Marginal Way

April 2016
Charcoal on newsprint
6"x8"

Finished this sketch after starting it in the field in Ogunquit, Maine with my family. I walked down by myself and did not have enough time to finish it as we were headed out to dinner. Of course my son had my cell phone and I was unable to take a photo  to finish the sketch. I went out on a limb and asked a stranger to take a pic for me and email it to me. Turned out he was a lawyer from the Albany area and with his help I was able to finish as the rocks had just the right light on them.

Cabot Creamery Cartoon

April 2016
Sharpies on unmounted linoleum
12"x15"

The cartoon on my linoleum to be carved came out decent enough to document. Usually I just dig in once i get it to this point and often lament when I don't take a quick pic. There is no reason not and it is usually just me being impatient...

Barr Hill Sketch

April, 2016

Charcoal pencil on newsprint

6"x9"

I really enjoyed working with a charcoal pencil on the surface of the newsprint the other day and decided to continue with it. There is something nice about the way the charcoal goes down on the rough paper compared to a standard white paper sketchbook. I taped down several sheets of newsprint to little boards and plan to make a batch of sketches for some large scale (for me) reduction prints. This drawing has already been manipulated and is about to be transferred to a 12"x18 sheet of un-mounted linoleum. I am also kicking around this idea of returning to this spot on Barr Hill and making two sketches of either side of this view and perhaps turn into a triptych.

Cabot Drypoint Proof

April, 2016

Drypoint on paper

8"x10"

A little while back I made a sketch for this plate and it came out really well. This copper-plate drypoint proof could use some work and I may continue with it, but I decided to use the same drawing for a 12"x15 un-mounted linoleum reduction print. The large drypoint does not have the same impact as the smaller plates I have done in the past and I may continue with the drypoint, just might not be this one.