someone asked for vegetables....so on we go!

time for line explored in hair. Project started 01.08.2012

I need to just make images using vectors...so here goes.

Inspired by silhouettes and swiss scherenschnitte...I will pursue images that relate to the season.

I remembered the Girard project and thought I would noodle with vectors and try to draw up one of these a day.

This collection of portraits include a portrait of my daughter, Kitty (Creative Quarterly 15), a musician (Creative Quarterly 17) and Jiri Harcuba for the Corning Museum of Glass' Masters of Studio Glass Exhibition recently accepted in the Society of Illustrators (MYC), Illustration 52.

A Green Man is a sculpture, drawing, or other representation of a face surrounded by or made from leaves. Branches or vines may sprout from the nose, mouth, nostrils or other parts of the face and these shoots may bear flowers or fruit. Commonly used as a decorative architectural ornament, Green Men are frequently found on carvings in churches and other buildings (both secular and ecclesiastical). "The Green Man" is also a popular name for English public houses and various interpretations of the name appear on inn signs, which sometimes show a full figure rather than just the head. The Green Man motif has many variations. Found in many cultures around the world, the Green Man is often related to natural vegetative deities springing up in different cultures throughout the ages. Primarily it is interpreted as a symbol of rebirth, or "renaissance," representing the cycle of growth each spring. Some[who?] speculate that the mythology of the Green Man developed independently in the traditions of separate ancient cultures and evolved into the wide variety of examples found throughout history.

Inspired by the predictions for The Rapture on May 21, 2011 and in 2012--These images have sprung full bore.

Working with the little greek owl from ancient currency and vessel painting.

Jumping off from the India inspired line work--this body of work is taking the line work, building color, tone and or both into the work. Inspired by Ganga Devi but also the imagery and color of the Mexican Day of the Dead, and the imagery of the Early American colonial grave markers.

The next sketchbook project from Jan 1 until I stop...inspired by primitive indian paintings and miniatures.

Local work for local artists, venues and events. One offs generally.

This mini gallery is a quick looksee at the images that have recently gotten into regional and national shows, publications and exhibits.

One more time. It was so much fun last year...

A daily posting of images having to do with Saint Nicholas, Saint Nicholas' companions, angels, bells, and other holiday fru fru. My little present to you (and to me!).

This body of work is inspired by the graphic designer/illustrator, Alexander Girard (1907-1993). His work was inspired by folk art and artifacts that he and his wife, Susan collected and donated to contributed his immense collection to the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.

various chickens as I go.

This body of work is derived from the writings, imagery and history of the Pennsylvania Germans from 1650-1850. The work is created in pen and ink and colored digitally. (09.2009- to date)

This is a series of drawings around the ideas of the bee hive, bees, bee shamanism, melissae,bee goddesses and gods and the mythology and legends surrounding bees.

This body of work is inspired by antique silhouettes, paper cutting and folk papercutting such as scherenschnitte.

Illustrations and typography for the 2010 Hangar Theater Season.

A body of work created to explore decorative illustration as an approach. Pen and ink illustrations, modified and colored in Adobe Photoshop.

Sketchbook Project Tour 2010 (www.thesketchbookproject.com) is a themed project (I picked "The Secret Code") through the Art Coop, NYC. This open project is for artists to submit themed sketchbook by January 2011, to travel as a group show throughout the United States and finally reside at the Art Library of Brooklyn. At that point, these sketchbooks will be part of a lending library for others to review and take out of the collection. There is a website along with a personal UPC code that goes along with the book for viewers and artists to communicate about the work, the thinking, the process. I started my sketchbook 10/13/2010 and plan on having it completed by 10/23/2010. I will post the sketches (which I have limited to colored sharpies and limited palette of prismacolors) in the order of the book for your entertainment.

Rules to this book: - no tear outs -date the work -go with the show through -sharpies and prismas only -work fast