel
6 x 8 x .75
2025
$150
Iridescent Balck Beetle
oil on paper on wood panel
6 x 6 x.75
2025
$100
Red Spotted Ladybug
oil on paisley jacquard fabric
6 x 6 x 1.5"
2025
$100
13 Spotted Ladybug
oil on paisley jacquard fabric
6 x 6 x 1.5
2025
$100
Ammonite Fossil
oil on paper on canvas
8 x 8 x1.5
2025
$200
14 Spotted Ladybug
oil on paisley jacquard fabric
6 x 8 x 1.5"
2025
$150
Rare Scarab Beetle
oil on jacquard fabric
6 x 8 x 1.5"
2025
$100
Pink Spotted Lady Beetle
oil on jacquard paisleyvfabric
4 x 4 x 1.5"
2025
$100
Metal Wing Dragonfly
oil on canvas
8 x8 x 1.5
2025
$150
Fossil Shark Tooth
oil on paper on wood panel
6 x 6"
2025
$150
Yellow Scarab beetle
oil on grey paisley fabric
6 x 8 x 1.5"
2025
$100
Fern, MOrpho, Geode
oil on canvas
10 x 30 x 1.5"
2025
$300
Fawn Skull
oil on paper on wood panel
8 x 10 x .75
2025
$250
Green Scarab Beetle
oil on jacquard fabric
6 x 6 x 1.5"
2025
$100
Jewel Beetle
oil on paper on canvas
6 x6 x 1.5"
2025
$100
Swallowtail Butterfly
oil on paper on wood panel
6 x 6 x.75
2025
$100
Green Ladybug
oil on jacquard fabric
6 x 6 x 1.5"
2025
$100
Red Coral
oil on paper on wood panel
8 x 8 x .75
2025
$150
Shell Collection
oil on linen
20x 20 x 1.5"
2025
$400
Eyed Ladybug and Striped Ladybug
oil on jacquard fabric
6 x 8 x 1.5"
2025
$100
Abalone Shell
oil on paper on wood panel
8 x 8 x .75"
2025
$200
Eupholus Weevil
oil on paper on wood panel
4 x 6 x .75"
2025
$100
Fossil Collection
oil on canvas
14 x 18"
2025
$300
Mink Skull
oil on jacquard fabric
11 x 14"
2025
$200
Nautilus- Exterior
oil on linen
8 x 10"
2025
$150
Spider Conch Shell
oil on paper on canvas
10 x 10"
2025
$150
Phalenopsis Orchid
oil on paper on wood panel
8 x 8 x 1.5"
2025
$200
Madagascan Moth
oil on paper on wood panel
8x8"
2025
$150
Lion's Paw Clam Shell
oil on paper on canvas
8x10"
2025
$200
Ten Spotted Ladybird
oil on jacquard paisley fabric
6x6"
2025
$100
Cicada Splendid
oil on canvas
10 x 10"
2025
$200
Nautilus shell-Interior
oil on linen
8x8"
2025
$200
Shiny Longhorn Beetle 8x8x.75
oil on paper on wood panel
8x8
2025
$150
Exotic Scarab
oil on jacquard fabric
6x8x1.5"
2025
$100
Prized Specimen: Sutnick Urchin
oil on canvas
7 x 7 x 1.5
2025
$150
Prized Specimen: Lion's Paw Clam Shell
oil on canvas
7x9x1.5"
2025
$200
Prized Specimen: Jade Turban
oil on canvas
7x9x1.5
2025
$200
Prized Specimen: Sand Dollar
oil on canvas
7x7x1.5
2025
$15

A large collection of my ongoing series of oil paintings inspired by the specimens in my personal collection.

Just as a child will pick up a stone, shell or dead butterfly to keep in a shoebox, humans throughout are endlessly fascinated by the beauty and mystery of the treasures we discover. We don’t even
have to travel around the world to find exotic specimens, like Darwin did on the BEAGLE.
Geological specimens, shells, insects and fossils can be purchesed online, at shops and museums.

“Art is not what YOU see, but what you make others see”.
Edgar Degas

Working from my personal collection of specimens; found, purchased
and gifted, my intention is to compel the viewer to see the object up close, examine it from a new perspective, see the specimen as a precious object, urging the viewer to respond with curiosity and wonder, the way that scientists and naturalists did hundreds of years ago and continue to do to this day.

NOTE: All artworks are for sale but must remain displayed at the library until July 30.