
pen and ink and watercolor, 2016
9″ w x 8″ h

Pen and ink wash and watercolor pencil, 2021
8.5″ h x 5.5″ w

Watercolor, 2017
6″ h x 8″ w

Pen and ink and watercolor pencil, 2017
5″h x 3.5″w

Pen and ink and ink wash, 2021
12″h x 9″w

Watercolor, 2017
7″h x 10″w

Pen and ink and ink wash, 2021
9″h x 12″w
Shown, Grand Central Terminal, Spring, 2021

Pen and ink and watercolor pencil, 2021
8.5″ h x 3.5″ w
Drawings and paintings of live or fossil animals made on-site.
It is always a pleasure to go to the zoo or museum to draw or paint. The play of light on an animal, and even small movements reveal the form under fur, feathers and scales. But it’s also a challenge since even a sleeping animal is always moving.
Because the places I draw and paint in are cramped, I stand as I work. I don’t paint from photographs because working directly from life is more exciting and requires me to work quickly and concentrate, to get to the essentials without over-thinking.
Some visitors come over to talk and encourage me. They murmur to each other as they try to peer over my shoulder; they may even try to photograph the piece as I try to catch a pose before it’s gone. If things are going well, I am pleasant enough, but I get pretty grumpy if I’m struggling.
I painted most of these watercolors on all-media spiral books with hard covers. The drawings are mostly done in black ballpoint pen on soft-cover sketchbooks. Most of the papers are acid-free.

pen and watercolor, 2014

watercolor on paper, 2012
10″ h x 8″ w

ballpoint pen on paper, 2011
9″ h x 6″ w

ballpoint pen and colored pencil on paper, 2011
6″ h x 9″ w

ballpoint pen on paper, 2011
12″ h x 9″ w

watercolor on paper, 2012
6″ h x 9″ w

watercolor on paper, 2012
9″ h x 6″ w

ballpoint pen on paper, 2012
9″ h x 6″ w

Pen and watercolor, 2020
7″h x 10″w