Manifest Destiny

One of the series that came about through my graduate work at Goddard College. This entire series is tiled "Manifest Destiny." It is a combination of the academic research I am engaged in, which involves the Romantic artists of the United States in the mid-nineteenth century. What fascinates me about these artists is that they were scientifically oriented, they traveled great distances to create their images, and they were obviously ...

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Travel Journaling

I was travelling this past week so do not have a studio image to share; that being said here are some sketchbook pics for you from my travels. Here's the problem with hanging out with graphic designers: you begin to think that the way you lay out a sketchbook page makes a difference. Here's the really annoying thing: they are right. I am liking the text as an element on ...

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Other Stuff I Do

Okay, in addition to the artwork and teaching art one of my many hobbies is agility training which I do with Millie, our Rat Terrier Extraordinaire. I have yet to compete with her, but have taken several classes with her. She is athletic, smart, and agile, so I mainly do this in the hopes some of those traits will rub off on me. These are the graduation ...

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Watercolor Studies

I apologize--it has been pointed out to me recently that I need to update the blog. In my defense, I've been quite busy in the studio. Here are some images I've been working on lately. I'm still working in the print studio, but as of yet my two plates are not worth sharing. In fact, I liked both of them better about two steps ago. I'm still hoping to pull ...

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