st. george & the dragon

Here's a little oil painting I did from an old Russian icon of St. George, with accompanying pen sketch.

winter in Southern California

As in, not really.  I like to look at paintings like this and remember how much I love/miss the snow, and winters which are, you know, wintry.  Also I enjoy the idea of depicting snow using black ink.  This is on rice paper.

owls: benign & fierce aspects

 

cardboard printmaking

I found these scattered among my things: some early attempts at printmaking, I made these by taking a thick piece of cardboard, and carving out the design with a knife.  Then I brushed over it quickly with various watercolors and quickly rubbed a sheet of paper over it to make the print.  It made some interesting effects after going over it several times with different colors.

 

 

sweet potato bread

It seems nearly impossible for me to fly on an airplane without getting sick shortly after.  So when you search for the best airfare price on kayak they should add: "plus $25 per checked bag, plus a week-or-so of cold/flu symptoms."  Consequently, not feeling very artistic, but hating the idea that Kant's severe visage is menacing the top of my blog for so long, I give you this photo K took of a lovely sweet potato bread I baked a few weeks ago.  I just love it when a bread rises so nicely.