This gallery, currently under construction, will contain paintings from a wide span of years, reflecting development over a long period. Many, even if done decades ago, have never been shown or offered for sale. Therefore they are far from being “white elephants” – hence the name. There may also be extreme variations in price, from what might be termed sketches to major milestones in the work of the artist.

For the background and evolution of these paintings, use the Tabula Rosa link at the top of the page and see “Notes on the Series.”

I came to Washington for Barack Obama’s inauguration, walking in the predawn hours to the Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington so that I could sketch, and my wife, Laura Sutherland, could photograph, the sun rising over the capital. We very quickly hiked up to the Lee-Custis Mansion for a different perspective. Then, at sunset, in bitter cold wind (but high spirits everywhere), I sat on the ground at the Washington Monument, facing the Lincoln Memorial, and sketched the sunset. In the weeks that followed I created a total of 24 paintings from that day.