Cardinal monotype

Sorry I can not figure out how to make this image become vertical.  Anyway this is a monotype that was sold at the Georgia Coastal Artist June Show.  Northern Cardinals just brighten up my summer days.

The beginnings

                             










This is the sketch of the beginning of Meet the Wilsons

Here is what is on my drawing board this weekend. These are some drawings for book titled Meet The Wilson's. These little guys are so much fun to draw.

Studies for the Shrimp & Grits Poster

Last year I started an image I could use in the Facebook competition for Shrimp & Grits Poster.  The chemo stop me before I could finish it.  Now I have started working on it again.  Here are a few sketches I did from head on shrimp I bought at the store.  I drew them several different way. However I really would like to see them alive and in a tank swimming around.  Drawing are some much better when you can work from live models.

An Art Show to celebration life

Here I am with my family who came out to support me

In March, I opened my first art show since going through treatments for breast cancer.  My doctors and I fought hard and we won this cancer. So I wanted to celebrate. Judith Hall was my mentor for my printmaking.  She passed away in January 2014 so I wanted to celebrate her life. The Show was titled "My Mentor and Me" It was a huge success. Thanks to everyone who came out to help us to celebrate.

Here are a couple of monotypes and etching that sold during the show.



Here is one of my small etching of the horse I shared my life with for many years ago. It is called Freedom because Pepsi and I found our freedom together.

This is a vertical piece sorry it won't turn around oh well. It is titled Chipping Away. It was to honor our Woodbine Great Backyard Count. The Chipping Sparrows help the children discover birds. 

This Black and White and Red all over.  It is a Downy woodpecker I watched at Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge.

This is Windsails.  There are only a few left of this edition. 

Now it is time to get back to the studio.

Small Yard Bird Etchings

Here are a few of my small yard bird etchings. See what you think. This one is titled "Humming Along" It has an embossed border. It measures 6" x 8"These etchings are printed on 100% rag paper. I created the image on a zinc plate. Then I ink this zinc plate and wiping off the excess ink. Then the plate is put on my French tool press and pulled through.

Here is Spangles measuring 2 1/2" x 8"

and Cardinal Time measuring 4"x6"

Time to be Born 3"x4" &

Waiting for Mom, 2"x3'
American Redstart, image area 5"x7", You Rang image area , Common Yellowthroat COYE 5"x7"

Pine Warbler image 5"x7" Yellow-throated Warbler image 5"x7.





I hope you enjoy the images as much as I enjoyed creating them.

Sketching project continues

We have had a lot of duck right off Jekyll. Here is one of my sketches.

Yesterday I watched several Clapper Rails at the Jekyll Island Visitor Information Tower. Here a quick sketch.