Marsh Light

 The light on the marsh creeks here changes colors hourly some days and the evening can bring soft pastels to the sky.  

Evening Light on the Marsh
12" x 12" oil on canvas 

Playing with Paint

 I am still ignoring the large blank canvas on my easel and playing with some paper I found in the studio.  In Bordeaux, out in the country there were winding roads with roundabout kind of intersections in the chateaux areas.  I imagined they would look something like this from above.

Byways
30 x 22 oil on handmade cotton paper

Colorado on My Mind

 I have been trying to get back into the studio work after traveling and have been playing around with some handmade cotton paper I had in my stash.  This is a mixed media painting using ink, watercolor, acylic and finally oil.   The image is from remembering a drive up Red Mountain on the way to Ouray  Colorado on a fall day.  

Winding Up Red Mountain
22" x 30"  Mixed Media on 
handmade cotton paper

Hoping for Hummingbirds

Last year we had hummingbirds visit our red canna lily plants and I am hoping to see them return again this fall.  The cannas are up and blooming so hopes are high!  UPDATE they have arrived!

●Ruby
11 color handprinted 
linocut reduction 4" x 6"

Yankee Girl Mine

 On the road from Durango to Ouray there is an iconic mine, Yankee Girl.  

Yankee Girl Mine
Handprinted 15 color reduction
linocut, 6.5" x 6.5"

Golden Marsh

 

Golden Marsh
"8 x 8" Oil on Canvas

Through the Forest and to the Beach

A lot of our local paths to the beaches on Talbot Island include some walking through the maritime forests.  They are always a beautiful mix of sun and shade. 

Beach Path
12" x 24" oil on canvas 

 

Foggy Day on the Dunes

 

●Muhli Grass on Talbot Dunes
8 x 8 Oil on canvas

Morning Walk

 The shoreline around Brownsdale and Sibley's Cove in Nefoundland is dominated by rock shelves that lead down to the water.  The rocks are an amazing variation of colors.  I have tried to capture some of that variation in this print and have included some of the process photos that show a bit of how it came together. 

Morning Walk
12" x 12" handprinted, 20 color
linocut reduction on Awagami Hosho Select paper

Initial drasing on the lino

10 colors in on the print

11 colors in on the print 

Tetrad Mill

I have been experimenting with limited color palettes on a project with the artist group I am part of and this particular tetrad: yellow orange, red orange, blue green, and blue violet, has so far been my favorite.  This painting uses only those 4 colors plus white.

Tetrad Mill
24" x 18" oil on canvas on birch panel

A Hummingbird for the New Year

This year's friends and family New Years card is ready to go out in the post.  And yes, the hummingbird is definitely giving some side-eye to 2025.  This is a 5 color, one block, Moku Hanga print on Japanese washi paper. 

 

Some Sparkle for the Holidays

Red Rider
24" x 12" oil on canvas