The Giant's Dream

Coming to port!

A Sleeping giant dreams of a lighthouse

All the boats are safe
mixed media
12-14-17a

Empty Town

11-26-17a
mixed media

detail

detail

detail

Owl's Story

Autumn is here and Winter is coming

A fox runs into the forest clearing

Some foxes are already here

Shhhhh! And now an announcement…

11-27-17b
mixed media, collage

Leafy Forest

On a recent walk, I picked up a few beech leaves and tucked them into my sketchbook. I discovered them over the weekend when I was away visiting my mother-in-law. I only had a full pencil case for a studio. So, after making coffee, I set to work making rubbings of the leaves and creating little magical forests out of them. Maybe there's a story in here somewhere.

Squirrels gathering seeds
 11-05-17a

Lost Owl
11-05-17b

Crows find a special tree
11-05-17c

Silent Forest

Most of the city was long gone. Remnants were sought out and verified by the seekers. Secrets never leave the forest. It's a good place to go if you want to have a really important conversation.

Silent Forest
mixed media
11-01-2017

detail

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detail

Akan bird

10-19-17b
mixed media

A Kuba sky, an Akan bird.

Me, thousands of miles away

Wonders at it all

Profligacy

I try to finish every painting I start. Some are less conclusive than others. They may suggest some idea that I'm not ready to recognize yet. Or, more likely, they are overworked and the good bits have been muffled in the clash of my mixed priorities. Such is the process of making pictures all the time. I am so fortunate to squander so freely!  Here are few outtakes that have some buried possibilities. Maybe.

Explorers
10-03-17
mixed media

Conquistador & Sacrificial Offering
09-26-17
mixed media

Moonlit Islands
09-26-17
tempera, ink

Extreme Iceberg
09-25-17
ink, watercolor, chalk

Tanker ship
09-06-17
mixed media

09-06-17
mixed media, collage

07-24-17
ink, crayon, watercolor

Crystal Cities 2014-2017 book for sale

I have designed and self-published a second collection of Crystal Cities drawings made between 2014 to today. It's available here. This paperback tome is 176 pages, full color printing on nice paper. A few poetic essays are scattered about to distract the reader. The cost is $35.00 US and it's worth every penny.

The Explorer

The Explorer
08-31-17a
mixed media, collage

Yikes, Stripes!

The question hardly ever varies: what to paint? I stare at the open sketchbook in front of me and a fully charged watercolor brush in my hand. What is the most elemental motion? Shall I draw a representation of a thing? Shall I simply transfer the paint from the brush to the paper in the most honest and efficient way possible? And after I do that, what do I do next? I will often paint stripes. They look pretty and they reacquaint me with the colors on my palette. And then what? Is it a sampler of colors? A paint chart? And if it is just a paint chart, I could add a bird or two. Or a castle. Or some flowers. I have a crazy, self indulgent job!

08-10-17
charcoal, watercolor, ink

07-29-16
pastel, acrylic, ink

07-16-16
crayon, watercolor, ink

07-26-15
pencil, watercolor

11-16-15
watercolor

02-11-13
collage, watercolor

Eagle Envy

the East Eagle

the West Eagle

The Eagle with Three Heads

"We have the Best Eagles!"
08-04-17c
ink, crayon

The Battle

There is a battle dragging out inside me between Abstraction and Realism. I go so far with an abstract approach. This is very satisfying but in the end it leaves me hungering for something recognizable or sympathetic --hence, all the birds. Sorry. I persist though. These are from the past week or so.

07-22-17a

07-22-17b

07-24-17b

07-27-17a

07-31-17a

07-31-17b

08-01-17c