Topography Series | Ordered Circles XV Portraiture Inspiration for the contrasting red

Inspiration for the contrasting red berry sprigs were from my memory of Nandina shrubs with their bursts of red berries after they flower

The paper used is Lennox 100

I love creating in Realism using graphite and charcoal because it catches the subjects’ pure form without the distraction of color with its tint

Bantu knots held important symbolic meaning

Topography Series | Ordered Circles XV Portraiture Inspiration for the contrasting redWoodcut Print Collage on 140 lb Canson Cold Press Watercolor Paper 24" x 18" 2020 I love wood with its textures and patterns. A Dremel tool was used to carve out the natural lines in a piece of Luan wood. The wood plate started at 5ft x 18 but it wouldnt fit on the printing press. I cut off 10 which left almost 50 of printing surface. The paper used is Lennox 100, off white, 250 gsm (about 140 lb) neutral pH, acid free. I created a 6 ft x 12 ft