Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas. Approx 24"x24" SOLD This is the reason there has been such a gap in between postings. I've put ...

Oil on Board. Approx 4"x8" SOLD Here is part 2. It was interesting capturing the convex properties of this one versus the concave ...

Oil on Board. Approx 4"x8" SOLD This is part 1 of a 2 part painting. maybe you can guess what the second part is...but maybe you c...

Oil on Board. Approx 6"x6" SOLD Here is the second of the 2 commissions. I will have some new auction paintings coming up this wee...

Oil on Board. Approx 6"x6" SOLD Here is the first of 2 commission from a recent repeat collector. I believe he owns a winery or so...

Oil on Board. Approx 4"x8" SOLD Back to the indoors. Pop the top on the ol' bubbly.

Oil on Board. Approx 6"x6" For purchase info, email michael@mnaples.com It's like an outdoor theme lately. A nice change of pa...

Oil on Board. Approx 4"x8" For purchase info, email michael@mnaples.com I took this snap shot from the highway doing 65mph. I was ...

Oil on Board. Approx 4"x8" SOLD I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago but was never really a city person. I even commuted to school ...

Oil on Board. Approx 6"x6" SOLD Here is a tighter, more technical painting today. It was my goal to capture that interesting shape...

Oil on Board. Approx 8"x4" SOLD Today is Tomato Tuesday for some of the Daily Paintworks members. This would be my contribution t...

Click to purchase. So here is my surprise. I am proud to present my book called "The First 300". It's a 56 page, full color bo...

Oil on Board. Approx 6"x6" SOLD When I read the email listing all the items to be featured in this still life, my jaw dropped. I w...

Oil on Board. Approx 6"x6" SOLD

Oil on Board. Approx 6"x6" SOLD Here's the milk. This is one of a few commissions I have in the studio. You'll see the oth...

Oil on Board. Approx 6"x6" SOLD Where's the milk, you say. Good question. That painting will come tomorrow. It's a diptych...

Oil on Board. Approx 4"x8" SOLD I found this leaf outside of my work and it stood out to me. I thought it looked figurative when i...

Oil on Board. Approx 6"x6" SOLD I found these two old milk bottles at the resale shop I patron frequently. I have seen the clear o...

Oil on Board. Approx 6"x6" SOLD I haven't used a baseball as a still life since I was doing daily drawing (as opposed to daily...

Oil on Board. Approx 11"x14" SOLD The Blue Moon Art Show was last Thursday and it was a great event. It really felt like a real ga...

Oil on Board. Approx 6"x6" SOLD If you look back on my blog, you'll notice I don't paint many flowers. Truthfully, I have ...

Oil on Board. Approx 4.5"x6.5" SOLD I first did this rendering back in December (along with the wine cork rendering). I felt it ne...

Oil on Board. Approx 6"x6" SOLD I went to the Wheaton Art Fair this past weekend. After I walked through the show I took a stroll ...

Graphite on Bristol Board. Approx 8"x11" SOLD Commissioned portrait. I just got word that my Blue Moon painting was chosen as a to...

Oil on Board. Approx 4.5"x7" SOLD I did this drawing back in December and felt it needed some reworking. I think it's much mor...

Oil on Board. Approx 4"x8" SOLD

Oil on Board. Approx 6"x6" SOLD About a year ago, I wrote about how I hard trouble mixing greens. Since that time I have attempted...

Oil on Board. Approx 8"x4" SOLD The whole time I was painting this it looked like the greenish pear was the leader and the other t...

Oil on Board. Approx 8"x4" SOLD I tried to be a lot more brushy with this one. I think that added to the thickness of the peanut b...

Oil on Board. Approx 8"x4" SOLD Have I mentioned lately that this is my favorite subject? Well it is. I may even have a couple mor...

Oil on Board. Approx 4"x8.375" For purchase info, please email michael@mnaples.com

Oil on Board. Approx 6"x6" SOLD

Oil on Board. Approx 3.5"x8" SOLD When I first laid this painting out I figured it to be horizontal. After about half way through ...

Oil on Board. Approx 6"x6" SOLD This is a door at my house...the new house in Wheaton that is. It's new to us but is over 40 y...

Oil on Board. Approx 8"x8" SOLD This is a my dog...one of them actually. This little guy will melt in your arms. He will fall asle...

Oil on Board. Approx 3.875"x8" SOLD

Oil on Board. Approx 5.75"x6" SOLD

Oil on Board. Approx 3.875"x8" SOLD

Oil on Board. Approx 6"x6" SOLD This composition just kind of happened. I love how the green apple stands out from the red fabric.

Oil on Fredrix Canvas Board. 6"x8" SOLD Alright, I have some catching up to do. I haven't had much time to paint lately but sh...

Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx 12.5"x14.5" It's been a while since my last post and this painting is part of the reason. The r...

Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx 5"x6" SOLD. What I like most about pears are all the plain changes on the skin. I love how the ligh...

Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx 6"x8" Commission

Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx 6"x4.875" SOLD

Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx 6"x6" SOLD We got these from my wife's sister. One of several hand-me-downs we will use for the...

Oil on 1/4" Board. Approx 6"x6" SOLD Usually when I start a painting I will draw the scene with thin, light brush work. But f...