NATURAL HISTORY

Pool at Night, egg tempera on Claybord, 16 x 20" SOLD

Portrait of a Male Mottled Duck, acrylic on canvas board, 8 x 10" oval + frame  SOLD

Portrait of a Female Mottled Duck, acrylic on canvas board, 8 x 10" oval + frame  SOLD

Squirrel, egg tempera on Claybord, 12 x 12"  SOLD

Goldfish, egg tempera on Claybord, 11 x 14"  SOLD

Cyclamen, egg tempera on Claybord, 8 x 10" SOLD

Two Robins, egg tempera on Claybord, 8 x 10"  SOLD

Tulips, egg tempera on Claybord, 14 x 11"  SOLD

Gargoyle, graphite and Conservator's Wax on egg tempera, 12 x 12"

Nine-Banded Armadillo

graphite and Conservator's Wax on Claybord, 5 x 14" SOLD

Three-Banded Armadillo, graphite, Conservator's Wax, and Pigment on Claybord, 8 x 12" SOLD

Anthony Purrkins, graphite and Conservator's Wax on Claybord, 4 x 4" NFS

Portrait of Anthony Purrkins, 

Graphite and Conservator's Wax on Claybord, 4 x 4" SOLD

Portrait of Chanterelle, graphite and Conservator's Wax on Claybord, 4 x 4"

Henry, graphite and Conservator's Wax and pigment on Claybord, 8 x 10"

Portrait of Henry, graphite, Conservator's Wax and pigment on Claybord, 4 x 4"  SOLD

Mouse #1, graphite and Conservator's Wax on Claybord, 2 x 2"  SOLD

Mouse #2, graphite and Conservator's Wax on Claybord, 2 x 2"  SOLD

Mouse #3, graphite and Conservator's Wax on Claybord, 2 x 2" SOLD

Mouse #4, graphite and Conservator's Wax on Claybord, 2 x 2"  SOLD

Mouse #5, graphite and Conservator's Wax on Claybord, 2 x 2" SOLD

Albino Blackbird, graphite, Conservator's Wax and pigment on Claybord, 8 x 10"  SOLD

Chickadee, graphite, Conservator's Wax and pigment on Claybord, 3 x 3"  SOLD

Indigo Bunting, graphite, Conservator's Wax and pigment on Claybord, 5 x 7"  SOLD

Portrait of a Cardinal, graphite, Conservator's Wax and pigment on Claybord, 3 x 3"  SOLD

Portrait of a Chickadee, graphite, Conservator's Wax and pigment on Claybord, 3 x 3"  SOLD

Portrait of a Drongo, graphite, Conservator's Wax and pigment on Claybord, 3 x 3"  SOLD

Portrait of an English Robin, graphite, Conservator's Wax and pigment on Claybord, 3 x 3" SOLD

Portrait of an Indigo Bunting, graphite, Conservator's Wax and pigment on Claybord, 3 x 3"  SOLD

Portrait of a Junco, graphite, Conservator's Wax and pigment on Claybord, 3 x 3" SOLD

Portrait of a Sparrow, graphite, Conservator's Wax and pigment on Claybord

3 x 3"  SOLD

Portrait of a Tree Swallow, graphite, Conservator's Wax and pigment on Claybord, 

3 x 3"  SOLD

Portrait of a Goose, graphite, Conservator's Wax, and pigment on Claybord, 11 x 6"  SOLD

Portrait of a Male Mallard, graphite, Conservator's Wax and pigment on Claybord, 4 x 4"  SOLD

Portrait of a Female Mallard, graphite, Conservator's Wax and pigment on Claybord, 4 x 4"  SOLD

Portrait of a Muscovy Duck, 

Graphite, Conservator's Wax and pigment on Claybord, 4 x 4" SOLD

Portrait of a Grey Goose, graphite, Conservator's Wax and pigment on Claybord, 7 x 5"

 SOLD

Stairway, graphite, Conservator's Wax and pigment on Claybord, 11 x 14"  SOLD

Kensington, graphite and Conservator's Wax, 10 x 8"

Window, graphite and Conservator's Wax, 10 x 8" SOLD

Doorway, graphite and Conservator's Wax, 10 x 8"  SOLD

Night Garden, graphite, Conservator's Wax, and pastel on Pastelbord, 9 x 9" SOLD

Landscape, graphite, Conservator's Wax, and pastel on Pastelbord, 9 x 9" SOLD

New Work in Graphite and Conservator's Wax

I've turned to a new technique recently.  These pieces are made with graphite and conservator's wax, an acid free paste wax normally used for cleaning and polishing. The process involves not only scraping back to the bare Claybord, but adding more layers of graphite and wax, then scraping again.  Although I've mainly used a mini box cutter for the scraping, some of these effects are achieved with a waxy rag, cotton swabs, sandpaper, and steel wool.  In order to add traces of colour, I've also used touches of egg tempera, pigment mixed with wax, and brown shoe polish. 

These pieces will be available for purchase at Village Studios in Stratford, Ontario, from November 21, when I'll be having a two-person exhibition of new small works with Matthew Tarini. 

Landscape #1

graphite, conservator's wax, and egg tempera on Claybord, 8 x 10"  SOLD

Landscape #2

graphite, conservator's wax, and egg tempera on Claybord, 8 x 10" SOLD

 Heron

graphite, conservator's wax, egg tempera, and shoe polish on Claybord, 5 x 7" SOLD

 Modesty

graphite, conservator's wax, pigment, and shoe polish on Claybord, 12 x 12"

 Sheep

graphite, conservator's wax, and iridescent silver pigment on Claybord, 12 x 12" SOLD

 Rabbit

graphite, conservator's wax and shoe polish on Claybord, 12 x 12" SOLD

 Tree near the Thames Source

graphite, conservator's wax and shoe polish on Claybord, 5 x 7"  SOLD

 Tree Swallow

graphite, conservator's wax, pigment and shoe polish on Claybord, 7 x 5"  SOLD

 Mouse

graphite, conservator's wax and shoe polish on Claybord, 1 11/16 x 2 1/8"  SOLD

 Wittenham Clumps

graphite, conservator's wax, and egg tempera on Claybord, 2 1/4 x 2 1/4"  SOLD

In Wytham Woods

graphite, conservator's wax, and egg tempera on Claybord, 2 1/4 x 2 1/4"  SOLD

Landscape #3 (near Kelmscott)

graphite, conservator's wax, and egg tempera on Claybord, 1 7/16 x 3 15/16"  SOLD

Bridge on the Thames

graphite, conservator's wax, egg tempera, and shoe polish on Claybord, 8 x 10"

 Landscape #4

graphite and conservator's wax on Claybord, 5 1/2 x 14" SOLD

Hilly Landscape

graphite, conservator's wax, and egg tempera on Claybord, 8 x 10"  SOLD

Oxford Night

graphite, conservator's wax, and egg tempera on Claybord, 5 1/2 x 10 3/4  SOLD

 Beech Tree

graphite, conservator's wax, and egg tempera on Claybord, 11 x 14" SOLD

 Church Street

graphite, conservator's wax, and egg tempera on Claybord, 10 x 8"  SOLD

 Vine

graphite, conservator's wax, and shoe polish on Claybord, 7 x 5" SOLD

Landscape with Tree: Rain Coming

graphite, conservator's wax, and egg tempera on Claybord, 8 x 10"

 Rooves

graphite, conservator's wax, egg tempera, and shoe polish on Claybord, 8 x 8"  SOLD

Landscape with Path

graphite, conservator's wax, egg tempera, and shoe polish on Claybord, 8 1/4 x 11" 
Donated to I Love My Gallery Auction, Gallery Stratford

 Goldfinch

graphite, conservator's wax, and egg tempera on Claybord, 4 x 4"  SOLD

 Baby Robin

graphite, conservator's wax, and egg tempera on Claybord, 4 x 4"  SOLD

Quince

graphite, conservator's wax, and egg tempera on Claybord, 5 x 7"   SOLD

 Skeleton of a Baby Gorilla

graphite and conservator's wax on Claybord, 14 x 5 3/8" SOLD

 Teri's Garden

graphite and conservator's wax on Claybord, 8 x 10"  SOLD

Indigo Bunting

graphite, conservator's wax, and pigment on Claybord 5 x 7"  SOLD