Illustration (Sunfish), Watercolor, 1992

Illustration (Crappie), Watercolor, 1992

Illustration (trout), Watercolor, 1992

Hendrico

This is also collaborative piece.  The title for this comes from Hendrickson, which is the name of a Mayfly.  It was fun trying the scraffitto technique but I am moving on to other methods of decoration.  I did one slim pot using a cuerda seca technique but it didnt turn out.  I used too much glaze in some areas and not enough in others.  I’m going back this weekend to give it another shot.    

Four Pheasant Tail More

 This is just another linocut for the annual LCVA Box Show auction coming up in September.  I experimented with my ink on this one.  I started with brown, then slowly added, red, yellow, and orange.  I hand pressed 20 and only the first two are exactly the same.  The others are a mix of rusty colors and that’s exactly what I wanted to do….for once..ha!  I use the pheasant tail nymph a lot when I fly fish.  It’s on my top ten list of flies, especially when I fish at devils lake.  It works great under a dropper for crappie or bluegills.  Anyway, I’ll have this one on display at my booth at the Artalicious Festival in Adrian on September 14th and 15th.  Pi Benio of Adrian College asked if I would be a printmaking demonstrator.  So, I’ll be there with my tools, ink and paper making whatever.  I think I may have a printmaking partner.  I asked Carlos Tobar who is a long time printmaker and painter in Adrian to join me.  He said he would and he’s going to bring one of his portable print presses….YESSSS!   

Painted Prince Nymph

The annual LCVA Gallery fundraiser is coming up in September.  For the past two years I’ve created art with a “fly box” theme.  I may do one more fly besides this one, but I’m not quite sure which fly to do.  This is the first time I’ve ever painted a linocut.  The heavyweight Rives paper took the paint well without warping too much.  I’ll probably do a series of flies and then move to a series of landscapes done in an Arts and Crafts style, similar to the work of Kathleen West. 

Heron Linocut, 5×7

Heron Sketch (sold)

Besides trout, birds are my second favorite wildlife creature. The Great Blue Heron being on the top of my list of favorite birds. I cant say this was painted quickly. It is only about 25% of the painting that I started with. My pencil sketch was intended for a linocut but I decided to try it in watercolor first. The idea was too linear and my brush couldnt achieve the results without using 3 rolls of masking tape. So I cropped without rEgret.

Streamers, Watercolor, 5×7, 2005 (sold)

The Box Show

The 4th Annual LCVA Box Show Auction will be held on September 30th, 2006.Spanish Fly Box, Acrylic (sold)Fly Box, Acrylic (sold)