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Drawing and painting to tell a story or set a mood...

Home bank 1950

Home Bank

Watercolor and colored pencil on paper
1985

For their 1985 annual report, Home Bank commissioned me to produce a drawing of their first bank branch, circa 1950.

Trojan helmet and flower

Rebirth

Ink on paper
1974

New life emerges from the symbol of death.

Star and black hole accretion disk

Griffith Observer Cover Art

Acrylic on paper
1980

Cover art of a blue giant star and a black hole accretion disk slowly devouring the star.

Cat

Portrait of a Cat

Pencil on paper
1979

A regal view of a very pretty kitty.

Two dogs and owner

Dogs and Owner

Ink on paper
1982

A dog owner and her two beautiful exotic breeds.

Greek type and parthenon

Freedmen's Greek

Ink on paper
1979

From Freedmen's Organization type catalog: Parthenon of Athens.

Arc de Triomphe

Freedmen's French

Ink on paper
1979

From Freedmen's Organization type catalog: Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

St. Peter's Basilica

Freedmen's Italian

Ink on paper
1979

From Freedmen's Organization type catalog: St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.

Windmills

Freedmen's Dutch

Ink on paper
1979

From Freedmen's Organization type catalog: Windmills of the Netherlands.

Viking ship

Freedmen's Swedish & Norwegian

Ink on paper
1979

From Freedmen's Organization type catalog: Viking ship of Norse legends.

Budapest bridge

Freedmen's Hungarian

Ink on paper
1979

From Freedmen's Organization type catalog: The famous bridge of Budapest.

Croat bridge

Freedmen's Serbo-Croatian

Ink on paper
1979

From Freedmen's Organization type catalog: Another famous bridge, this in Serbo-Croatia.

Navajo hogan

Freedmen's Navajo

Ink on paper
1979

From Freedmen's Organization type catalog: A traditional hogan of the Navajo people.

African huts

Freedmen's Hausa & Swahili

Ink on paper
1979

From Freedmen's Organization type catalog: African huts.

Farm house

Farm House

Pencil on paper
1979

A farm house rendered sparingly in pencil.

Pheasant

Pheasant

Poster paint on paper
1979

A colorful bird, the pheasant.

Old shoe

Old soft shoe

Pencil on paper
1979

A favorite shoe immortalized in loving detail.

W.C. Fields

W.C. Fields

Ink and poster paint on paper
1980

The famous comic of early film portrayed in costume.