"Otter"

36x36  |  $1400
Oil on canvas  |  2020

“Texture is the story with this playing out in the water and facing you head on.”
 
>> Original painting available for purchase through Perkowitz Art Studio

"Koala"

16x20  |  $600
Oil on canvas  |  2020

“Anatomy is an amazing thing. The way a koala uses its hands is almost like having two thumbs.”
 
>> Original painting available for purchase through Perkowitz Art Studio

""Buttercup"

36x36  |  $1,200
Oil on canvas  |  2019

"Buttercup is the first of my series of European Hereford cows. I met them all on a recent trip to Germany and Austria."
 
Original painting available for sale through the Perkowitz Art Studio

"Big Mike"

36x36  |  $1,200
Oil on canvas  |  2019

"I'd like to find Mike a nice home on display at a good steak house. It just seems appropriate."
 
Original painting available for sale through the Perkowitz Art Studio

"Oso"

24x30  |  $1,000
Oil on canvas  |  2019

"A friend of mine is a photographer who does horse portraits. When I saw the original photo of Oso looking at the camera, I asked if I could paint him."
 
Original painting available for sale through the Perkowitz Art Studio

"Gouldian Finch"

10x8  |  $100
Oil on canvas  |  2020

“This started a a simple demonstration for a painting class, but I liked how it was starting so much, I had to finish it.”
 
Original painting available for sale through the Perkowitz Art Studio

"Abby's Surprise"

30x48  |  $2,500
Oil on canvas  |  2015

"This re-imagining of a real event is my youngest daughter Abby at the petting zoo. The large scale of this canvas renders her at larger than life size."
 
Original painting available for sale through the Perkowitz Art Studio

"The Coming Storm (Gorilla)"

36x36  |  $1,200
Oil on canvas  |  2016

"This was supposed to just be a simple painting of a gorilla. He was supposed to be the main subject. Then something happened as I began painting the jungle. The trees began to more, to grow. When I stood back and saw the whole thing I could tell there was a storm coming"
 
>> Original painting available for purchase through Perkowitz Art Studio

"Chimpanzees"

36x36  |  $700
Oil on canvas  |  2015

"This is a portrait of three wise chimps we encountered down at Busch Gardens in Florida. They didn't move the entire time we were there, just thinking. I bet they were planning an escape."
 
>> Original painting available for purchase through Perkowitz Art Studio

"Blue Chicago Lion"

16x20  |  $300
Oil on canvas  |  2015

"One of the lions that stands guard outside the entrance to the Chicago Art Institute done in shades of blue."
 
>> Original painting available for purchase through Perkowitz Art Studio

"Cougar Two"

24x18  |  $500
Oil on canvas  |  2015

"I was so fascinated by the first cougar that I had to revisit him. Something happened the second time around with the lines and shapes that changed his gender to female in my mind the second time around."
 
Original painting available for sale through the Perkowitz Art Studio

"Cougar One"

24x18  |  $500
Oil on canvas  |  2015

" I know he is an animal, but somehow this guy become personified to me as his face appeared. Take a look at the eyes. Before this I never knew that cougars have people-eyes, not the odd oval eyes of most cats."
 
>> Original painting available for purchase through Perkowitz Art Studio

"Elk"

40x30  |  $600
Oil on canvas  |  2014

"I imagine that this is the moment right after the elk has seen me and before he bounds away."
 
>> Original painting available for purchase through Perkowitz Art Studio

"Cougar Three"

24x18  |  $500
Oil on canvas  |  2015

"This is the third in my series of studying a cougar. Somehow the dark separations between the colors became steps and she more closely resembles her cousin the tiger"
 
>> Original painting available for purchase through Perkowitz Art Studio

"Emu Two"

20x20  |  $100
Oil on canvas  |  2015

"Revisiting this old friend. I love his intense stare."
 
>> Original painting available for purchase through Perkowitz Art Studio

"Polar Bears"

48" x 36" | SOLD

Oil on canvas | 2023

"I imagine this to be a mother polar bear watching her cubs swim off to face a sadly changing world."

"Daisey"

36" x 36" | SOLD

Oil on canvas

"Before Daisey came off my brush, if you had told me that a cow could be a spiritual experience, I would not have believed you. This is about as close to a religious painting as I will ever do."

"The Spirit Moo-ves First"

8" x 10" | SOLD

Oil on canvas

"I was asked for a small painting for a special charity action with the theme 'The Spirit Moves First' so I went back and visited Daisey."

"Duke The Bull"

36x36  |  SOLD
Oil on canvas  |  2019

"The final entry in my series of European Hereford cattle."

"Slick (Horse in Field)"

18x24  |  SOLD
Oil on canvas  |  2017

"Wise old Slick was the long time companion of a family friend. When she suggested I should paint one of the prettier horses at the stable, I said no, Slick is just fine."

"Slick (Horse in Field)"

18x24  |  SOLD
Oil on canvas  |  2017

"Wise old Slick was the long time companion of a family friend. When she suggested I should paint one of the prettier horses at the stable, I said no, Slick is just fine."

"Horse By The Barn"

18x24  |  SOLD
Oil on canvas  |  2017

"The subject in his natural element."

"Slick"

18x24  |  SOLD
Oil on canvas  |  2017

"Wise old Slick was the long time companion of a family friend. When she suggested I should paint one of the prettier horses at the stable, I said no, Slick is just fine."

"Giraffe 1"

24x36  |  SOLD
Oil on canvas  |  2019

"Giraffe 2"

24x36  |  SOLD
Oil on canvas  |  2019

"Rooster 83"

36x36  |  SOLD
Oil on canvas  | 

"This original can be viewed at Roost 83 Restaurant, 116 S. US Route 83 in Grayslake, Illinois ."

"Emu's Gaze"

14x14  |  SOLD
Oil on canvas  |  2015

"Getting close enough to gaze into the eyes of this formidable bird made him a challenge to paint."

"Little Angry Bird"

24x18  |  SOLD
Oil on canvas  |  2016

"If you ever visit the Brookfield Zoo just outside Chicago, you can meet this little guy. That's where I found him and he need to be painted."

"Brown Bear At Night"

20x20  |  SOLD
Oil on canvas  |  2015

"Here's another face that popped off the canvas at me while I was painting. I used so many color's of 'brown,' but they all merged together.""

"Ursa Minor"

10x8  |  SOLD
Oil on canvas  |  2016

"Here is my brown bear in the wild again. This time he is on a tiny 10 x 8 canvas."

"Cheetah Running"

48x36  |  SOLD
Oil on canvas  |  2014

"I wanted to show an animal in motion and reasoned that there was no better subject than a cheetah. But this is really more from the cheetah's perspective. He is stopped and the world around him is a blur of motion."

"Cheetah Unbound"

48x36  |  SOLD
Oil on canvas  |  2014

"I guess these guys are born in pairs. This time the cheetah is in a single moment. The heavy texture of the oil paints is like glue holding him."

"Jane’s Dog"

20x20  |  SOLD
Oil on canvas  | 

"Jane loves this depiction of her goofy friend because she thinks it makes him look dignified.""

"Matt’s Max"

18x24  |  SOLD
Oil on canvas  | 

"Tired Max relaxes on the kitchen floor after a long day and a long life."

"Lion Roaring"

16x20  |  SOLD
Oil on canvas  |  2016

"The right lion sculpture outside the Art Institute in Chicago is a bit more dramatic than the left."

"Copper Lion"

16x20  |  SOLD
Oil on canvas  |  2016

"This painting is based on the left lion in front of the famous Art Institute of Chicago. Today they have a week developed green patina, but this is how I imagine he looked when he was new."

"Green Lion"

16x20  |  SOLD
Oil on canvas  |  2016

"This is the third in my study of the lions outside the Art Institute of Chicago. It is another view of the left lion."

"Sly Fox"

24x18  |  SOLD
Oil on canvas  |  2016

"I know that the fox is a hunter, I know that he has teeth and claws, But with the soft colorful fur, all I want to do is go and pick him up."

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