SELECTED PAINTINGS

Food Paintings

In 1996, the Joy of Cooking was revised. Absent were old favorites, like Jell-O and macaroni and cheese that didn’t fit into the food culture of the day. These paintings provoke memories of family dinners and church picnics.
Spam - 1998
oil on canvas, 46” x 46”
Pineapple and Tomato Aspic - 1998
oil on canvas, 46” x 46”
Macaroni and Cheese - 1998
oil on canvas, 46" x 46"
Basic 4 - 1998
oil on canvas, 46” x 58”
Ring Cake - 2010
oil on canvas, 30” x 30”
Tart - 2010
oil on canvas, 30” x 30”
Healthy Choice - 2009
oil on canvas, 30” x 30”
Lemon Meringue Pie - 2009
oil on canvas, 30” x 30”

Ancestor painting
I know little about my maternal ancestors. Assimilation was more important to them than preserving their heritage. These paintings are my attempt to understand my Russian roots through family photographs. Magnifying the faces and places in order to see beyond them, I realized that this history I was painting was to be an inventive one.
Alex Has A Red Truck - 1997
oil on canvas, 6’ x 4 1/2’
See Grandmother - 1998
oil on canvas, 6’ x 4 1/2’
Alex and Paulina Plant the Seed - 1997
oil on canvas, 6’ x 4 1/2’
The Baby Walks - 1998
oil on canvas, 6’ x 4 1/2’

Vegetable Wars
Crinkles and Drops - 2010
oil on canvas, 24”x24”
Meringue - 2011, oil bar, 20"x27"
Tangrenade - 2011, oil bar, 24"x24"
Vegetable Allies - 2011
oil bar, 24"x24"
Explosion - 2011, oil bar, 24"x24"
Attack - 2011, oil bar, 30"x30"

Faces - 2011, oil bar, 24"x26"