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River Dstrict, Asheville.  Pen and walnut wash.  SOLD.

Elliott Barn and Stable. (Detail) Walnut ink, reed, quill and metal pens on hand-prepared paper.  12.5 x 22” The structures have become as naturalized as the Japanese knotweed, Amur privet and chicory settle the foreground.

 

The Barn.  Reed pen and walnut ink on hide-glue-sized poke.  12 x 9.” 

Bunch’s Garage.  Reed pen and China ink 4 x 9.”   This scene from Edenton NC is the germ of larger composition.  For an upcoming show, I’d like to exhibit an 18 x 36″ rendered drawing of this building and an oil painting of similar format.  I’ll post my progress.

Bunch’s Garage 2. Vulture quill and steel pens, walnut ink and wash.  8 x 10.”  I like using wash with a pen rather than a brush when I want to explore texture.  The contrast between the vertical textural elements of the shop with the circular elements of the mature oak trees makes for a happy tension.  The rutile clay I prepared my paper with lends atmosphere.

Bunch’s Garage 3.  The same subject in walnut ink, only this time done with large Chnese calligraphy brushes. This time, I focused not on surfaces, but tones.  Later, I kept most of this compostion, got rid of some sky and emphasized color in the intended oil painting, Green Harmony.