4/17/09

Watercolor: Window Seat

Window Seat 11.5 x 17 Watercolor on Fabriano paper

4/15/09

Watercolor: Saturday Morning Sleep-in

Saturday Morning Sleep-in 10.5 x 15 Watercolor on Bristol paper
Sold

4/14/09

Watercolor: Kass

Kass 3 x 5.5 Watercolor on Bristol paper

4/13/09

Tiny Dry Point Engraving: April

April .75 x 1 Dry Point Engraving with Watercolor
Another tiny scrap of copper (see photo below) found under the metal cutter in the print lab, used to make a petite pre-raphaelite inspired portrait.

4/10/09

Watercolor: Conversation in the Garden

Conversation in the Garden 3x4.3 Watercolor on Bristol paper
Working small this week while recovering from some sort of flu. Looking forward to working a little larger when I'm back in full swing.

4/9/09

Glue Collograph: Charlotte on the Dock

Charlotte on the Dock 4.25 x 5.75 Glue Collograph with Watercolor on Arches Cover paper
Available for sale here.

The reference for this is an old photo taken on a lake in Connecticut in 1934. My great-grandmother Charlotte is sitting with one of her grandchildren, ready to go sailing and have a picnic.
Process pics are below, and more details about previous Collographs are posted here and here.


4/8/09

Watercolor: Fayum Woman

Fayum Woman 3 x 4 Watercolor on Bristol paper

4/7/09

Dry Point Engraving: Persuasion

Persuasion 2.5 x 5 Dry point Engraving (Artists' Proof) with Watercolor
The plate needs more work, but painting the proof gave me ideas about where to go with lights and darks.

4/4/09

Watercolor: Wells Beach Huts

Wells Beach Huts 6 x 9 watercolor
Available for sale here.
Big thanks to Andy English for allowing me to paint his wonderful photo of the beach huts at Wells-Next-The-Sea. Both sides of my family's folklore chronicle summers on shorelines, and my affinity for the water is steeped in family histories of cabins, swimming, boating and fishing.