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Group 3:
Manipulation of Process and Content Continuum

The simultaneous manipulation of both process and content in the same painting yields a continuum that includes Post-Impressionism, Symbolism, Expressionism, much of Early and Middle era Cubism, most Abstract Expressionism, and a variety of multiple combinations that fit the category.

Bora Bora

Bora Bora

2008

30 x 40

Tulips II

Tulips II

2005

30 x 45

Brushwork

Brushwork

2007

24 x 30

Photo of Bob at the gravesite of Vincent Van Gogh and his brother Theo

Photo of Bob at the gravesite of Vincent Van Gogh and his brother Theo

Van Gogh's Elusive Inspiration

I was in a cafe in Berlin one night in 1993. The building had not been destroyed by war. Therefore, the original old window glass remained in place. I recall looking through that old glass to see what was going on out in the street, and I was immediately struck by what I saw. There, distorted in that old glass, was a vision that looked exactly like a mature Van Gogh painting. It was all there: the distorted lines, intensified brilliant colors and broken circles surrounding each source of light. Of course, the glass revealed its secret only at night. It was not something you could see during the day. I am sure that Van Gogh noticed this same phenomenon somewhere in Arles. And he did the same thing I had done: he looked at the glass, not through it. With this revelation in his mind, and with the similarity of it to Impressionism, he began painting pictures at night. He did this so that he could paint exactly what he was looking at, reflected in the old glass of a window. The chemical composition of that old glass is the secret sauce that put Impressionism on steroids. It is what required Van Gogh to work at night and to use thick, heavy brush strokes to replicate the effect of light penetrating through old glass. Van Gogh soon became known among the locals as the painter of the night. I believe that he quickly mastered this new technique and began painting pictures the same way during the day. Paintings began to pour forth in an explosion of creativity, and the result is now known world-wide as his signature style. The proof can be seen in any old glass window in the world under the right conditions and time of day.


Still Life


Still Life


1968


24 x 20

Flowers


Flowers


1969


30 x 24

Vase of Flowers II

Vase of Flowers II


1974


30 x 20

Table Setting


Table Setting


1968


24 x 42

Vase of Flowers X


Vase of Flowers X


1978


16 x 20

Still Life with Oranges


Still Life with Oranges


1968


24 x 30

Fruit and Vase


Fruit and Vase


1969


16 x 20

Still Life with Vases

Still Life with Vases


1968


24 x 30

Still Life with Fruit


Still Life with Fruit


1969


20 x 24

Fireworks Over Lake Union II

Fireworks Over Lake Union II

2008

40 x 30

Fireworks Over Gasworks Park

Fireworks Over Gasworks Park

2004

30 x 40

Fireworks Spectacular


Fireworks Spectacular


2009


48 x 48

Devil’s Island

Devil’s Island


2017


36 x 24

Amish Hauling Corn

Amish Hauling Corn

1998

30 x 48

Zion I

Zion I

1990

36 x 48

Whidbey Island Farm

Whidbey Island Farm

1990

24 X 36

Bayside Retreat

Bayside Retreat

1968

24 x 36

Farm House


Farm House


1991


30 x 24

Storm Over Arches National Park

Storm Over Arches National Park

1989

30 x 40

Storm Over Monument Valley


Storm Over Monument Valley


1990


30 x 40

Bryce Canyon Panorama

Bryce Canyon Panorama

2008

30 x 45

Martinique

Martinique

2005

30 x 45

Poppies


Poppies


1997


24 x 48

California Live Oaks


California Live Oaks


1991


20 x 24

Trees of Fall III

Trees of Fall III

2021

24 x 36

Pemaquid Lighthouse


Pemaquid Lighthouse


1991


24 x 18

Pemaquid Lighthouse II


Pemaquid Lighthouse II


1991


36 x 36

The Matterhorn

The Matterhorn

1976

24 x 30

The Surreal Sixties: A Party at UCLA


The Surreal Sixties: A Party at UCLA


1969


24 x 36

Bob and Eileen Snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef


Bob and Eileen Snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef


2005


24 x 36

Cinque Terre at Night

Cinque Terre at Night

2008

30 x 40

Charles Bridge, Prague


Charles Bridge, Prague


2012


30 x 40

Photo of Bob in Prague

Photo of Bob in Prague

Luxembourg


Luxembourg


1973


40 x 30

Regatta (After Monet)


Regatta (After Monet)


1974


24 x 30

Row Boats


Row Boats


1975


40 x 30

Salzburg Street Market


Salzburg Street Market


1974


34 x 36

The Daubs

The Daubs

1989

24 x 36

Europe in Magenta and Green


Europe in Magenta and Green


1989


24 x 36

Woman with a Parasol


Woman with a Parasol


2006


36 x 24

Rothenburg I

Rothenburg I

1975


40 x 30

Frutigen


Frutigen


1974


60 x 42

Alps Experience


Alps Experience


1975


24 x 36

Bergen Harbor


Bergen Harbor


1975


40 x 36

Bales of Hay


Bales of Hay


1975


36 x 36

On the Mediterranean


On the Mediterranean


1975



36 x 36

Butchart Gardens IV


Butchart Gardens IV


2009


36 x 24

Bob on the Napali Coast Trail

Bob on the Napali Coast Trail

2014


36 x 24

Carmel Coastline

Carmel Coastline


1991


18 x 24

Hawaii


Hawaii


2006


30 x 40

Maine's Acadia Coastline

Maine's Acadia Coastline

2019

30 x 40

The Seychelles

The Seychelles

2020

24 x 36

Reunion Island Coastline

Reunion Island Coastline

2020

24 x 36

Exploring Reunion Island

Exploring Reunion Island

2020

24 x 36

Breakwater

Breakwater

2018

24 x 36

Bar Harbor Coastline

Bar Harbor Coastline

2020

24 x 36

Fortress at Muscat, Oman

Fortress at Muscat, Oman

2020

24 x 36

Reykjanes Thermal Field,Iceland

Reykjanes Thermal Field,Iceland

2019

30x40

Italian Riviera Coast

Italian Riviera Coast

2013

36x36

Giant Waterlilies – Upper Amazon


Giant Waterlilies – Upper Amazon


2017


24 x 36

Aboriginal Dance


Aboriginal Dance


2000


33 x 40

Folklife Festival Dancers


Folklife Festival Dancers


2001


36 x 48

The Cauldron Doth Bubble


The Cauldron Doth Bubble


2001


30 x 40

Nude with Blanket


Nude with Blanket


1968


30 x 24

Reclining Woman

Reclining Woman

1994

36 x 24

Woman Sitting on Red

Woman Sitting on Red

1994

24 x 18

The Devil


The Devil


2002


40 x 30

Mondrian in Love


Mondrian in Love


1970


24 x 30

Elephant with Striped Pajamas


Elephant with Striped Pajamas



2007



30 x 40

Striped Rhino

Striped Rhino


2017


24 x 30

Elephant/Victoria Falls


Elephant/Victoria Falls


2007


24 x 36

Hippo


Hippo


2007


24 x 36

Pissed Off in the Rain


Pissed Off in the Rain


1998


40 x 30

Four Part Harmony (after Cezanne)

Four Part Harmony (after Cezanne)

2019

40 x 120

House Fire


House Fire


2007


24 x 36

Southern California Burning


Southern California Burning


2007


30 x 40

Global Thermonuclear War

Global Thermonuclear War


2012


48x48

Seahawks Tackling a Big Job


Seahawks Tackling a Big Job


2001


48 x 48

Lighting It Up


Lighting It Up


1999


30 x 40

Lighthouse


Lighthouse


1991


18 x 24

Barn


Barn


1972


22 x 30

Sailboats


Sailboats


1970


24 x 30

Passau


Passau


1991


18 x 36

Mountain High


Mountain High


1991


24 x 30

Prague


Prague


2010


30 x 40

Barn in Blue and Purple


Barn in Blue and Purple


1991


24 x 30

The City at Night


The City at Night


1969


22 x 28

Dubrovnik


Dubrovnik


2010


30 x 40

Overlooking Rio de Janeiro

Overlooking Rio de Janeiro

2019

30 x 40

Copacabana Beach

Copacabana Beach

2019

30 x 40

Sunrise in Rio de Janeiro

Sunrise in Rio de Janeiro

2017

36 x 36

Maui Sunset

Maui Sunset

2020

36 x 24

Bainbridge Gardens III


Bainbridge Gardens III


2005


30 x 45

Bainbridge Gardens IV

Bainbridge Gardens IV


2005


30 x 45

Red Flowers


Red Flowers


1970


16 x 12

White Sails and Red Sky


White Sails and Red Sky


1970


30 x 15

Rush Hour


Rush Hour


2003


48 x 48

Me, Myself, and I

Me, Myself, and I

2021

48 x 48

Oklahoma City Tornado


Oklahoma City Tornado


2013


36 x 48

Jelly Fish


Jelly Fish


2005


40 x 30

Jelly Fish II


Jelly Fish II


2005


40 x 30

The Cubist Epoch

The elusive quality of the cubist approach, especially the ovals and rectangles of the middle period, remained beyond my grasp for many years. The idea of multiple points of view seemed incomplete. One day, I decided to trace Picasso’s portrait of his agent, Henry Kahnweiler, to see what it might reveal. Half way through this exercise, I began to laugh. It was all so simple and right in front of my nose.

The methodology is not revealed by the linear fragmented lines of the composition. The secret lies in the spaces between the lines. It is here where the distinction between positive and negative space is severed, allowing color to flow freely back and forth between all areas of the painting.

In order to create this painting in the style of the middle Cubist period, one must first compose the subject and then decompose it by erasing half of the sketch in alternating sections. It is in the decomposing that the magic occurs. A new structure is created, and it can then be embellished or moved and repeated. 

The Cubist Epoch

Picasso's portrait of Henry Kahnweiler

Portrait of a Man

Portrait of a Man

1970

20 x 16

Yes or No?


Yes or No?


1971


30 x 24

Baseball Souffle

Baseball Souffle

2001

48 x 30

Pieta


Pieta


2001


36 x 40

Pink Slip Blues


Pink Slip Blues


2001


30 x 40

Earthquake


Earthquake


2001


40 x 30

Lady


Lady


2007


45 x 36

Speed Skating


Speed Skating


2003


40 x 30

Picasso in Love

Picasso in Love

2021

48 x 48

Schwabisch Hall

Schwabisch Hall

1975


30 x 40

Makeup Table


Makeup Table


1971


24 x 36

Still Life with Book & Fruit


Still Life with Book & Fruit


1975


24 x 30

Mother and Child


Mother and Child


1971


24 x 20

Emptiness


Emptiness


1999


30 x 48

Destiny


Destiny


1998

40 x 30

Bouquet II


Bouquet II


2007


40 x 20

New Years Eve in Times Square

New Years Eve in Times Square


2001


24 x 40

Journey of the Protoplasm


Journey of the Protoplasm


1994


30 x 40

Female

Female


2005


40 x 30

Lifesavers

Lifesavers

2021

48 x 48

Galaxy XIII

Galaxy XIII

2021

48 x 48

Prison


Prison


2006


30 x 40

Jellyfish XIII

Jellyfish XIII

2021

18 x 24

Annunciation

Annunciation

2016

42 x 42

Hands Across the Water

Hands Across the Water

2019

30 x 40

Hair-do

Hair-do

2021

48 x 48

Jellyfish XVI

Jellyfish XVI

2021

48 x 48

Jellyfish X

Jellyfish X

2020

48 X48

Bubbles

Bubbles

2021

48 x 48

The Kiss (thinking of Klimt)

The Kiss (thinking of Klimt)

2021

48 x 40

South Sea Coral


South Sea Coral


2010


42 x 48

Great Barrier Reef


Great Barrier Reef


2006


30 x 40

Singapore Coral I

Singapore Coral I

2020

24 x 36

Singapore Coral II

Singapore Coral II

2020

24 x 36

Jellyfish IX

Jellyfish IX

2020

24 x 18

Seahorse

Seahorse

2020

24 x 18

Jellyfish VI

Jellyfish VI

2020

24 x 36

Jellyfish VIII

Jellyfish VIII

2020

24 x 36

Galaxy XI

Galaxy XI

2021

48 x 48

Galaxy VI

Galaxy VI

2020

36 x 36

Abstractionism II

Abstractionism II

2021

48 x 48

Doggies

Doggies

2003


48 x 48

Doggies II


Doggies II


2003


48 x 48

Firelight


Firelight


2003


48 x 48

Arrangement in Water


Arrangement in Water


2003


40 x 30

RP-5

RP-5

2003

48 x 48

Coral Reef


Coral Reef


2003


30 x 40

Rain Painting


Rain Painting


2003


30 X 40

Colors


Colors


2003


48 x 24

Red, White and Blue


Red, White and Blue


2003


48 x 24

Four Colors

Four Colors

2021

36 x 48

Black Drip on Gray


Black Drip on Gray


2003


40 x 30

Gray Square on Gray


Gray Square on Gray


2003


48 x 48

Bora Bora
Tulips II
Brushwork
Photo of Bob at the gravesite of Vincent Van Gogh and his brother Theo
Van Gogh's Elusive Inspiration
Still Life

Flowers

Vase of Flowers II
Table Setting

Vase of Flowers X

Still Life with Oranges

Fruit and Vase

Still Life with Vases
Still Life with Fruit

Fireworks Over Lake Union II
Fireworks Over Gasworks Park
Fireworks Spectacular

Devil’s Island
Amish Hauling Corn
Zion I
Whidbey Island Farm
Bayside Retreat
Farm House

Storm Over Arches National Park
Storm Over Monument Valley

Bryce Canyon Panorama
Martinique
Poppies

California Live Oaks

Trees of Fall III
Pemaquid Lighthouse

Pemaquid Lighthouse II

The Matterhorn
The Surreal Sixties: A Party at UCLA

Bob and Eileen Snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef

Cinque Terre at Night
Charles Bridge, Prague

Photo of Bob in Prague
Luxembourg

Regatta (After Monet)

Row Boats

Salzburg Street Market

The Daubs
Europe in Magenta and Green

Woman with a Parasol

Rothenburg I
Frutigen

Alps Experience

Bergen Harbor

Bales of Hay

On the Mediterranean

Butchart Gardens IV

Bob on the Napali Coast Trail
Carmel Coastline
Hawaii

Maine's Acadia Coastline
The Seychelles
Reunion Island Coastline
Exploring Reunion Island
Breakwater
Bar Harbor Coastline
Fortress at Muscat, Oman
Reykjanes Thermal Field,Iceland
Italian Riviera Coast
Giant Waterlilies – Upper Amazon

Aboriginal Dance

Folklife Festival Dancers

The Cauldron Doth Bubble

Nude with Blanket

Reclining Woman
Woman Sitting on Red
The Devil

Mondrian in Love

Elephant with Striped Pajamas

Striped Rhino
Elephant/Victoria Falls

Hippo

Pissed Off in the Rain

Four Part Harmony (after Cezanne)
House Fire

Southern California Burning

Global Thermonuclear War
Seahawks Tackling a Big Job

Lighting It Up

Lighthouse

Barn

Sailboats

Passau

Mountain High

Prague

Barn in Blue and Purple

The City at Night

Dubrovnik

Overlooking Rio de Janeiro
Copacabana Beach
Sunrise in Rio de Janeiro
Maui Sunset
Bainbridge Gardens III

Bainbridge Gardens IV
Red Flowers

White Sails and Red Sky

Rush Hour

Me, Myself, and I
Oklahoma City Tornado

Jelly Fish

Jelly Fish II

The Cubist Epoch
Portrait of a Man
Yes or No?

Baseball Souffle
Pieta

Pink Slip Blues

Earthquake

Lady

Speed Skating

Picasso in Love
Schwabisch Hall
Makeup Table

Still Life with Book & Fruit

Mother and Child

Emptiness

Destiny

Bouquet II

New Years Eve in Times Square
Journey of the Protoplasm

Female
Lifesavers
Galaxy XIII
Prison

Jellyfish XIII
Annunciation
Hands Across the Water
Hair-do
Jellyfish XVI
Jellyfish X
Bubbles
The Kiss (thinking of Klimt)
South Sea Coral

Great Barrier Reef

Singapore Coral I
Singapore Coral II
Jellyfish IX
Seahorse
Jellyfish VI
Jellyfish VIII
Galaxy XI
Galaxy VI
Abstractionism II
Doggies
Doggies II

Firelight

Arrangement in Water

RP-5
Coral Reef

Rain Painting

Colors

Red, White and Blue

Four Colors
Black Drip on Gray

Gray Square on Gray