Studio

Art & Sketchbooks

Selected paintings, drawings, and pages from the working sketchbooks. A practice of looking — from the first observation to the finished image.

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Paintings

Water, light, and the shapes that emerge through sustained looking.

Golden stones spiral into a deep blue well. — Cobblestone Well

Interlocking blue and pale gold ripples fill the surface of the water. — Echoes of August

Blue, orange, and yellow reflections beneath a dark shoreline. — Twilight Call of the Loon

A curling wave in a pale blue seascape with warm orange reflections. — Wave Study I

Broad horizontal bands of blue, gold, and white suggest moving water. — Wave Study III

An orange sun dissolves into muted green and rust-colored water. — Dissolving Sunset

Green and yellow sunflower forms unfold across a wide composition. — Eight Sunflowers

A dark industrial structure stands against turquoise ripples. — The 20th Century

Drawings

Faces, familiar objects, and the expressive possibilities of a line.

A smiling face emerges from softly shaded graphite. — Self-portrait

A carefully observed table with plants, cups, and vessels. — Porch Table

Twisting trees frame a winding path, described with dense hatched lines. — Trees with Hatching

A black bird perched on a branch, painted in expressive ink washes. — Sumi Bird

Sketchbook pages

Observations, variations, and ideas in motion. These working pages make room for the unfinished.

Sketchbook spread with flying and perched birds in black and reddish ink. — Bird studies

Four colorful koi studies beside a broad blue wash. — Koi studies

Two sketchbook pages exploring bare trunks and branching tree shapes. — Tree forms

A color study of a path, fallen leaves, and an autumn tree. — A garden path

Loose line studies of faces, a seated figure, and a musician across a spread. — Faces and figures

A densely drawn mountain landscape shares a spread with animal and creature studies. — Mountain and creatures

A sequence of black-and-white organic forms developed across eight panels. — Eight-part composition study

Soft graphite studies explore branching shapes, light, and shadow. — Studies in light and form

Four colored composition studies arranged across a spiral-bound sketchbook. — Beach house thumbnails

A loose ink drawing of flowering plants in a striped pot. — Gerbera study