Initial Pen & Ink

Title: "L"

Media: Pen & Ink

Date: May 2011

Title: "C"

Media: Pen & Ink

Date: July 2011

I am continuing to enjoy drawing non-objective compositions with pen and ink, and one of the easiest ways for me to personalize a composition for a gift is to incorporate a monogram or initial.  These two drawings were gifts for some old friends and former co-workers who I have known for more than 12 years. 

 

Digital Photography Compositions

@ Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada

 Title: "Double Promise"

Media: Digital Photography

Date: June 2011

 Title:"Bright Celebrations"

Media: Digital Photography

Date: June 2011

Title: "Naturally Composed"

Media: Digital Photography

Date: June 2011

Self-Portrait: Digital Photography Composition

Title: "Self-Portrait"

Media: Digital Photography

Date: May 2011

Location: Historic Kenmore, Home of George Washington's Sister in Fredericksburg, VA

Summertime & Art: Postcard Designs

Title: Art

Media: Pen, Marker

Date: May 2011

Title: Summertime

Media: Pen, Marker

Date: May 2011

Postcard Designs: "Here Fishy, Fishy"

The shape, color and texture of fish inspire me. So, for a couple of my latest postcard designs, I incorporated images of fish.

Media: Digital Photography, Marker

Media: Colored Pencils, Marker, Pen & Ink

I also altered my usual abstract pen and ink style and used the process to create a border around my original photograph and then to create texture and stylized scales in my drawing of a fish. Both designs incorporate overlapping of images, shapes and colors and give the impression of depth.

Clay Bowls

My students and I recently created these clay bowls for an Empty Bowls Project, sponsored by the Second Harvest Food Bank. Second Harvest Food Bank holds a luncheon, and donors buy a ticket to the lunch to help raise money for the food bank. People attending the luncheon choose an empty bowl to take home with them as a reminder of the problem with hunger many people face today as they 'figuratively' look into empty bowls day after day.

Mixed Media Postcards

Title: "Over the Sun"

Media: Pen & Ink, Marker, Acrylic Paint

Date: May 2011

Title: "Falling to a Pattern"

Media: Pen & Ink, Marker, Yarn

Date: May 2011

These are two of my latest postcard designs. I incorporated images that reflect my journey as a student, teacher, and artist. I also incorporated several of my favorite media and art-making processes: drawing abstract designs with pen, weaving, and creating texture with mixed media processes.

"Skill," A Postcard

Title: "Skill"

Media: Tempera Paint, Marker, Ink

Date: April 2011

Mini-Canvas

Title: "Art Teacher"
Media: Sharpie Markers
Date: May 2011

As part of a basket of tools and supplies for her classroom, I designed the art on this mini-canvas for my student teacher who finished student teaching in my classroom this week.

Mixed Media Postcard Design

Title: "Create"

Media: Paint, Marker, Ink

Date: April 2011