Artists Represented

All of these paintings are about life-size in black and white oil paint on black or white acid free archival canvas. I use only the best materials available so this work will last for generations. They are rolled for ease of shipping, include a Certificate of Authenticity and can easily be stretched or mounted by your framer. My backgrounds are generally stark white or jet black without variation. Any change in shade you see here is due to lighting unless it is an obvious texture. My work always looks better in person.

They are painterly in person with depth and texture. As you get some distance they begin to look "Photo-realistic" but they are paintings and the expert brushwork shows.

Most measure 3 x 5 ft, if it's more square, it will be 3 x 3 ft.

I generally paint from a photograph. Customers who have special images they would like to see in a painted form are welcome to contact the manstouch gallery for information and price quote. Turnaround time is about 2 weeks.

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CompartMENtalized - New Collection

Everyone makes assumptions about the people they meet based on very little information. We stereotype them or “put them in boxes” that we can easily understand. This series of near life-size paintings illustrate these compartmentalized prejudices using the classical figure in black & white within the limited environment of a 3 x 3 ft box.

About the Artist
Eric is an accomplished artist who studied painting, drawing, calligraphy and ceramics in Osaka Japan & more recently here in Provincetown Mass, at the Artist’s work center as a winner of a Geraldine R. Dodge Scholarship for studies in Figurative Fine Art in 2004.

To date, Eric has exhibited and has work in such diverse places as Osaka Japan, Alexandria Egypt, Sofia Bulgaria, Seoul Korea, Dublin Ireland, Hong Kong China, Paris France and many.

Within the USA his work has been exhibited in galleries in Soho NY, public spaces in Manhattan and city community centers. His work was featured in International Exhibitions of Figurative Art in Los Angeles, New York City & Phoenix Arizona. His work was selected by the Carnegie Museum of History for a Public Work in Pittsburgh. Eric participated in both the New York 9-11 Memorial Competition and the one for New Jersey. He is a published author on such divergent topics as Origami for Grown-ups and a history of superstitions in Christian Religion. His photography has been published by Studio Magazines in a special edition of photography of the male form.

His work can be found/archived in both public and private collections including such places as the Guggenheim Museum, The Museum Of Modern Art, Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, Jeu de Paume of Paris, & his photographic series, based on the Wizard of Oz, is on display at The Judy Garland Museum.