Hatice

Posted on August 15, 2021January 17, 2022 by eric

“…truth can only be meaningful when it serves justice…” - Hatice Cengiz The Crown Prince will not be punished, says the Biden administration. Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi left behind his fiancé Hatice Cengiz when he was murdered by Saudi Arabian...Read More

Einstein

Posted on August 11, 2021August 11, 2021 by eric

My first serious woodburn, creating this helped me recognize that woodburning slows me down - no space for worry or anxiety when concentrating so hard on something that comes about so slowly. I burned this piece for a devout Christian...Read More

Icon

Posted on August 11, 2021 by eric

Continuing my study of how to create softness and details with a medium that’s so much less soft and versatile than pencil and paper, I lifted this image from the famous National Geographic depiction of Afghan refugee Sgarbat Gula from...Read More

Batik Study

Posted on August 11, 2021September 2, 2021 by eric

This composition is totally ripped off from an Amnesty International poster - it was meant to be a study in how to use natural pigments (coffee) to create color. Much lighter from its original look, at least the smell of...Read More

End of the World

Posted on August 11, 2021September 2, 2021 by eric

Modeled after the (award winning) photograph of the same name by Dorothy Leland, this portrait was more a study of how to create depth and detail on a grainy surface - do I use the grains or ignore them? (Some...Read More

Derek Chauvin, A Portrait

Posted on August 11, 2021 by eric

Portraits help us remember people, and this is just how Derek Chauvin shall be remembered as he serves out his sentence for murder.