Standing Gallery, Kirkland WA

My 20-years of painting, mostly oil on canvas, is founded in engineering, not fine arts. The path to picking up a brush was learning geometry and graphing in school, doing system diagrams at work, lots of doodling in too long corporate meetings, and finally entering a store for a blank canvas. Having a non-zero amount of autism, a common thing in engineering, my work shows the world through that lens. 

The work is typically strictly composed and emotionally close to neutral. It is unashamedly beautiful in an austere way. I try to give the things I paint an aura of thoughtfulness. I hope that this calm speaks through the paintings.

My site begins with pieces that are being shown and where (if any). This is followed by  FIGURES paintings and a button to show other pieces, FLOWERS and button, LANDSCAPES and button, ANIMALS and button, then a button for past SCULPTURES and woodworking. These categories are very broadly defined.

Commissions welcomed.

Enjoy…

By appointment in Kirkland, WA
9AM - 7PM
(425)449-9524
whstanding@gmail.com

Works on sale at the KAC Avant Garden, May 3, 2026

These paintings, “Big Leaf Maple” (48″ x 48″) and “A day a the beach” (48″ x 36″) will hang at the Kirkland Arts Center until they are moved to the auction center Kirkland Art Classes Home – Kirkland Arts Center


My work so far is shown below


Figures:

Flowers:

Landscapes:

Animals:

Sculptures and Woodworking

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