lazuli bunting and Pitbull Terrier eulogize the polis
Oil on Unstretched Canvas, 36″ x 48″, 2019
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Fooooosh!
Colored Pencil on Paper, 16″ x 22″, 2019
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A gathering of action-oriented individuals
Colored Pencil on Paper, 16″ x 22″, 2019
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Award winning actors perform a difficult scene
Watercolor on Paper, 20″ x 27″, 2020
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gaira the green gargantua
Oil on Panel, 16″ x 20″, 2019
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mutoscope, ink paper metal and wood, 22 seconds, 2018
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mutoscope, how to, 2 minutes, 2018
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magenta frankenstein mutoscope loop
pigment paste on paper, 40 – 2 3/4″ x 4″, 2018
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orange frankemstein mutoscope loop
pigment paste on paper, 40 – 2 3/4″ x 4″, 2018
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blue plants mutoscope loop
pigment paste on paper, 40 – 2 3/4″ x 4″, 2019
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Super Heroes
Ink on Paper, 20″ x 28″, 2017
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Gas Station Robbery
Ink on Paper, 17.5″ x 23″, 2016
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Wrongity wrong wrong
Ink on Paper, 20″ x 28″, 2016
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Charybdis and Scylla
Ink on Paper, 13″ x 20″, 2016
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Lenticular Picture, Blue
Ink on Paper, 13″ x 19″, 2013
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Lenticular Picture, Pink
Ink on Paper, 13″ x 19″, 2013
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Wiggle Picture
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Fog
Ink on Paper, 17″ x 23″, 2013
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color wipe
Ink on Paper, 17″ x 23″, 2013
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Cartouche
Ink and Watercolor on Paper, 19″ x 13″, 2013
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Studio Props
Ink on Paper, 18″ x 25″, 2013
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canon ball
Ink on Paper, 23″ x 33″, 2013
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Frog and Chandelier loop, 2012
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retriever
Ink, pencil & watercolor on paper, 26″ x 19″, 2012
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sidewalk scenery
Ink on Paper, 16″ x 16″, 2011
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Smoke and Bric-a-Brac
Ink on paper, 20″ x 16″, 2010
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Soft Statue
Ink on paper, 20″ x 14″, 2010
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Proto Mutoscope, ink, paper, cardboard, and wood, 2010
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Festina Lente, 2 minutes, Music by Tom Downs, 2010
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(up,up,up), 1 minute, Gag & Sounds by Beca Lafore, Music by Tom Downs, 2005
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Yellow Bird, 19 seconds, 2004
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Rubber Felt printing process
Place a plant fragment on a clean piece of paper, then press an inked pad onto the plant and paper. The plant fragment acting like a stencil, blocks the ink—producing a reverse silhouette.
First Impression
But, the plant fragment blocks some of the ink within the pad, and the pressure displaces the trapped ink—in measure to the thickness, surface variation, and texture of the fragment.
Setting the plant fragment and first impression aside, and pressing the same pad onto a clean piece of paper produces a second image resembling a microphotograph or rubbing taken from a low relief.
Second Impression
Manipulating the plant fragments incrementally and repeating the pressings produces a sequence of frames for animation or mutoscope cards.
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PRINTING FOR MULLIGAN, 1 minute, 2014
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Mulligan, 2 minutes, Music by Tom Downs, 2014
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Rubber Stamps, 2012
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Rubber Stamps, 2009-2021
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Watercatcher, 27 seconds, 2018
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15 California Plants, 1 minute, Music by Tom Downs, 2009
home
4 second loop
ink on grey paper, 40 – 2 3/4″ x 4″, 2024
Artistic Giants at the Beach
Oil on Unstretched Canvas, 26″ x 48″, 2019
lazuli bunting and Pitbull Terrier eulogize the polis
Oil on Unstretched Canvas, 36″ x 48″, 2019
Fooooosh!
Colored Pencil on Paper, 16″ x 22″, 2019
A gathering of action-oriented individuals
Colored Pencil on Paper, 16″ x 22″, 2019
Award winning actors perform a difficult scene
Watercolor on Paper, 20″ x 27″, 2020
gaira the green gargantua
Oil on Panel, 16″ x 20″, 2019
mutoscope, ink paper metal and wood, 22 seconds, 2018
mutoscope, how to, 2 minutes, 2018
magenta frankenstein mutoscope loop
pigment paste on paper, 40 – 2 3/4″ x 4″, 2018
orange frankemstein mutoscope loop
pigment paste on paper, 40 – 2 3/4″ x 4″, 2018
blue plants mutoscope loop
pigment paste on paper, 40 – 2 3/4″ x 4″, 2019
Super Heroes
Ink on Paper, 20″ x 28″, 2017
Gas Station Robbery
Ink on Paper, 17.5″ x 23″, 2016
Wrongity wrong wrong
Ink on Paper, 20″ x 28″, 2016
Charybdis and Scylla
Ink on Paper, 13″ x 20″, 2016
Lenticular Picture, Blue
Ink on Paper, 13″ x 19″, 2013
Lenticular Picture, Pink
Ink on Paper, 13″ x 19″, 2013
Wiggle Picture
Fog
Ink on Paper, 17″ x 23″, 2013
color wipe
Ink on Paper, 17″ x 23″, 2013
Cartouche
Ink and Watercolor on Paper, 19″ x 13″, 2013
Studio Props
Ink on Paper, 18″ x 25″, 2013
canon ball
Ink on Paper, 23″ x 33″, 2013
Frog and Chandelier loop, 2012
retriever
Ink, pencil & watercolor on paper, 26″ x 19″, 2012
sidewalk scenery
Ink on Paper, 16″ x 16″, 2011
Smoke and Bric-a-Brac
Ink on paper, 20″ x 16″, 2010
Soft Statue
Ink on paper, 20″ x 14″, 2010
Proto Mutoscope, ink, paper, cardboard, and wood, 2010
Festina Lente, 2 minutes, Music by Tom Downs, 2010
(up,up,up), 1 minute, Gag & Sounds by Beca Lafore, Music by Tom Downs, 2005
Yellow Bird, 19 seconds, 2004
Rubber Felt printing process
Place a plant fragment on a clean piece of paper, then press an inked pad onto the plant and paper. The plant fragment acting like a stencil, blocks the ink—producing a reverse silhouette.
First Impression
But, the plant fragment blocks some of the ink within the pad, and the pressure displaces the trapped ink—in measure to the thickness, surface variation, and texture of the fragment.
Setting the plant fragment and first impression aside, and pressing the same pad onto a clean piece of paper produces a second image resembling a microphotograph or rubbing taken from a low relief.
Second Impression
Manipulating the plant fragments incrementally and repeating the pressings produces a sequence of frames for animation or mutoscope cards.
PRINTING FOR MULLIGAN, 1 minute, 2014
Mulligan, 2 minutes, Music by Tom Downs, 2014
Rubber Stamps, 2012
Rubber Stamps, 2009-2021
Watercatcher, 27 seconds, 2018
15 California Plants, 1 minute, Music by Tom Downs, 2009
A Bird’s Prayer
Oil on Panel, 20″ x 12″, 2009