Iris and Erik
Pastel
Academic Artist's Association Honor Award for Pastel
Pastel Society of America Giffuni Foundation Award

Painted by a nervous first time parent (me) wondering how I was going to keep it all going, this painting of my wife was worked out in my small studio in Brooklyn. New York.

In the back of my mind, I recall thinking of Vermeer's quiet interiors, painted in his small home with his many children probably running roughshod through each room. I was equally inspired by Harvey Dinnerstein's wonderful use of his family and immediate surroundings as subject matter, and thought I could do the same.