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The Parliament of Fowls

February 15th, 2012 · 1 Comment

From 1976, a sketch for “The Parliament of Fowls,” a proposed installation in collaboration with Doug Winter.  We often discussed it, but it never went beyond a few sketches.

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Invisible Lines

December 16th, 2011 · 2 Comments

I drew this in my notebook at school, rather than listen to the teacher.  I think it was in middle school — then, of course, called junior high.  

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Paris

November 3rd, 2011 · 2 Comments

A trip to Paris in 1993.

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Village Motel

July 14th, 2011 · 1 Comment

You should always sketch your motel room when you’re on the road.

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Ringing Rocks

July 12th, 2011 · Comments Off on Ringing Rocks

A pencil sketch of the wonderful bell-like rocks at Ringing Rocks State Park, in Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania.

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Dorado

July 11th, 2011 · Comments Off on Dorado

Admiring the local flora, between gigs in Puerto Rico.

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Besançon

July 10th, 2011 · Comments Off on Besançon

Killing time in Besançon, back in 1984, I drew a picture of the building next door.

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Funny Birds Zoo

July 6th, 2011 · 1 Comment

Funny Birds Zoo is an early work. I am still fond of its restrained use of color.

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Kangaroos

June 30th, 2011 · Comments Off on Kangaroos

When I was in Perth, playing piano for an IBM industrial, I spent some time drawing kangaroos in my sketchbook. There’s nothing like drawing kangaroos.

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Ventriloquists

June 28th, 2011 · Comments Off on Ventriloquists

Ventriloquists! Thirty of them, here colorized for your enjoyment. Some of them have turned up on postcards for the “Carousel” series.

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