Contained Paintings feature painted canvases inset into custom frames. The pictorial space of painting is challenged by the extension of the painting outside of so-called "painting area," and the physical gap between what are traditionally referred to as "painting" and "frame."

In situ
Suk it Kevin, New Release, New York, 2021
Mark and Phil, Denny Dimin, New York, 2021
Peace/L♡ve, COUNTY, Palm Beach, 2020
New Paintings, Maruani Noirhomme, Brussels, 2013
Up w/Briquette, Leo Koenig, New York, 2010
Feel Rabid or Not, Galeria Moriarty, Madrid, 2009

Burger FF, 2010, acrylic on canvas, acrylic on canvas over wood artist's frame, 43 1/2 x 53 1/2 inches Three Palms, 2020, acrylic and flocking on canvas, artist's frame, 55 x 79 inches Mom Dad Kid, 2020, acrylic and flocking on canvas, artist’s frame, 41 x 41 inches "Bored", 2020, acrylic and flocking on canvas, artist’s frame, 41 x 41 inches Hi Rita, 2020, acrylic and flocking on canvas, artist’s frame, 41 x 41 inches Debi + Mars, 2020, acrylic and flocking on canvas, artist’s frame, 41 x 41 inches I Was Here (Cloud), 2021, acrylic and flocking on canvas, wood, epoxy and enamel artist’s frame, 23 x 23 inches Moroso (Mark and Phil), 2021, acrylic and flocking on canvas, wood, epoxy and enamel artist’s frame, 37 x 37 inches I Was Here (Rainbow), 2021, acrylic and flocking on canvas, wood, epoxy and enamel artist’s frame, 23 x 23 inches Contained Cloud, 2019, acrylic on canvas, artist's frame, 47 1/2 x 47 1/2 inches Contained Rainbow, 2019, acrylic on canvas, artist's frame, 47 1/2 x 47 1/2 inches Underpass, 2013, acrylic on canvas, acrylic on canvas over wood artist's frame, 52 x 40 inches East of Avenue D, 2013, acrylic on canvas, acrylic on canvas over wood artist's frame, 51 1/2 x 39 1/2 inches Grand, 2013, acrylic on canvas, acrylic on canvas over wood artist's frame, 41 1/4 x 53 1/4 inches Forsyth, 2013, acrylic on canvas, acrylic on canvas over wood artist's frame, 39 1/2 x 51 3/4 inches Pad, 2010, acrylic on canvas, acrylic on canvas over wood artist's frame, 43 1/4 x 55 1/4 inches U.R., 2010, acrylic on canvas, acrylic on canvas over wood artist's frame, foam ball, 40 x 53 x 3 inches 84 Forsyth, 2013, acrylic on canvas, acrylic on canvas over wood artist's frame, 99 3/4 x 75 1/2 inches Asymptote, 2013, acrylic on canvas, acrylic on canvas over wood artist's frame, 76 x 75 1/2 inches 57, 2011, acrylic on canvas, acrylic on canvas over wood artist's frame, 19 x 23 inches Europian, 2009, acrylic on canvas, acrylic on canvas over wood artist's frame, 18 1/4 x 21 1/4 inches Apte, 2009, acrylic on canvas, acrylic on canvas over wood artist's frame, 43 1/2 x 55 1/2 inches Nap Ender, 2009, acrylic on canvas, acrylic on canvas over wood artist's frame, 71 1/2 x 61 1/4 inches Reverb, 2009, acrylic on canvas, acrylic on canvas over wood artist's frame, 71 1/2 x 61 1/4 inches Apte, 2009, acrylic on canvas, acrylic on canvas over wood artist's frame, foam ball, 43 1/2 x 55 1/2 x 4 inches