Hairy seed pods like this grow on the southern Magnolia tree. The Georgia Tech campus in Atlanta has many of these trees, and that’s where this Magnolia grandiflora fruit was seen. It has a visitor, which the Atlanta Audubon Society tells me is a leaf-footed bug known as Leptoglossus spp. This is a sucking bug …
Magnolia grandiflora Fruit
2011 - 12" x 9" - Mixed Media (Acrylic Colored Ink, Watercolor), Arches Aquarelle watercolor paper
exempli gratia
2003 - 10.75" x 14.5" - Watercolor, Arches Aquarelle watercolor paper
Exempli gratia (for example) is a study of interesting objects, including two metal stencils that once belonged to my Russian grandfather, Emil Egoroff. They are examples of objects that were once very familiar to people who are now gone.
Effervescence
2004 - 15.5" x 11.5" - Watercolor, Arches Aquarelle watercolor paper
An ornate, pedestaled, metal dish holds a treasure of marbles and light. This watercolor painting has incredibly strong color, yet effervesces with glowing, glass marbles, sparkling with internal bubbles. A digital image of this painting was shown at Artexpo New York 2007, Jacob Javits Convention Center, Art-Exchange booth, March 1-2, 2007.
Three Masks of Ghana
2002 - 30" x 22" - Watercolor, Arches Aquarelle watercolor paper
These masks were used in agricultural ceremonies in the country of Ghana, West Africa. For me, there is a lot of mystery surrounding each mask. I love the symbols of plants on each, and the rich, warm browns and blacks of the woods. The inlaid metals add another interesting texture, as well as the beads. …
Cantata Mundi
2003 - 30" x 22" - Arches Aquarelle watercolor paper
In the depths of a living cavern in southern Arizona, where incredible natural formations of great variety and color continue to grow with the constant dripping of mineral-laden water, I first heard the music of Karl Jenkins and his Adiemus project. The timeless, meditative music was perfect to accompany the gently-illuminating light show revealing the …
Imperturbabilis
1979 - 9" x 12" - India Ink, Arches paper
While at Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, studying art, I became interested in the art of the European Bronze and Iron Ages. I was very curious about what the artists had been trying to express; what they were thinking; what their lives were like, obviously so different from my own. Inspiration for this ink drawing came …
Out of the Iron Age III
1978 - 11" x 14" - India Ink, Bristol Board
While studying the art of the European Bronze and Iron Ages, I noticed how my books praised the workmanship of certain pieces, and I could see that the detail and ornamentation had taken great skill. I wondered at the superstition that must have been a part of life to these peoples as they tried to …
Nerthus and the Dragon
1979 - 9" x 12" - India Ink, Arches paper
After college, I went on an archeological dig through Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. It was a work/study program at the Koster Site in Kampsville, IL. During the work portion, one of my jobs was in their bookstore. Their collection of books was wonderful, and I purchased quite a few, some of them on the Bronze …
Out of the Iron Age I
1978 - 11" x 14" - India Ink, Bristol Board
While studying the art of the European Bronze and Iron Ages, I noticed how my books praised the workmanship of certain pieces, and I could see that the detail and ornamentation had taken great skill. I wondered at the superstition that must have been a part of life to these peoples as they tried to …
The Slate
2009 - 16.25" x 12" - Mixed Media (Colored Pencil, Watercolor), Arches Aquarelle watercolor paper
I hesitate to write much about this painting because sometimes it’s just too fun to allow the viewer to interpret with his/her own imagination. Imagine, for example, what strange happenings old slates in classrooms must have witnessed over the years. Perhaps a person from the past is caught on the other side of this slate. …