Pen and Ink

Samples from my current Pen & Ink sketch book.

Turn of the Century Sawmill

This is a working sawmill typical of the last century. It has been restored and is now a working exhibit at Hale Farm and Village in Bath, Ohio.

Original: 4x6, Technical Pen

Twin Lawn Chairs

A sure sign of summer, these lawn chairs grace a broad expanse of green in York Harbor, Maine, sitting in the bright morning sun waiting for visitors. We saw them as we took the harbor walk which leads across the front lawns of many of the waterfront houses.

Original: 4x6 Technical Pen

Cathedral, Quebec

One of the many lovely cathedrals in Quebec, the Notre Dame de Quebec Basilica Cathedral sits just a few blocks downhill from the Hotel Frontenac. The downhill is important - everything in Quebec is up or down, and you have to be careful just how far down you go, because your room is inevitably somewhere uphill.

Original: 4x6 Technical Pen

Sailboats on Sunapee

The three pictures from which this picture was constructed were taken just past the lighthouse, a short high-speed motorboat ride from Joe and Amy's. As always, it was a perfect summer day, with cool water and warm sunshine, the clouds were billowing up behind Sunapee and a brisk breeze was hurrying small waves toward the far shore. Another thanks to our hosts!

Original: 4x6 Technical Pen

Grey Squirrel

One of our neighbors (perhaps even a non-paying tenant) this fearless squirrel was crossing the back patio in the cat's favorite resting place. More amazing was the time we saw one of the cats chasing a squirrel. A car backfired and both stopped dead in their tracks. Once the fright was over, they cautiously approached one another, sniffed noses, then walked off in opposite directions!

Original: 4x6 Technical Pen

Easter Lilies

Each year we visit the Cleveland Greenhouse at Easter to see their lovely display of Easter Lilies. They have one entire room filled with lilies, and it is a wonderful sight and aroma.

Original: 4x6 Technical Pen

Fort Niagara

This well preserved outpost sitting at the mouth of the Niagara River as it enters Lake Ontario was built by the French, captured by the British, and then captured by the Americans. It offers a glimpse of 1700's America.

Original: 8x5 Technical Pen

View from Mt. Kearsarge

On a chill fall morning you can climb the rugged rock faces of this old New Hampshire mountain and once you near the top, stretch your eyes until you see all the way to the Presidential Range of the White Mountains to the north.

Original 5x8 Technical Pen