Sauvie Island...Oak Island Treasures

Sam Winston: Typography Master

http://www.samwinston.com/

This artist is a genius!

Japanese White-Eye

While traveling on a not-so-remote island in the Pacific, I spotted (and watercolored) this little guy...the Japanese White-Eye. Actually, this not-so-elusive songbird is the most common bird on the Hawaiian islands. Common or not, he is a beauty.

Before I ventured to Hawaii I was absolutely in love with a book by Kate Williamson titled, "A Year in Japan". My plan was similar to hers: draw + watercolor as many interesting aspects as possible of the lovely island of Oahu. But alas, between eating large amounts of Poke, checking out the surfers at Pipeline + Sunset Beach + reading "Eddie Would Go", I just didn't have enough time to draw all the beautiful fauna (except for Mr. White-Eye) + flora (except for a palm tree [sooo typical]).

So, I've decided to start drawing + watercoloring the lovely features of the beautiful state of Oregon. Plenty of time for that. And plenty of beauty.

dennis hayes IV + birds

beautiful.
http://www.dennishayesiv.com/artwork.html

letterpress + watercolor

I'm taking a non-credit watercolor class at the community college here in lovely Portland, Oregon. So...thought I would try combining my just-learned water coloring techniques with some of my letterpress creations. I have a thing for squirrels. And mushrooms. And ferns. More letterpressed/watercolor combos to come!

oh chris!

Remember the little Fisher Price wooden peg dolls you use to play with when you were a small person? My lovely friend Chris S. and her husband, Kelly H., have recreated them in a big way this Halloween!

year of the tiger

Just finished our 2010 letterpress calendar at Lark Press. http://www.larkpress.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=32334897