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"WOODEN BOAT IN DISTRESS"
Intaglio and Aquatint Copper-Plate Etching
Edition of 60, with variations
Image Size - 9 x 12"
Hand-pulled prints are available via ETSY link above.
This boat is a Middle Eastern Dhow. They are an ancient style that are still being used. "Wooden Boat in Distress" shows a Dhow that has been caught in a storm and is being overtaken by a large wave. Will the crew survive? During these troubled times some things stay the same all over the world. The danger to sailors is captured in this print.
"THE NEW ORLEANS BUS"
Color Woodcut using the Reductive Method
Image Size: 15 x 22.5"
Edition of 5
Only this one is remaining
Here is a New Orleans Municipal bus from the 1960's era. For only about 35 cents I could get anywhere in the City. These buses were an oasis from the humid, tropical air of New Orleans. Strong fans blew cool air on you as soon as you entered. I've indicated the different climates by making the color inside the bus bluer than the more greenish exterior. This is fun, yes? I lived in the Lakeview area of New Orleans as a boy.
"WOODEN SHIP #2"
Intaglio and Aquatint Copper-Plate Etching
Edition of 100, with variations
Image Size: 9 x 12"
Prints are available
"HOME AGAIN FROM THE DEEP"
Intaglio and Aquatint Copper-Plate Etching
Edition of 5
Image Size: 9 x 12"
"Scene at the Front"
WWI Soldier in Gas Mask
Woodcut
18 x 15"
Edition of 100 (In Progress)
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My WWI soldier was selected by Degenerate Art Gallery of Chicago to appear on a poster. The name of the gallery, it should be noted, is based on an exhibition sponsored by the Nazis to display all that was wrong with the modern art of the time! The art show was meant as a harsh slap in the face of the modern artists of that era. For example, Otto Dix, a founding member of the German Expressionist movement comprised mostly of German combat veterans of WWI, was among the artists snubbed at he show.
This really highlights how twisted and intolerant Hitler was. Being associated with the Degenerate Artists is a honor!
This really highlights how twisted and intolerant Hitler was. Being associated with the Degenerate Artists is a honor!
"Blue Dragon"
Fountain pen processed in Photoshop
Fountain pen processed in Photoshop
"Blackhawk Company"
T-Shirt Design
Fountain Pen and Photoshop
T-Shirt Design
Fountain Pen and Photoshop
This handsome fellow is the logo of my Son-in-Law's former unit, Bravo Company, 2/87 Infantry. I drew if from a plastic skull that I've had for decades. My college roommate named him "Eugene", after Eugene Delacroix. This drawing illustrates how my lines seem to closely hug the inner and outer curves of the surfaces. This is my forte.
"Eugene in Cinco de Mayo Colors"
Watercolor
12" X 16"
"EXPLODING YELLOWSTONE"
The Caldera explodes for two young tourists
Pencil Drawing
18 x 24"
The Caldera explodes for two young tourists
Pencil Drawing
18 x 24"
This happy couple is about to be vaporized by the exploding "caldera" under Yellowstone National Park. You just never know what the day will bring.
This is my first Book Cover, done for a great friend that I served with in Iraq. He's become a writer. His book is not yet published. We are working on another book anyway.
"The Mermaid of Loch Upchurch"
Woodcut
28 1/2 x 18 1/2"
Edition of 200
I drew her first on a dry-erase board in front of my elementary school art students. It got such a great response that I gridded the original and transferred her to a block.
This print is a departure from my usual foreboding and somewhat gloomy images. I like her cheerfulness and upbeat expression. Also, she gave me the opportunity to showcase my figure drawing know-how.
"Shopping the Rusafa District" (Baghdad, 2006)
Intaglio Copper-plate Aquatint Etching
8x10"
Edition of 150 (In Progress)
Intaglio Copper-plate Aquatint Etching
8x10"
Edition of 150 (In Progress)
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This was a common scene in Baghdad. I spent over three years of my life in Baghdad, first with the U.S. Army as a soldier, and then as a security contractor. I am very proud to be a Military Veteran and I feel compelled to share some of the unique thing that we get to see. The Iraq women did the household chores, to include all the shopping. With electricity sporadic at best, food refrigerators could not keep food fresh for long. Consequently, the ladies had to buy food at the marketplaces every few days. These marketplaces were the very targets of the sectarian violence of mad suicide bombers. Ladies like this, often with children in tow, were frequently the casualties. This peaked during the summer of 2006, while I was there, and it was heartbreaking. In the background, a gun-truck of a militia faction cruises by. Encountering them was a dangerous situation for a Westerner. The building in the background is typical of the wonderful old architecture of the Rusafa District. It was built by the Brits in the early 20th Century.
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"Cat with Vase"
Woodcut
16x20"
Edition of 200
Cats are cool. So are dogs. This is a fun departure from the normal dark and stressful scenes I often create.
"Ruins with Cats" (with many variations)
Copper plate Intaglio Etching
9x6"
Edition of 100
I experimented with this copper plate over the course of a year or two. Many of the prints are quite different, as I tried out new techniques, new tools, a different concentration of the Ferric Chloride solution, etc. As different as they are, all still have a certain charm.
"Fish Study with Dragonfly"
Oil Painting
16 X 20"
Framed
"Up in the Rigging"
Woodcut
12 1/2 x 15"
Edition in progress
I did this while making "Wooden Boat in Distress" and "Wooden Ship#2". Here I wanted to spotlight the crewmen who operated the old ships. Around this time I visited Mystic Seaport in Connecticut and climbed around on a few of them. The details were fresh in my mind.
