[From the Sketchbook] Yes, that is the inside of my refrigerator.

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Another homework assignment; I assure you, I am not as inventive (or food-obsessed) as this. I would have never thought to draw the inside of my fridge.

Pen and colored pencil.

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[From the Sketchbook] Gearing Up

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More from my sketchbook class! 

I drew parts of my bicycle, then added some watercolor washes.

Pen and watercolor.

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Oil Still Life I

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I had stubbornly avoided oil painting through the majority of my time at my university, but I could ignore it no longer; I finally took an oil class. I was quite sure that I wouldn't like this medium. 

Despite my best efforts...I think I may be warming up to oil. Stinky paint thinners, ridiculously long drying times, and all.

Still life in black and white, 16"x20."

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[From the Sketchbook] Camptosaurus Dispar

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I spent some time at the dinosaur museum with my sketchbook class the other day.

This big guy caught my attention:

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Grace Like Rain

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Grace Like Rain

Ink, pencil, acrylic paint, acrylic gloss medium.

Three panels, approx. 40"x48" total.

2012

I was excited to find this piece of plywood, which already had a drip effect in the grain.

Scripture verses are "raining" down along with the drips of ink and acrylic paint. ~Hence, Grace Like Rain. 

This may be the most personal painting I have done in a while. It's certainly different from the ones I have posted so far. I'm not sure what direction I'll go from here, but I know one thing: I am in love with painting on plywood.

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Nicholls Family

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Nicholls Family

 Acrylic and ink on wood, 2x4'

2012

These are my amazing relatives-and yes, that's how they spell "Nicholls." I believe the picture I used as a reference was taken sometime in the 1930s.

I did this painting on a piece of stained plywood and painted with India ink, acrylic, and coffee. The coffee was an experiment; it mainly lightened the wood just a little. I may try tea next... 

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Printmaking

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"Shining Through the Dark"

Woodcut print on rice paper

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