Thursday, June 08, 2006

Playing with a medieval drawing technique of silverpoint, I came up with this frangipangi blossom. The technique is very mesmerizing, not for the impatient artist. And erasing is not an option causing some quick thinking on how to incorporate unintended lines.

Jugando con la tecnica medieval de dibujar con plata, hize este flor tropical frangipangi. La tecnica es sumamente hipnotica, no apto para el artista impaciente. Y borrar no es una opcion lo cual causa soluciones en como incorporar lineas no intencionales.

'Frangipangi', 6"x6", silverpoint, gessobord panel

Saturday, June 03, 2006





The last three days I've been up at El Yunque Rainforest. Tomorrow is the last day for the 10th year celebration of the Visitors' Center. My prints have been well-received. And I've found the time away from the studio has let me play with colored pencil, the least messy medium to take along while spending the day in my booth ...

Estos ultimos tres dias he estado en el Bosque Lluvial El Yunque. Manana es el ultimo dia para la celebracion del decimo aniversario del Centro de Visitantes. Mis linocuts han sido populares. Y encontre que el tiempo fuera del estudio me ha permitido jugar con lapices colorados, lo menos sucio de todos los medios de arte. Eso me pasa el tiempo alla...