Thursday, June 25, 2009

IF: "Drifting"

She was drifting through a sea of unrealized dreams, wondering where the next current would take her.

Watercolor Sketch on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Paper

Saturday, June 6, 2009

Alice Neel


A portrayal of one of the greatest portraitists of modern art. I admire her expressionistic approach to portraying the endlessly interpretive details of the human figure.


Watercolor Sketch on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Paper

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

IF: "Hierarchy"


Hierarchy of Scale. Depiction of traditional "nesting dolls"  or  "matryoshka dolls."  Matryoshka is derivative of the Russian female first name "Matryona," which actually translates as "mother," and from the Latin origin, "mater."  Since its conception in 1890, this particular doll has come to represent fertility.

Pencil/Graphite and Watercolor on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Paper

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

IF: "Theater"



                                                       Shakespeare's Theater.
                                                       Acrylic on Canvas Board

Thursday, April 23, 2009

IF: "Impossibility"

Women in Film: Frances Marion was one of the first female screenwriters to
emerge out of the realm of impossibility encountered by women in the early 20th century. Marion is best remembered for her collaborations with silent film star Mary Pickford

Thursday, April 2, 2009

IF: "Poise"


The incomparable poise found in American author Jhumpa Lahiri's elegant treatment of the English language, is rare among contemporary writers. 

Friday, March 20, 2009

Kahlil Gibran, Revisited

                           Pencil/Graphite, Charcoal and Turpentine on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Paper

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