Small Works and Still Lifes
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Still ifes
Small
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Still ifes
Lord of the Rings
I had read the trilogy, The Lord of The Rings
by author J. R. R. Tolkein, a couple of times.
The work expresses text from book three:
Return of the King---describing the charge
into battle between forces of the good
against absolute evil.
Created in Gouache, on 100% cotton fiber paper
using calligraphy pens + brushes
25.25 x 34.75 inches, framed
The Prayer
What was I thinking? What was I looking to see? Four lines' meaning; only four
A prayer; poem; new born babe; and joy permeates even the air
A place; plenitude; babes in nature everywhere; soulful gathering that nurtures life one to another
A world; renewal; from generation to generation; exceeding wonder overflows the heavens onto our earth
Original composition created with sumi ink and watercolor
paint on 100% cotton fiber paper. Size: 10.50 x 16 inches
A Duck species of Latin America
Drawing in watercolor;
4 x 4.5 inches
Waking From Sleep
Robert Bly's poem. Calligraphy composition in sumi ink and watercolor,
plus, marblized paper silhouettes of seagulls, made by hand.
The size of the work is 24.75 x 24.25 inches, framed
Latin American Birds in Chile
Drawing in sumi ink; 4.5 x 3.75 inches
Rain Forest of Latin America
Drawing in sumi ink; 4.5 x 4.5 inches
Burned palm trees, Latn America
Drawing in sumi ink; 4.5 x 4-3/8 inches
Burned Woods of Latin America
Drawing in sumi ink and gouache;
4.25 x 3.75 inches
Bird species of Latin America
Drawing in sumi ink; 5 x 3.75 inches
Turtles, Latin America
Drawing in sumi ink; 4.5 x 4.5 inches
Teapot, Avocado, and Orange
Still life painting made in watercolor; 15-1/8 x 12.50 inches, framed
Orchid species of Latin America
Drawing in sumi ink; 4 x 4.75 inches
Cactus of the deserts in Latin America
Drawing in sumi ink; 5 x 4 inches
Fish species in Latin America
Drawing in sumi ink; 4.25 x 4.25 inches
Anna Charlotte Crombie
My illuminated calligraphy work, composed
using sumi ink + watercolor; approximate
size, 7.75 x 12.75 inches, framed
Flower species, Latin America
Drawing in sumi ink + watercolor
3.75 2.50 inches
Lovely Lady Dressed In Blue
Illuminated calligraphy work, with border + miniatures
created in watercolor paint; 13 x 25 inches, framed
A second bird species of Latin America
Drawing in sumi ink + watercolor;
4.50 x 4.50 inches
Mountain waterfalls in Latin America
Drawing in sumi ink; 4.50 x 4.50 inches
Desert grass of Latin America
Drawing in watercolor; 4.50 x 4 inches
In A Corner Of My Studio
Still life painting made in watercolor; 23.75 x 20 inches, framed
Young Apple Tree, December
I composed the poem as a modern illumination, with calligraphy,
border design, and stanza miniature paintings
Sumi ink + watercolor
approximately 11 x 14 inches
A Calm Sea
Still life painting
made in watercolor;
18 x 16 inches, framed
Weaving Threads And Flowers
Still life painting made in watercolor
17.25 x 19.25 inches, framed
Species of monkey, Latin America
Drawing in sumi ink; 4.50 x 4 inches
Monkey species of Latin America
Drawing in sumi ink; 5 x 5 inches
Leopard of Latin America
Drawing in watercolor; 3.75 x 2.50 inches
Cactus species of Latin America
Drawing in sumi ink; 4.50 x 3 inches
Blue Spruce
Still life painting made in watercolor
23-1/8 x 20.25 inches framed
Thistle species of Latin America
Drawing in sumi ink; 4.50 x 5 inches
Thomas Jefferson, Quotation
I wrote this quotation on handmade paper
using a pointed pen nib + gouache paint
8 x 11 inches, unframed
Moths and butterflies of Latin America
Drawing in sumi ink; 4.50 x 3 inches
Flock of birds on the Chilean Shoreline
Drawing in sumi ink;
5 x 2.50 inches
Islamic Oriental Rug Motifs
I had been studying millenia-old pages of Asian Indian
and Persian illuminated manuscripts in the collection
of the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
I created the work in sumi ink + gouache paints;
16.50 x 15 inches, framed
Albert Schweitzer Quotation
Calligraphy + Illumination work of art, created
using a broad nib pen + sumi ink + watercolor
size: 4 x 6 inches
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher + Indian Blankets
My second drawing composition of an
Oklahoman bird and wildflower species
Graphite pencil on 100% cotton paper
10.75 x 8-1/8 inches
Capybara of Latin America
The world's largest living rodent,
also known as the water hog
Drawing in sumi ink
4.5 x 5 inches
The Letter Z
A modern illumination painting imaginatively composed
using one letter form: Z, and my depictions of teenage friends.
Created in graphite pencil + gouache paint
21.5 x 24.25 inches, framed
Bob and Terry
A modern illumination of one alphabet letter: O
which begins the couple's surname.
Watercolor painting; approximate size: 7 x 9 inches
Tucan species in Latin America
Drawing in sumi ink;
4.5 x 3.75 inches
Burned desert in Latin America
Drawing in sumi ink; 4.50 x 4.25 inches
The Book Of Genesis, Chapter One
Calligraphy painting created using a pointed nib pen
+ black india and colored inks
28 x 33 inches, framed
Desert cactus of Latin America
Drawing in sumi ink; 4.25 x 4.25 inches
Bertram Russell, Quotation
Calligraphy work of art composed using a broad nib pen
+ india ink; approximate size, 9 x 12.50 inches
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher and Indian Blankets
North American native bird and wildflower species from the State of Oklahoma
Drawing in graphite pencil; 9.75 x 6 inches
Large marsh animal of Latin America
Drawing in sumi ink; 4.25 x 3.75
Anteater species of Latin America
Drawing in sumi ink; 4.50 x 4 inches
Tropical Forest of Latin America
Drawing in sumi ink; 7 x 9.25 inches
1980's Endangered
Wildlife Species of Latin America
I composed these drawings for a directory of
Central and South American animal, bird, and plant species.
Sumi ink + w atercolor; the complete work of art
measures 36.5 x 35 inches, framed
Sunny Winter Day
Still life in watercolor paint; 26.50 x 22.50 inches, framed
