INSPIRATION COMES IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES

I was inspired to grab a piece of linoleum and do a quick sketch of the pooch while she was laying in my lap as I cut out another lino image. Being that laying in our laps is one of her specialties, it was pretty easy to finish the sketch without her moving. ;0)

OCTOBER BERUBE-BUG / BELATED HAPPY HALLOWEEN

SEPTEMBER BERUBE-BUG / MAILART FINAL

SEPTEMBER BERUBE-BUG

1950's RADIO

Another image to be translated to a prop for the Dracula production.

1950's Western Themed Bedspread Design

Since the "Dracula" production I am working on starts out in a young boys bedroom in the 50's, I was asked to create an image to cover the mattress on the bed prop that appears on stage in the beginning.

By combining multiple linocut images, i've created my version of a 1950's Western themed bedspread.

NEW ADDITION TO THE FAMILY

Brandon and I recently added a new pup to the family. Mimzy, (her name prior to adoption), was looking for a new home and I had been scouring the JRT adoption and rescue sights looking for a female pup under a year old. 2 weeks into my search, her image popped up. I discovered that she was in Boston, contacted her parents and scheduled a trip to Ct. to pick up my parents truck for the 2.5, (each way), hour drive in the rain.

Her family had a new baby and it seems that Mimzy was none to pleased to be sharing the spotlight with a baby in addition to the other small JRT in the home.

She's an amazing little girl, 11 months old and the tiniest of Jack Russell Terriers I've seen in quite some time. She's still learning how to walk on a lead, it would appear that she didn't have a lot of experience outside in general so all of the noises and smells here in the city and all of the kids from the 2 grammar schools across the street are a true test to her adapting skills. Her walks are getting easier each time and on a wonderful note, within one day, Mimzy learned how to "sit" on command. It's only a hop skip and jump until she's walking herself.

B and I are grateful to have found the perfect match for the both of us.

DRACULA STAGE PRODUCTION - BALTIMORE MARYLAND

I was in Baltimore last weekend to work with Choreographer/Director Scott Rink of DanceRink on his stage adaptation of a radio play version of "Dracula". The weekend included prop building; including sewing slip covers for 6' x 2.5' x 1.5' pieces of foam, painting the first of these with my "wood grain" linocut images and getting a sneak preview of the choreography for the piece. The show opens up for a short run at Theatre Project in Baltimore towards the end of October, and it looks like it's going to be an amazingadaptation.

ORIGINAL LINOCUT ARTWORK FOR TITLE


POST CARD INVITATION - FRONT


POST CARD INVITATION - BACK


MOCK-UPS FOR SET PROP PIECES


ARTWORK FOR "WOODEN CRATES"


ARTWORK FOR "WOODEN CRATES"


PAINTED/SLIP-COVERED 6' FOAM PROP


PAINTED/SLIP-COVERED 6' FOAM PROP


ARTWORK FOR ADDITIONAL 6' SLIP-COVERED FOAM PROP


ARTWORK FOR ADDITIONAL 6' SLIP-COVERED FOAM PROP

SEPTEMBER BERUBE-BUG / MY BIRTHDAY BUG / PROCESS

Keeping in the tradition of last month's Berube-Bug in celebration of Brandon's August birthday, I decided to create one for myself for the month of September (MY BIRTHDAY. Here's the process of creating, including the steps of printing. Once I figure out a good colorized version, I'll upload that.

INITIAL DRAWING ON LINOLEUM


PARTIALLY CUT OUT LINO


CUT LINO - COMPLETE


INKED LINO


FINAL PRINT

AUGUST BERUBE-BUG / B. RANDY PEPPAPLANTA BIRTHDAY BUG - COLOR VERSION

BERUBE-BUGS APPEAR IN TAMPA TRIBUNE BLOG POST

A special thanks goes out to Jennifer Zoellner for putting together an amazing exhibit of mailart for her mailart call "CHROMATOPHORE". From all accounts it looks like it was an incredible opening night. Check out some pics from the evenings festivities on her MAILART BLOG.



You can also see what blogger Angus Shafer's visit had to say about the opening including a nice little mention of my work on his Art Blog for the Tampa Tribune.

B. RANDY PEPPAPLANTA / AUGUST BERUBE-BUG PRINT

For this month's, (August), bug I decided to use my partners birthday as inspiration. This is the second appearance of "B. Randy Peppaplanta" in my Berube-Bug series.

INITIAL SKETCH ON LINOLEUM


CUT AND INKED LINO


FINAL PRINT

RADISH-HEAD / JULY BERUBE-BUG

I had it in my head that my July bug was going to be some 2-headed creature depicting my state of mind for the past month. At the last minute, while checking out a fellow mail artist MICK BOYLE'S site, I discovered that he was starting a 2-month mailart call with "Radish" as a theme. The rest is history.

As soon as I create a colored version, I'll post that as well.

CUT LINO


INKED LINO


BLACK INK PRINT

"FARRAH" - JUNE BERUBE-BUG

I finally managed to finish the June Berube-Bug "FARRAH", inspired by Farrah Fawcett's poster image of 70's fame. I'm running a little behind and still have to print the backs of the post cards, but they will make it into the mail this week going to anyone who sent me a post card last month. Sorry for the delay.

MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL/DULUTH/BRAINERD - MINNESOTA

I took a recent trip with Brandon to visit friends and family in Minnesota. We were blessed with amazingly beautiful weather which also provided for fun on Lake Shultz.

Nature is still in it's full splendour up north. American Eagles, Blue Herons, Loons, Sun Fish, Large Mouth Bass, Perch and Red Squirrels were just some of the creatures we spotted.

SAINT PAUL/MISSISSIPPI RIVER


BRANDON / PEANUTS SCULPTURE - ST. PAUL


LAKE SHULTZ MINNESOTA


BRANDON WITH LARGE MOUTH BASS


BLUE HERON


AMERICAN EAGLE


DRIVING THE PONTOON

LYNNE SERPE CAMPAIGN T-SHIRT DESIGN

Just got done creating this last night as a linocut.

MAY BERUBE-BUG / "SWINE FLEW"

Inspired by the newest pandemic, I decided to create my interpretaion of the Swine Flu Bug. This one will go in the mail Tuesday when I get back into town.



For those of you in the U.S. have a great holiday weekend.

COLLABORATION WITH BRANDON LACY CAMPOS - #2 - SUSAN BOYLE

Here is the result of the latest collaboration with Brandon Lacy Campos. Susan Boyle after the makeover? Image drawn by Brandon, transferred, cut and printed by myself.

COLLABORATION WITH BRANDON LACY CAMPOS

Brandon was so kind as to leave a drawing in my sketchbook, I decided it was cute enough to create a lino-cut out of it.
6 variations of the same print using the chine' colle technique.

SESSIONS WOODS / BURLINGTON CONNECTICUT

APRIL BERUBE-BUG / THE PROCESS

I decided to do a 2-color print for this months Berube-Bug, and I'm not sure what the reasoning was behind adding all of the baby bugs to the "Mommy", but all of the coverage and oversaturation of "OctoMom" may have seeped into my subconciousness as I was drwaing this.

Below is documentation of the process of what it entails to create a 2-color linocut print.

INITIAL SKETCH ON LINOLEUM


1ST COLOR INKED LINO


1ST COLOR / PRINT


2ND COLOR / INKED LINO


2ND COLOR / PRINT


FINAL PRINT