sketchbook

From my 8 x 5 Moleskine watercolor sketchbook. Pen & ink. Completed 30 April 2007.

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next phase: painting in gouache

With the exception of a little gouache, used sparingly, on the Nabokov ex libris, this is my first gouache painting.

Gouache on 140lb Canson Watercolor paper; image size about 7 x 5 inches.

Completed 04.28.07

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wasp ACEO

the realms of wasp life,
She flew this way
gazing intently
anxious humming
until the shadows grew long.

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This is an original, one-of-a-kind mixed-media ACEO ("Art Card, Edition and Original").

Pen & ink, perforated "stamp" paper, copper wire stitching, black drawing paper (front); book page and iridescent acrylic medium (back); affixed to 140 lb Canson watercolor paper.

3.5 x 2.5 inches (standard ACEO size).

Completed 04.20.07

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Nest (original pen and ink drawing)

A hummingbird nest with two eggs on a tree branch.

This is an original drawing, not a print.

Media: pen & ink, black, on 90 lb "Classic Cream" Canson drawing paper.

Size: image area 3 x 3 inches; sheet size 7 x 7 inches.

Inspired by the Etsy Creative Challenge. Completed 04.03.07.

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33 days, 33 birds: no. 14 (01.12.07)

33 Birds in 33 Days: a New Year's project in which a new hummingbird drawing will be published each day from December 30, 2006 to January 31, 2007.

Pen & ink on 90 lb Canson drawing paper.

4 x 4 inches with a 1/2-inch border.

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japanese clouds: miniature painting no. 003

This is an original, handmade work, and one of a kind. The painting is crafted of archival and acid free materials: pen & ink and acrylic on 200 gsm Moleskine watercolor paper. The painting is finished with a protective acrylic matte varnish. It is affixed to the frame with ph-neutral solvent-free PVA. The frame is 2-3/8" tall by 2-7/8" wide. The painting is 1-7/8" tall by 2-3/8" wide. The frame is metal, with raised floral decoration, finished in gold, and considered a 1/12th scale miniature.

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japanese clouds: miniature painting no. 001

haiku bird's first foray into the world of miniatures and miniature paintings

This is an original, handmade work, and one of a kind. The painting is crafted of archival and acid free materials: pen & ink and acrylic on 100 lb vellum-finish Strathmore bristol board. The painting is finished with a protective acrylic matte varnish. It is affixed to the frame with ph-neutral solvent-free PVA. The frame is 2-3/8" tall by 2-7/8" wide. The painting is 1-7/8" tall by 2-3/8" wide. The frame is metal, with raised floral decoration, finished in gold, and considered a 1/12th scale miniature.

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33 days, 33 birds: no. 10 (01.08.07)

33 Birds in 33 Days: a New Year's project in which a new hummingbird drawing will be published each day from December 30, 2006 to January 31, 2007.

Pen & ink and colored pencil on 90 lb Canson drawing paper.

4 x 4 inches with a 1/2-inch border.

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#14. encourage, foster,

encourage, foster,
all illumination from
the usual course

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Pen & ink, colored pencil, graphite, and cut paper; background in regular and metallic acrylic paint, and iridescent/pearlescent acrylic medium; on 140 lb Canson watercolor paper. The black ink border is part of the drawing.

5.75 x 8.5 inches.

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#13. Awaiting her turn

Awaiting her turn
Voices soft in the silence,
Among the budding

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Pen & ink, colored pencil, metallic acrylic paint, and cut paper on 140 lb Canson watercolor paper. 5 x 7 inches.

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#12. more uncommon than

more uncommon than
which birds brood over their eggs
now in readiness

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Pen & ink, colored pencil, acrylic paint, and cut paper on 140 lb Canson watercolor paper. 7 x 5 inches.

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#10. a fluttering of

a fluttering of
the warm eggs beneath her wings,
that each nest contains

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Pen & ink, pearlescent liquid acrylic, and cut paper on 90 lb Canson drawing paper; approximately 7.5 x 10.25 inches.

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#5. glorious pearl

glorious pearl
refreshing every flower,
brooding in the deep

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Regular and metallic colored pencil, graphite; background: acrylic iridescent medium & bright gold metallic pigment; cut paper; on 140 lb watercolor paper

5.75 x 7.5 inches

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#3. as quick as lightning

as quick as lightning
a perpetual tumult
inconceivable

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Pen & ink, colored pencil, acrylic, and cut paper on 140 lb watercolor paper; 5.5 x 7.5 inches.

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