penguins # 1-10 (8" x 6") pencils, pens and liquid paper on vellum; 8.5 x 11; 2003

These drawings of abstract soft sculptural penguin creatures are the third part of a penguin installation. The other parts have the soft, small, abstract penguin constructions watching a video of their real life counterparts frolicking in the wild and in captivity in New Zealand, Australia and even in San Francisco. With their beady eyes, feathers, and strangely shaped appendages, this project is strange and cuddly, and a bit sinister: just like penguins.

mountains (outback) # 1-4 (8" x 6") watercolor and highlighter on heavy paper; 8.25 x 11.75; 2002

The incredible outback of Australia is the inspiration for these simple drawings. These works, done while exploring aboriginal cave painting sites in the winter of 2002, play with the amazing colors and the huge expanses of land found in the outback. The highlighter adds a flourescent and unusual element, appropriate for this magical land.

the road (outback) # 1-5 (8" x 6") watercolor and highlighter on heavy paper; 8.25 x 11.75; 2002

Travelling in the outback of Australia is also the inspiration for these works. Driving on mostly empty stretches of road, these drawings focus on the mystical light and forms that emerge outside the window of our old camper van.

rothko drawings #1-21 (8" x 6") post-its on paper

These pieces were inspired by reading a very hefty biography of Rothko. Rothko has always been a major influence on me - his incredibly rich yet translucent color - his integrity - his search for meaning - his quest for the sublime. The rothko drawings draw upon the idea of rothko's transcendent square/doorway that figures so prominently in his extensive body of work. Rothko was one of the first to try out alternative materials - testing out acrylics that had just entered the marketplace. In these drawings - I utilize the magical properties infused in office supplies. They are our saviours re: list-making and time efficiency in a more and more clogged society. Here the lowly post-its, instead of reminding a worker about a "banal" meeting or deadline, shoots for the sublime.

all drawings from the series
a l l hands on the bad one 2000-2001
materials include: pin pricks on white paper, film leader on colored paper, silver tape on paper and green "felt" paper