A serenade is a musical composition intended to be performed in the early evening. The title refers to the serene, waltz-like rhythm I see in the calligraphic text that loops over half of the print…
Media: Etching and relief print on aluminum-gilded mulberry paper
Size: 72” h x 18 1/4” w
A nocturne, in the realm of music, is a composition meant to be performed during the late hours of the night. The title of this piece alludes to the tranquil, waltz-like rhythm that I perceive in the calligraphic text gracefully looping across the print…
Materials: Etching and relief print on aluminum-gilded mulberry paper
Size: 72” h x 15” w
Con Fuoco, meaning with fire, is a musical term directing a musician to play a phrase in an impetuous or fiery way…
Media: Relief print on copper-gilded mulberry paper
Size: 60” h x 26” w
Con Brio is named for a musical term directing one to play with spirit…
Media: Relief print on copper-gilded mulberry paper
Size: 61 1/2” h x 26” w
I named Rondo after a musical form in which the main theme is repeated…
Media: Relief print, frottage, and drawing on Gampi Shi paper
Size: 74” h x 38” w
I / Twelve captures the rich textures and icy hues of the Ontario countryside during the winter month of January…
Media: Chine collé, Caran d’ache, oil-based ink and paint on paper
Size: 10 1/2″ h x 9 1/2″ w
II/Twelve represents February in southern Ontario, with the icy blues of the Great Lakes contrasted by the warm, earthy browns of a Midwestern forest.
Media: Caran d’ache, oil-based ink and paint on paper
Size: 10 1/2″ h x 10″ w
III/Twelve embodies March in Ontario, with the spring greens of new growth and the deep blues of the sky.
Media: Caran d’ache, oil-based ink and paint, water soluble colored pencil on paper
Size: 10” h x 9 1/4”
IV/Twelve represents April in southern Ontario, featuring a serene pond lined with pebbles under a clear blue sky.
Media: Caran d’ache, oil-based ink and paint, water soluble colored pencil on paper
Size: 11 1/2” h x 10 3/4” w
V/Twelve symbolizes a rainy day in the garden, with the yellows, greens, and blues of May’s new growth.
Media: Caran d’ache, watercolor paint, oil-based ink and paint on paper
Size: 11 5/8″ h x 10 1/2″ w