Land’s End path done in oils, charcoal and conté Continue to Land’s End Path Group
Drawings
Land’s End Path – Drawing
Larger scale drawing (20″ by 32″) of a Land’s End path Continue to Land’s End Path – Drawing
Golden Gate Park – Color and Illustration Draft
This is a test of whether to treat the illustration's coloring by hand or to use Photoshop. This is a preliminary sketch for an Illustrated children's book on Golden gate Park and not as some have...
Wedding Invitation 2 – Alice in Wonderland
An illustration of characters from the Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass illustrator John Tenniel. This was the second Alice themed commissioned wedding invitation. Included are early...
Golden Gate Park Story
Preliminary sketches for a children’s story set in Golden Gate Park which may or may not ever be realized… Continue to Golden Gate Park Story
Unknown Portrait 1
Gesture portrait from a drawing session. I can’t recall who the sitter was. Continue to Unknown Portrait 1
Farm Landscape
Landscape drawing in charcoal and conté. Continue to Farm Landscape
Figure Abstraction – 2
A second example of an abstraction using a base of figure drawing on 2 panels of paper. Continue to Figure Abstraction – 2
Abstraction with Masks – 2
A second abstraction using tape and other materials to mask areas to create shapes. Continue to Abstraction with Masks – 2
Joel’s Horse – Abstraction
An abstracted copy of my friend Joel’s 6′ tall horse sculpture made from wood planks. Continue to Joel’s Horse – Abstraction
Abstraction with Masks
An abstract drawing using tape and other items to mask off areas to create different shapes. Continue to Abstraction with Masks
Figure Abstraction
An abstraction using a base of figure drawing on irregularly torn paper to add some interest. Continue to Figure Abstraction
Drawing after a Niccolò dell’Arca Terra Cotta
This is a study of a terra cotta sculpture made by renaissance artist Niccolò dell’Arca in his Lamentation of Christ grouping for the Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Vita in Bologna. Continue to Drawing after a Niccolò dell’Arca Terra Cotta
Mexican Mask Study
A study of a Mexican mask. Continue to Mexican Mask Study
Chess Pieces
Fictional drawing incorporating chess pieces into the skyline. Continue to Chess Pieces
Iron Pour Montage
A mixed media drawing combining images of an iron pour (casting in iron). Continue to Iron Pour Montage
Figure Studies
Various figure studies with models
Costume Study
Figure studies with the introduction of costumes and settings. Continue to Costume Study
Ballet Arts Minnesota – Montage 2 with Louis Armstrong
Program, T-shirt and poster design for a ballet production of two parts, one including a tribute to Louis Armstrong.
Pattern Study
A study of various patterns to determine how various mediums interact together. Continue to Pattern Study
Birches on Big Bear Lake
A plein-air landscape drawing of Big Bear Lake in Northern Minnesota. Continue to Birches on Big Bear Lake
Nude Gesture
Nude gesture drawing using ink washes. Continue to Nude Gesture
Pattern Study 1
A drawing to explore patterning in an abstracted setting. Continue to Pattern Study 1
Abstraction 2
A continuation of the first abstraction where the contrast and composition is the main focus. Continue to Abstraction 2
Abstraction 1
An abstraction mainly working with contrast in how it affects composition. Continue to Abstraction 1
West Bank Landscapes
Two plein-air drawings from the West Bank of the University of Minnesota on the Mississippi river. Continue to West Bank Landscapes
Doc Martin
A still life perspective drawing of my Doc Martin boot. Continue to Doc Martin
Figure Drawing – 2 Minute Gesture
Figure drawing completed in 2 minutes as an exercise to get the hand moving. Continue to Figure Drawing – 2 Minute Gesture
Still Life with Shells
Still Life with shells. Continue to Still Life with Shells
Skeleton Studies
Studies from a medical skeleton in charcoal Continue to Skeleton Studies
Zippo Head
A student work where we were to take a personal object and give a narrative in drawing form. I chose a zippo lighter as the starting point. Continue to Zippo Head
Paul and Julie’s Place
A couple of drawings created on the shore of Lake Superior at a friend’s house Continue to Paul and Julie’s Place
3216 Lyndale
A drawing on an interior using three panels to create a panoramic effect. Continue to 3216 Lyndale
Snuggle Bunny Death Train – After Calumny of Apelles by Sandro Botticelli
The last of the Snuggle Bunny Death Train series, this time after Sandro Botticelli’s Calumny of Apelles Continue to Snuggle Bunny Death Train – After Calumny of Apelles by Sandro Botticelli
Astrolabe
Illustration of a 17th century Persian astrolabe for a promotional image for a theatre production by Monica Maye. Continue to Astrolabe
Montage for Ballets Arts Minnesota
Program and poster design for a ballet production composed of multiple themes. Continue to Montage for Ballets Arts Minnesota
Snuggle Bunny Death Train – After David’s Death of Socrates
One of a series of posters created for my acoustic trio, Snuggle Bunny Death Train, this is a riff on Jacques-Louis David’s “Death of Socrates”. Continue to Snuggle Bunny Death Train – After David’s Death of Socrates
Pied Piper of Hamelin for Ballets Arts Minnesota
[singlepic id=426 w= h= float=none] The design was commissioned as a Program cover, T-shirt and poster design for a ballet production of the Pied Piper of Hamelin by Ballet Arts Minnesota....
Snuggle Bunny Death Train – After Ben Shahn’s The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti
One of a series of posters created for my acoustic trio, this version uses Ben Shawn’s “The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti” as a springboard. Continue to Snuggle Bunny Death Train – After Ben Shahn’s The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti
Snuggle Bunny Death Train – After Magritte’s Time Transfixed
One of a series of posters created for my acoustic trio, Snuggle Bunny Death Train, this one is a take on Rene Magritte’s “Time Transfixed”. Continue to Snuggle Bunny Death Train – After Magritte’s Time Transfixed