Meandering Watercolor Artist I’m experimenting in the studio again. Meandering in the art supplies is fine if I have no upcoming shows or commissions. Enthusiasm
Meet me in the Garden 7.5×6 Graphite drawing sold This drawing is available in my Etsy Shop. My son gave me Ranier Metzger’s book on
Santa Monica Pier 6.5 x 4.5 Monotype with Watercolor Sold My family knows that I’m not much of an amusement park enthusiast. Sure, I go
Book Lover 4.5 x 6.5 Monotype with Colored Pencil Sold I’m almost all unpacked, and put away after the Thousand Oaks Artwalk last weekend. It
Sources of Inspiration for Watercolor Paintings Look Around the House at Your Books I have a garden book on Roses organized by “type, size, color
The Three of Us 6×9 Woodcut (triptych) with watercolor Etsy Shop. Family Photo Printmaking Projects If you’ve been reading this blog for a time, you
Library Cat 4×4 Aquatint w/ colored pencil SoldI framed this little guy to bring to the Sierra Madre Art Fair this weekend. (If you’re near
Two Boys 5.5×5 Woodcut with watercolor The reference for this woodcut was a photo of my brothers, visiting me from Los Angeles, while I was
Making a Linocut Print The first time I made a linocut, I carved all of my drawn lines off the plate, resulting in a dark
Sold In the last post, I included links to the San Diego Artwalk, and the Sierra Madre Art Fair, where I’ll be showing my
Jaimie 2.5×2.5 graphite on paper In two weeks, I’ll be showing my work at the San Diego Artwalk, and the weekend after that, I’ll be
Chapel Fountain 4×6 Monotype with Watercolor (Sold) Up at the San Luis Obispo Mission de Tolosa, there is a sweet little garden just off to the right
The Beauty of Ghost Prints When I made a monotype of this portrait in 2006, I had enough ink on the zinc plate to pull three
Coming or Going 2 x 4 linocut with watercolor on arches paper Available in my Etsy Shop.Now that preparation for the fund raising exhibit is
I’ve mentioned my family history with birds before, so whether they’re trendy or not, I’ll always love these feathered creatures because of my grandfather. I
Siri 11×4 Watercolor on paper SoldThis watercolor was delivered to Gale’s Restaurant in Pasadena over the weekend with 4 other pieces – to be part
Good Morning. Feed Us. 7×7 Collagraph with Colored Pencil Available in my Etsy Shop. Sold Process shots for this collagraph begin at the bottom of
Orange Chair 10×21 Watercolor SoldThis is an older watercolor (and as such, I see *all* the things I’d do differently now, so that means I’m
Pippins & Braeburns 5×3 Linocut with Watercolor Available in my Etsy Shop I’ve just returned from a trip to see family; I spent a week
Cocoon Plant & Roses 7×13 Watercolor SoldThis is an older painting, based on the usual line up of flowers and bud vases and cacti that
Nik-Nik, Lounging SoldThis handsome guy is a real lover-boy. The first time I met him, he flopped over, stretched his paws into an extra-long, all-over-me-is-good,
Climber 7×7 Collagraph with colored pencil on Arches paper Sold Available in my Etsy shop.Process shots begin at the bottom of this post. This is the
Collagraph Prints from Matboard Here are some process photos from a collagraph print session using mat board as the plate, carved with an exact blade,
Making a Figurative Collagraph Print Before we make a collagraph, let’s get inspired. Have a look at Alice Carter’s excellent book – The Red Rose
Man Among the Palms 5.75×5 collagraph with colored pencil sold Available in my Etsy ShopI made the plate for this print 5 years ago, while
Dualities 4×7.5 Linocut with colored pencil Sold Available in my Etsy shop. This linocut – Dualities – was an experiment in two parts; I printed
Retired Racer 4×6 Monotype with Watercolor SoldHere is a little note, sent to my mailing list to wish everyone a festive holiday season, and also,
Morocco 6.8 x 4.7 Collagraph with Watercolor SoldAvailable in my Etsy Shop.Another matboard and paper collagraph, using the same methods as in previous pieces here,
Together 5×4 Linocut painted with watercolor Available in my Etsy Shop. My grandparents met and fell in love in a Connecticut textile mill as
Make a Collagraph This collagraph was inspired by a photo snapped in Rockport, MA in the 80’s, and it was one of the first collagraph’s
