Jul 21, 2017 | Pulp painting
Day four: Today I applied the background colors and reconfigured the palette. The sides of the painting are as of yet not glued to the back of the armature. That will happen sometime next week. My goal today is to shore up the details in the rock areas and add more...
Jul 11, 2017 | Pulp painting
Day one: Colored grids are measured by inches and 1/2 inches and marked up on the photographs. A corresponding grid pattern in 10 inch increments is marked onto surface of the painting. The surface is made up of beaten cotton and abaca pulp. I use a combination of...
Jul 10, 2017 | Pulp painting
I spent the day yesterday wandering the New England shoreline in search of just the right configuration of rocks, ocean waves, shoreline, seaweed, salt deposits and sea urchins for which I cannot name. After taking upwards of 235 photographs, I’ve settled on...
Jan 15, 2015 | Tabloid art history
Winter can be dreary, cold and lacking in vibrant colors. But this has not stopped artists from finding and capturing the beauty of winter in their landscape paintings. In fact, the cool blues, smoky grey, and deep forest greens are a favorite palette for both artist...
Oct 27, 2008 | Pulp painting
Pulp in small jars, ready to be applied to the surface of the painting with a plastic spoon. I love how I can use recycled materials such as plastic spoons in my work. I keep finding good use for cheap plastic spoons. I am often asked by viewers and other artists: why...
Apr 21, 2008 | Pulp painting
I have been a papermaker for 25 years.The question I am most frequently asked is: how do you make you handmade paper paintings? Recently, I added a page to my web site that describes my process. I decided to share it here as I have been receiving positive reviews for...
