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The Sound of Cicadas (Poetry and Painting)
Few people ever think about the sounds that existed in the background when a painting is made or what the artist heard when the inspiration occurred. The sound in the background can shape and inspire the painting. This painting “Fallen Columns, Temple of Zeus” is about the sound the artist hears while painting the scene…
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Infinite Progression, Horned Lizards, Black & White,
The horned lizard motif has been an ongoing interest of mine for at least 10 years. I had a hexagon on my header when I had the Tessellation Elegance website and you can see other interpretations on this website. I plan to make this little drawing into a print. The drawing is small, 4-3/4 inches…
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Sea Turtles and Dolphin Fish Tessellation
This is a watercolor and color pencil tessellation of sea turtles and fish. The tessellation came from a linocut print that I made several years ago called “Bermuda”. It was inspired by my time in Key West. When I was diving I used to see green sea turtles and have caught dolphin while fishing. The…
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Frogs, Cantor Series with Middle Third
This is a tessellation of frogs in a pseudo- Cantor Series because their are five frogs in the third tier. So technically not a true Cantor set. The continuity of the frogs is 1, 2, 5, 14….. If it were a true Cantor it would have the middle third missing so there would be a…
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Butterflies, Infinite Progression
This is a black and white infinite progression of butterflies in pen and ink with color pencil. It is in the shape of a hexagon with axis at 60 degrees. This one is 4-1/2 inches x 4-1/2 inches. I wanted to transform my butterfly tessellation into an infinite series although its quite small I like…
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Bridge Between Two Worlds
Those of you that are interested in tessellations may appreciate this post, however if you like my oil paintings you may not be impressed and not appreciate it. Let me explain the title first. This drawing is an intersection of three (3) different tiling groups ( of the 17 standard tiling groups, not counting aperiodic…
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Icarus (C4) Tessellation
This is a linocut of a tessellation of Icarus from symmerty group C 4 from the original pen and ink drawing Rise and Fall (see the drawing on my website). The linocut is designed like a chessboard and a transformation from squares to the Icarus tile. I have always been fascinated with the myth of…
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Little Dragons Tessellation (C3)
This is a small watercolor and color pencil of a dragon tessellation that rotates 120 degrees with three copies of itself to tile the plane. The original was a lithograph with watercolor only (no color pencil) that I had completed several years ago in a “star” pattern on a larger scale. I will post the…
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Bunnies Tessellation (C6)
This is a watercolor and color pencil of a tessellation that has six copies of itself in a hexagon. This is my only bunny tessellation.
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Fish Shack, Motif No. 1, Rockport, Massachusetts
This little scene is the iconic Motif No. 1 on Bradley Wharf in Rockport. It really needs no introduction. Its been painted by thousands of artists and holds the distinction of being the most photographed building in the world (so I am told). We visited Rockport in May after my daughter graduated from Tufts. I…
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Bearskin Neck, Rockport
It’s not Motif No. 1 but its another view across the Harbor and right beside the pier with that iconic fish shack! This painting depicts the harbor at low tide and is a great place to paint. I decided I didnt want to include Motif No. 1 in this view. I’ll post a couple of…
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Mount Stromboli Eruption
In July 2024 we saw both Mt Stomboli and Mt Etna erupting while we were visiting Italy. I completed two paintings from this very memorable experience. Stromboli has some spectacular events and while the residents of the island are all to familiar with the potential for destruction we were just amazed at how close people…
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