I grew up in Colorado...

I grew up in Colorado so I love the west, but I moved out to Indiana when I was in my early twenties so now I love the farmland of the Midwest also. I have a lot of art that looks like those areas and other places in the United States where I have visited or lived. I like to take pictures constantly of woods and the sky, and barns and so on. I get inspiration from the photos and some artwork will have been inspired by maybe one photo or maybe ten or it might be just something out of my head that I clearly remember when traveling. Other people such as my daughter have helped with ideas also, this artwork was based on a photo she took on the Colorado national monument of a pinion tree. I just call it "Pinion". It has been in the Fort Wayne Museum of Art twice for special local art displays. It was printed using seven plates that I hand carved and then printed by hand.



I use wood blocks and extruded PVC sheets and other materials that I can cut and carve. I lay out the drawing in reverse on all the plates. It prints the mirror image. A lot of work goes into each picture. I usually do a edition of 250 or less.



I am real particular about the type of paper I use. I only use 100% acid free papers to print onto. I normally use a smooth pressed bristol paper. I use environmentally friendly water based printing inks made especially for professional block printing.