Bird DNA

Bird DNA: Morris Graves, Ruth Root, Saul Steinberg, Paul Klee to name a few… today. Tomorrow it may be a completely different roster.

Regarding Klee, I was contacted by Emily Rollins at David Zwirner and was reminded that they represent and promote Klee's legacy worldwide.  There are several pages regarding their Klee exhibitions. These pages also have deeper links to other resources. Thank you David Zwirner!

"Take It Easy"
07-01-16a
mixed media

"Opening Night"
07-01-16b
mixed media

"Mixed-up Dating App profiles"
06-25-16a
mixed media

"Unmixed Messengers"
06-29-16a
mixed media

"Familiar Predicament"
06-30-16a
mixed media

"Sundown"
07-01-16c
mixed media

Dandy Lion

06-23-2016
Summer Reading
mixed media

Untitled

06-03-16a
crayon, oil pastel

06-04-16a
ink, watercolor, paint stick

06-08-16a
charcoal, watercolor

04-27-14a

Revisited, Revised

When is a drawing completed? Here are some recent examples of revised pieces where I saved scans of the earlier states. All: mixed media on sketchbook paper.
Time to move on!

state 1: colored pencil and wash

final: graphite added to get more contrast

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first state: interesting concept and details but not unified in any way.

The final: just add more stuff!

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state 1: collage, ink, litho crayon

state 2: red added to pink bird, wash added to backgroiund

state 3: an attempt to warm up and mute the red coloring

Final: local color added, more collage, fish.

The Dandelion's Tale

The first major crop of dandelions blankets the fields and byways of my neighborhood. They remind me of a picture book I illustrated a few years ago.

"The Dandelion's Tale" written by Kevin Sheehan and published by Schwartz & Wade (March 2014) is a story about the unique friendship between a fuzzy old dandelion and a youthful sparrow. The dandelion knows that she has a short time to live and she wants to share her memories with her offspring. The sparrow learns these stories by heart and vows to pass them on.

Below are a few watercolor illustrations from the book.

Friendship is timeless.

…the sparrow heard the dandelion crying in the meadow

The dandelion couldn't survive the terrible storm of the previous night.

Later, the sparrow found a happy group of ten new dandelions in the meadow.