Works on Paper
“Fine paper is sensual and respects the ink and color.”
Richard Gins
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While making prints, I fell in love with fine handmade rag paper, and made the early decision to work only on "good paper". Without a real value for a well-made rag paper, many a "good drawing" will be cursed to live it's life on inferior materials. Fine paper is sensual and respects the ink and color. Working on a great piece of paper inspires me to make a work of art deserving of the fine paper it is on. But if that does not happen, then I accept the risk of using a good piece of paper as the cost to seriously make my art.
The works in this presentation are varied in their themes and media (acrylic paint; charcoal; India ink; ink wash; printing inks on monotypes, lithographs, etching; colored pencil; water color; pencil, charcoal, and mixed media); but the one thing they all have in common is they are all works on paper.
The Creative Process: A Primer · Gurdjieff to Picasso and Beyond · Limited first edition, 2018. 8.5 x 11 inches, 210 pages, with 10 drawings, 11 paintings and monotypes, 7 photographs and 9 original illustrations. · Signed and numbered copies available by inquiry.
Subway Riders · A Selection of Ink Drawings Produced on the NYC Subway, 1983 to 1996 · Published 2000. Full color, soft cover, 86 pages, 76 ink drawings. · Signed copies available by inquiry.