Grace Rising, monotype, oil on rag paper, 12 x 16 inches
November 2017 – Print of the Month
Storm Coming, Chilmark, monotype, oil on rag paper, 7 x 9 inches
October 2017 – Print of the Month
New Day, Photogravure etching on rag paper, 29 x 22 inches
September 2017 – Print of the Month
Sky Song, monotype, oil on rag paper, 12 x 16 inches
An image reflecting a thought so common to us all as summer ends: poised between the solid world we know and the glowing one above.
August 2017 – Print of the Month
Spring Morning, monotype, oil on rag paper, 12 x 16 inches
It’s been a year since “The Butterfly Series” had its beginnings, painting with granddaughter Katie in Merano, Italy. And I still find myself drawn irresistibly to the theme. Looking forward to the larger series of these paintings debuting at the National Arts Club as part of Spring Rising, October 2-27, 2017.
July 2017 – Print of the Month
Hudson Summer, 2002
Monotype, oil on rag paper, 12 x 16 inches
June 2017 – Print of the Month
Summer Visitor
Monotype, 15″ x 12″
I’d grown very attached to this monotype (using water-based etching inks on rag paper). It just flew out of the studio — and I miss it already.
May 2017 – Print of the Month
Arrival II, monotype, 15 x 12 inches
Continuing to explore the potential of the winged quality of the butterfly in flight, I decided to experiment with the introduction of a secondary element (the sun) via the use of collagraph.
April 2017 – Print of the Month
Arrival, monotype, 15 x 12 inches
Butterflies have always seemed to personify Nature’s gift of fleeting beauty. I’ve been at work on a series of monotypes which try to capture that evanescent moment at its peak.
I’ve been experimenting with combinations of oil paint and water and oil-based printer’s ink with various combinations still underway.
March 2017 – Print of the Month
Steel Thistle Rising, 2002
Collagraph on rag paper, 20 x 13 inches
I’ve always felt a kinship to the bravery of growing things as they return to us each spring, against all odds. One day I thought emerging with protective armor might help it all along.