Saturday, April 14, 2018

Red-wings return

Early April means the return of the Red-winged Blackbirds. Summer is not far away.

Red-winged Blackbird
04-09-18
ink
Red-winged Blackbird
04-12-18
crayon
Red-winged Blackbird
06-15-16
ink, crayon
Red-winged Blackbird
04-24-15
crayon, watercolor

Saturday, April 7, 2018

Imaginary & Real

The top two drawings here were done in my studio. They are completely made up and imaginary. I think they look "real." The next three are done from life in the woods near my home.
The final images are from a book I illustrated a few years ago written by Caroline Starr Rose titled "Over in the Wetlands."  More on this subject later. But in brief: What influence does proximity have on the truth of the image? In so many ways, they are ALL imaginary. And our goal in Life seems to be to bridge the gap somehow in ALL our endeavors. Salut!

04-03-18a
04-04-18a
03-10-18-trees

04-06-18-tree
"Over in the Wetlands: A Hurricane on the Bayou Story"
by Caroline Starr Rose, 2014, Schwartz & Wade
rainy forest (detail)
"Over in the Wetlands" by Caroline Starr Rose
rainy forest (detail)
"Over in the Wetlands" by Caroline Starr Rose