work from sketchbook

paintings from travels in 2012/13

Monhegan Is. Trail above pebble beach.

oil pastel / collage

New Work

January is off to a busy start.  New work, new pictures to post and new monotypes in the works.  Check back for the output of the press.

Ruined Cactus, mixed media, 5 x 7 inches, 2013. For sale, $300, contact artist

Unraveled, mixed media, 6 x 8 inches, 2013. For sale, $300, contact artist

Untitled, mixed media, 8 x 6 inches, 2013. For sale, $300, contact artist

Untitled, mixed media, 8 x 6 inches, 2013. For sale, $300, contact artist

Untitled, mixed media, 6 x 6 inches, 2013. For sale, $300, contact artist

Untitled, mixed media, 6 x 6 inches, 2013. For sale, $300, contact artist

New Monotypes

This is a photo of the studio of Open Press, Denver, under the tutelage of Mark Lunning, master printmaker.  Most of my prints that day began with a brayer with details added with brush and other mark-making tools including my fingers.

Here are some examples of the prints made that day.

Untitled, monotype, 10 x 10 inches, 2013.  For sale, $300, contact artist.

Untitled, monotype, 10 x 10 inches, 2013.  For sale, $300, contact artist.

Untitled, monotype, 10 x 10 inches, 2013.  For sale, $300, contact artist.

Untitled, monotype, 10 x 10 inches, 2013.  For sale, $300, contact artist.

Untitled, monotype, 10 x 10 inches, 2013.  For sale, $300, contact artist.

Untitled, monotype, 10 x 10 inches, 2013.  For sale, $300, contact artist.

I painted this picture in 2013 on my return from Oregon.  The influence of my usual mountain environment was challenged by the different settings of the Oregon coast.

Mixed media, 12 x 12 inches, 2013.  In private collection

Borrowed Etching Press!

I'm going to borrow an etching press, now that I have the basics of monoprinting.  This home-built beast has a set of 13 1/2 inch rollers and weighs a ton. It can certainly deliver the crushing pressure needed for intaglio and monoprinting.  I can hardly wait to set it up and begin creating and exploring the possibility this new equipment affords.  Special thanks to Cameron Garland of Sparkly Rock Bindery.

Etching press, 1

Etching press, 2

Collaborative Work

I worked with artist bookbinder Cameron Garland on this wonderful piece.  This is a book, by all definitions. It opens in a variety of directions and the 'pages' can be positioned to display my small paintings in a myriad of ways. It's like a portable gallery.

Book structure closed, mixed media, 7 x 7 x 2 inches. In artist's collection.

Book structure open

Book structure open

Book structure open