“I am No. 3” Geospiza parvula, Small tree finch of the Galapagos considers an illustration by John Gould Mineral pigments and India ink Fresco secco (dry plaster method) on burlap Known collectively as “Darwin’s finches,” the...
My studio this week: In which fish, the moon, and a finch or three appear (as I scrape, sand and paint) all-at-the-same-time. This focus and frenzy is the result of having been away from my work, with images and ideas percolating. Out with them! The photo happened...
Painting in ink has been on my mind, and I knew my next piece would begin as a puddly playground. Painting an area with clean water, placing a brush loaded with undiluted black and letting it bleed in beautifully, no forms. Yet. And then pulling shapes out, finding...
Rose hips in January Sketchbook; graphite, watercolor I couldn’t decide which one to draw–
Vessel Elements Mineral pigments, India ink, and beeswax on dry plaster and burlap 4ft x 2ft Recent work: a microscopic view painted large on a fresco panel. Many may recognize that this painting is based on microscope slides. The cross-section of a dicot stem,...
