At 10,000 feet: Saddlebag Lake

I should have been
a pair of ragged claws
scuttling across the floors
of silent seas

T.S. Eliot

Such a fun workshop at @marylandnature in Baltimor

Such a fun workshop at @marylandnature in Baltimore! Gyotaku with flounder, porgy, black bass…hard to find a flounder in good shape (their stomachs are fragile and often break down right away) but this one seemed dedicated to making lovely prints. Baking soda is inexpensive and cuts the slime when I wash the fish, and a shout out to @hmartofficial for having a great selection! #gyotaku #porgy #flounder #black bass #atlanticfishing #fishing #marinebiology #steameducation #natureprintingsociety #artistsoninstagram #printmakersofinstagram #unryu #nature

Botanical prints from yesterday’s class at the M

Botanical prints from yesterday’s class at the Maryland Natural History Society @marylandnature, such a great group! #botanical #maryland#baltimore#surfacedesign #natureprintingsociety #artistsoninstagram #artworkshop #greatday #marylandnature

Casting 4x4 tiles for my October class at the Natu

Casting 4x4 tiles for my October class at the Nature Printing Society workshop, first since 2019! Can’t wait to see everyone. #basrelief #basreliefbotanical #natureprintingsociety #interiordesign #handcasting #natureprint #clematis#tomato #august #endofsummer #artistlife

New project, I’ve been saving these cotton apron

New project, I’ve been saving these cotton aprons for a long time! Finally got a good green: Versatex yellow green and great Christmas ferns #apron #surfacepatterndesign #handprintedtextiles #handprintedfabric #leaf #fern #cooking #natureprintingsociety #natureprint #summer #artistsoninstagram

First sketchbook class of the summer…trying out

First sketchbook class of the summer…trying out contour drawing and deep breathing…lobstermen’s shacks in Little Harbor over the holiday #marblehead #marbleheadarts #boston #seacoast #littleharbor #fishing #lobster #contourdrawing #pigmamicron #onlyoneline #artworkshop #sketchbook #urbansketchers #july #summertime

On the way to Happy Isles, could see Lower Yosemit

On the way to Happy Isles, could see Lower Yosemite Falls from the road, had to pull over. Thanks to @juliabeverly for the class images! #yosemitevalley #mercedriver #highwater #artistsoninstagram #summertime #printmaking #natureprintingsociety #watercolorpainting #artintheparks #waterfall #California #sierranevada #artworkshop

It’s all about water (and art) … the cliffs ha

It’s all about water (and art) … the cliffs have competition for once, loud, mesmerizing water everywhere. #yosemitenationalpark #mercedriver #artinthepark #sketchbookartist #watercolor #water #californiaadventure #sierranevada #workingartist #artworkshop

Packed all my work...brayers/ journals/watercolors

Packed all my work...brayers/ journals/watercolors ...to teach and share with students next week at @happyislesart out at Yosemite. I am looking forward to being immersed in creativity, wonder, and nature for a week with talented and inspiring park visitors from all over the world. Watercolor? Printmaking? Why not try them both?🌱🌲🌿#Yosemite #peace #Yosemiteconservancy #happyislesart #natureprintingsociety #mercedriver #nationalpark #printmaker #artworkshop #watercolorjournal #natureprint #watercolor

Even if your fish is gutted like this red snapper,

Even if your fish is gutted like this red snapper, you can still make an awesome fish print or gyotaku. Two spots left in this Saturday’s Zoom class through the Smithsonian. DM for details, would love to meet you🐟🐠🐡#gyotaku #gyotakuartist #artistsoninstagram #artworkshop #fish #redsnapper #fishing #natureprintingsociety #hmart #printmaker #handprinted #fineart #japan #smithsonian

Watercolor on Yupo! I love the expressions of thes

Watercolor on Yupo! I love the expressions of these antique scientific instruments…this one with a top hat, that one wielding a spear. Yupo is fussy, you use alcohol to prepare the surface, then you float water onto your drawing. I wanted to add patterned backgrounds, as master Yupo artist George James did, but these look better on stark white. #yupo #yupopaper #golubcollection #ucberkeley #calberkeley #microscopy #microscope #antiquetools #antiquescientific #biology #botany #watercolorpainting #plastic #burntsienna #cobaltblue #winsorandnewton #nationalinstitutesofhealth #nih #artistsoninstagram #natureprintingsociety #octobershow