"AND YOU SHALL TIE THEM AS A SIGN UPON YOUR HAND, A REMINDER BETWEEN YOUR EYES". 16 x 12, oil on canvas. Palette knife.

Portrait of a special nephew, performing the Mitzvah of Tefillin for the first time.

"MILES TO GO", 9 x 12, oil on canvas. Done with 'impasto' brushwork (thick piles of paint slathered on!).

"AUTUMN TAPESTRY", 12 x 16, oil, palette knife on canvasboard. I loved the contrast between the shedding golds and the fiery reds behind it.

"AUTUMN REDS", 12 x 16, oil, palette knife on canvasboard

'MARYLAND COUNTRYSIDE IN AUTUMN', 12 x 16, oil on canvasboard. First painting of the season.

In honor of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashana.

A sweet new year to all my Jewish friends!

"HASBROUCK BARN", 16 x 20, oil on canvasboard