A Splendor of Its Own
I have always been keenly interested in capturing the beauty and solitude of nature through drawings, paintings, photographs, and more recently through linocut prints and book arts projects. Although some of my subject matter for linocuts can be close at hand — Saguaro National Park is only five miles away — I most often hike into remote areas where the landscape shows little sign of the hands of man. I have had some interesting encounters along the way, including packs of javelinas (wild pigs), bears, countless rattlesnakes . . . even a mountain lion in the rugged Santa Teresa Wilderness. Linocut prints can be viewed by clicking on Linocuts below.
Through the years, and especially lately, I've experimented with new techniques and materials. Click on New Work to see a sampling of what I've been up to lately.
Interest in the book arts came naturally to me after spending nearly two decades in the publishing industry, both as the owner and manager of a Denver book publishing company and as publications director at the world-renowned Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. For more see Book Arts below.
My current obsession is astrophotography. A while back my nephew told me about a new astrophotography telescope he purched and thought it was something that might interest me. Wow, was he ever right! For the last six months I've been busy exploring the cosmos. If you click the link below you'll see some of my favorite images, all taken with The photos were taken with a Seestar S30 Pro (and more recently an S50 Pro) and processed using PixInsight, a powerful program expressly intened for astrophotography. Enjoy!
My linocut printing process is unique in that I use a 1921 Chandler & Price treadle-operated platen press, which allows me to produce nuanced effects that are typically not found with this medium. Besides learning how I produce my prints, click below and see how I make hand-crafted books, and other works of art.
Is it possible to fall in love with a piece of cast iron? Short answer: yes. One hundred fifty dollars and some TLC brought a wonderful 1,100 pound 1921 platen press into our lives. The honeymoon is still in full swing!