oil colors…
My current run of oil paintings are a departure from earlier works. I’ve been astonished by the colors and variety of the skies, mountains and deserts of New Mexico. Working with a rough grisaille and multiple layers of glazes, washes and overlaid brushwork, I hope to do justice to these landscapes and cloudscapes.
cyanotypes…
Cyanotypes combine the simplicity of production with the pleasure of being outside on a sunny day, hand sensitized papers, benign chemistry, hands-on control, the beauty of a rich saturated blue, and the inevitable variations innate in a hand-made product. Despite the name, cyanotypes aren't necessarily blue. Toning after processing with teas or wine converts the intense blue to an astonishing variety of permanent sepias.
monotypes…
A monotype is technically a print, but a transferred image of only one. My process involves drawing on a fully inked glass sheet, creating the image by scraping away the ink with a razor blade, cloth or tool, then transferring the remaining image by hand to paper. The hand-transfer process adds its own character to the image making each drawing doubly unique.
the artist…
A 1975 graduate of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, I found work as a graphic artist/designer for the bulk of my career. A self-imposed hiatus from work life in 1985 was spent exploring oil painting and monotype printmaking. Happily I now spend my time exploring the deserts, canyons and mountains of New Mexico and the Southwest US and reimagining those experiences onto paper and canvas.