Baby animals and moths are my current obsessions. Lately I've been using pastels and charcoal with my watercolors, and occasionally some acrylic paint. I've been trying out these cradled wood panels. I rather like that they can be hung, or just put on a table. This size is 4" square and I prefer the 7/8" sides for such a small piece. Here they are from the top, you can see how the box acts as a frame and support: This little lamb is destined for a 4" x 6" box: I hope you lik

Wow! It is a huge year for mushrooms! And so much variety! Mushrooms have been a favorite subject of mine for awhile and all of these new varieties has fed my enthusiasm for them. Above, mushrooms in charcoal and gel pen Above, Toad with Mushrooms and Flowers, 2018 monotype, watercolor and charcoal. In the mixed media painting above, the toad is printed in ink from a photograph I took in Cape May, NJ. The flowers are sourced from the copyright free digital archives of the Ne

Sunday, September 30th was a beautiful sunny day in my hometown of Maplewood. The weather was perfect for the art and music festival located on Maplewood Avenue and its side streets. This was the seventh year of the event and the first time I participated. It was really well run and I found the set up and breakdown to be easy and stress-free. A good friend lent me a high quality 10' x10' tent, I borrowed 2 six foot tables from my job and I was good to go. Rather than bother