Tuesday, November 10, 2015

More Linocuts

Burro
Linocut 4" X 6"
2015

Greener Grass
Linocut4" X 6"
One block: black, brown, yellow, green, tan
2015

Pig
Linocut 4" X 6"
2015

Monday, October 19, 2015

Dr. Smith

Dr. Smith
linoleum-block print
4" X 6"
2015

I'm financing my shed studio with a small inheritance from my father, and I want to feel his presence in my new space. So I carved this linoleum block to print and hang there -- "Dr. Smith." I'm sure Dad will be pleased to see me working under his watchful and sardonic eyes.

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Two Kids


I've gone back to linoleum block print-making and am working with a group in Waldoboro, Maine, lead by Holly Berry. We meet on Mondays a couple times a month. It's great to be working together with other artists. I learn so much from all of them. And I have a lot to learn!

This is my first renewed attempt at a reduction print. I carved the whole thing on one linoleum block and printed each color, one after the other -- first white, then pink, then green, then brown, finally black. As you can see by the pink halo around the kid's head, my registration was off. It got worse as I went along. Alas! There are no do-overs in reduction prints. It's a one-shot deal. But I was able to salvage the last block -- the black one, referred to as a key block. So I carved three more blocks -- one for the pink nose, one for the green background, and one for the brown spots -- and printed them in that order. This is what I ended up with, sans bubbles. 



Kid
multi-block linoleum print
4"X6"
2015

I'm eager to start another print -- maybe even a reduction print! -- and do a better job.

Randy


Randy
a Poodle
5" X 7" colored pen-and-ink
2015

Friday, September 18, 2015

Logan


Logan
white-line woodblock print
2015

Thursday, September 3, 2015

Austin


Austin
5X7 pen-and-ink drawing
2015

"My brother just texted me and let me know that your portrait of Austin arrived today and brought tears of joy and fond memories to his eyes.  Thank you very much for contributing to his happiness."

~Greg,  Libertyville, IL


Wednesday, June 24, 2015

New Dogs for 2015



Maggie, Penni, and Bailey
2 Labs and a mixed breed
8" X 10" pen-and-ink
2015



Moogi
an Australian cattle dog
8" X 10" colored pen-and-ink
2015


Giuseppe
a Bolognese
8" X 10" pen-and-ink
2015

Friday, April 17, 2015

My Woodcuts Go International!


"I am really captured by your image of the donkey.
It just totally captures the donkey character and charm."
--Linda Jay, Festival Organizer




Recently two of my woodblock prints appeared in international advertising! My donkey traveled to Victoria, AUSTRALIA, and my boar is in Quebec, CANADA.

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Massimo





Massimo
White-line woodblock print
7x5 on 11x9 paper

I like the fact that this ginger Tom (who adopted us during our time in Brunswick, Georgia) has more that one orientation. Which one do you like best?

Geronimo X's 2!


Geronimo!
White-line woodblock print
4x6 on 7x9 paper
2015



Geronimo II!
White-line woodblock print
4x6 on 7x9 paper
2015



Thursday, March 5, 2015

Brown Pelican

Brown Pelican
4"X6" White-line Woodblock Print
2013

I'm seeing lots of new birds here in South Georgia -- egrets, ibis, turkey vultures, mockingbirds, cardinals. My favorit is the pelican. I love watching them plummet into the sea! It's quite a spectacular show!


Monday, February 16, 2015

Another Fruit Bowl

Caroline's Fruit Bowl II

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

More White-Line Woodblock Prints


Rooster II


Starfingers II


Starfingers III


Watering Can I


Watering Can II


Painted Lady I
Brunswick, Georgia


Painted Lady II
Brunswick, Georgia