Personal works from the past

I created these works years ago. I recently dug them out and thought they would be interesting to share. They are symbols of my early days as a mature artist, at the time I was developing my own style by experimenting with various mediums.

"Lady with Earring"
Ink and marker on paper
A slick, mid-Eighties rendering of a sophisticated woman.

"Past Heroes" and "Whining Stein"
Woodblock relief prints
My first experience with relief printmaking.

"Self Portrait"
Acrylic on Canvas
A spontaneous, expressive portrait created in a medium I use very seldom today.

First entry and summer book list

May 30th 2010, I am writing the first entry of my blog. As an illustrator, this blog is created to share my insights, observations, news, and my most recent artwork periodically. Hope you will find them interesting, fun and helpful.

Several books are piled up on my desk waiting for me to absorb in the next couple of weeks. 

"The Illustrator in America" by Walt Reed

"The Art Spirit" by Robert Henri

"Angels in the Architecture" by Douglas Jones and Douglas Wilson

"Show and Tell" by Dilys Evans

I look forward to sharing my thoughts about these books with you soon. My new website is ready to be launched any day.  And in the next few weeks, I am excited to experiment combining traditional and digital art mediums in my illustration work.  I am eager to show you the results.