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MG #

2391

Title:

Perfect Morning with chipp chipp birdsong

Series:

field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

14x11"

Description:

I find myself tending to draw big and round on perfect days. The "chip chips" were big and voluptuous, punctuated by sharp half-circles.

This drawing is part of a collection of the Field Notes known as "Birds and Birdsong." Birds have been of interest to me since I took a birdwatching class in college. On assignment for Art Forum in the 80's, I wrote an essay on the relevance of Audubon to contemporary artists. I am always amazed that there is a society of birds any place you might be - a society that is constantly intermingled with human society - and when I started to be interested in using all my senses to describe a landscape, birdsong and the sound of feathers were two of the first sounds I tried to incorporate.

Status:

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MG #

2390

Title:

Birdsong: wee oh wee

Series:

field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

11 x14"

Description:

The "wee"s are high notes and the "oh" is low.

This drawing is part of a collection of the Field Notes known as "Birds and Birdsong." Birds have been of interest to me since I took a birdwatching class in college. On assignment for Art Forum in the 80's, I wrote an essay on the relevance of Audubon to contemporary artists. I am always amazed that there is a society of birds any place you might be - a society that is constantly intermingled with human society - and when I started to be interested in using all my senses to describe a landscape, birdsong and the sound of feathers were two of the first sounds I tried to incorporate.

Status:

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MG #

2389

Title:

wee dol wee wee dol woo

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

14x11"

Description:

The second note, "dol," was much lower than the "wee" hence the drooping shape of the form. The pencil starts high then goes low and the goes high again etc., reflecting in shape the high and low notes as they repeat and play off each other.

This drawing is part of a collection of the Field Notes known as "Birds and Birdsong." Birds have been of interest to me since I took a birdwatching class in college. On assignment for Art Forum in the 80's, I wrote an essay on the relevance of Audubon to contemporary artists. I am always amazed that there is a society of birds any place you might be - a society that is constantly intermingled with human society - and when I started to be interested in using all my senses to describe a landscape, birdsong and the sound of feathers were two of the first sounds I tried to incorporate.

Status:

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MG #

2388

Title:

Birdsong: wit da da da da - wit dee dee dee dee (recto)/ Untitled (A Variation on the Recto) (verso)

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

14x11"

Description:

This is a new song. The "wit" is a quick vertical motion, and the "da"s and the "dee"s are captured with descending loops.

This drawing is part of a collection of the Field Notes known as "Birds and Birdsong." Birds have been of interest to me since I took a birdwatching class in college. On assignment for Art Forum in the 80's, I wrote an essay on the relevance of Audubon to contemporary artists. I am always amazed that there is a society of birds any place you might be - a society that is constantly intermingled with human society - and when I started to be interested in using all my senses to describe a landscape, birdsong and the sound of feathers were two of the first sounds I tried to incorporate.

Status:

Available

MG #

2387

Title:

Birdsong: wit da da da da - wit dee dee dee dee (recto)/ Untitled (A Variation on the Recto) (verso)

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

11x 14"

Description:

This is a new song. The "wit" is a quick vertical motion, and the "da"s and the "dee"s are captured with descending loops.

This drawing is part of a collection of the Field Notes known as "Birds and Birdsong." Birds have been of interest to me since I took a birdwatching class in college. On assignment for Art Forum in the 80's, I wrote an essay on the relevance of Audubon to contemporary artists. I am always amazed that there is a society of birds any place you might be - a society that is constantly intermingled with human society - and when I started to be interested in using all my senses to describe a landscape, birdsong and the sound of feathers were two of the first sounds I tried to incorporate.

Status:

Available

MG #

2386

Title:

Round (Chuck sound of Blackbirds)

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

11x14"

Description:

The chuck sound is very full and round.

This drawing is part of a collection of the Field Notes known as "Birds and Birdsong." Birds have been of interest to me since I took a birdwatching class in college. On assignment for Art Forum in the 80's, I wrote an essay on the relevance of Audubon to contemporary artists. I am always amazed that there is a society of birds any place you might be - a society that is constantly intermingled with human society - and when I started to be interested in using all my senses to describe a landscape, birdsong and the sound of feathers were two of the first sounds I tried to incorporate.

Status:

Available

MG #

2385

Title:

Birdsong: wee dol wee wee dol woo

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

14 x11"

Description:

The "chee" was a soft sound, and the "Ta" was very sharp. The full call swelled and diminished, getting louder and softer over those five notes. The overall shape of the call narrows and then widens, and the "chee" sound is described by the puffy cloud shape, and the "Ta" is the pointed triangle. I find the way humans try to describe sound, when we try to turn birdsong into an onomatopoeic word, hilarious. This drawing has a sense of humor in it, a reflection or comment on our inability to capture sound with langauge.

This drawing is part of a collection of the Field Notes known as "Birds and Birdsong." Birds have been of interest to me since I took a birdwatching class in college. On assignment for Art Forum in the 80's, I wrote an essay on the relevance of Audubon to contemporary artists. I am always amazed that there is a society of birds any place you might be - a society that is constantly intermingled with human society - and when I started to be interested in using all my senses to describe a landscape, birdsong and the sound of feathers were two of the first sounds I tried to incorporate.

Status:

Available

MG #

2384

Title:

wee dol wee wee dol woo

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

14 x 11"

Description:

The "chee" was a soft sound, and the "Ta" was very sharp. The full call swelled and diminished, getting louder and softer over those five notes. The overall shape of the call narrows and then widens, and the "chee" sound is described by the puffy cloud shape, and the "Ta" is the pointed triangle. I find the way humans try to describe sound, when we try to turn birdsong into an onomatopoeic word, hilarious. This drawing has a sense of humor in it, a reflection or comment on our inability to capture sound with langauge.

This drawing is part of a collection of the Field Notes known as "Birds and Birdsong." Birds have been of interest to me since I took a birdwatching class in college. On assignment for Art Forum in the 80's, I wrote an essay on the relevance of Audubon to contemporary artists. I am always amazed that there is a society of birds any place you might be - a society that is constantly intermingled with human society - and when I started to be interested in using all my senses to describe a landscape, birdsong and the sound of feathers were two of the first sounds I tried to incorporate.

Status:

Available

MG #

2383

Title:

chee Ta chee Ta chee Ta chee Ta chee TA swelling

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

14x11"

Description:

The "chee" was a soft sound, and the "Ta" was very sharp. The full call swelled and diminished, getting louder and softer over those five notes. The overall shape of the call narrows and then widens, and the "chee" sound is described by the puffy cloud shape, and the "Ta" is the pointed triangle. I find the way humans try to describe sound, when we try to turn birdsong into an onomatopoeic word, hilarious. This drawing has a sense of humor in it, a reflection or comment on our inability to capture sound with langauge.

This drawing is part of a collection of the Field Notes known as "Birds and Birdsong." Birds have been of interest to me since I took a birdwatching class in college. On assignment for Art Forum in the 80's, I wrote an essay on the relevance of Audubon to contemporary artists. I am always amazed that there is a society of birds any place you might be - a society that is constantly intermingled with human society - and when I started to be interested in using all my senses to describe a landscape, birdsong and the sound of feathers were two of the first sounds I tried to incorporate.

Status:

Available

MG #

2382

Title:

Birdsong

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

14x11"

Description:

Four elements, or motifs, stacked vertically.

The "chee" was a soft sound, and the "Ta" was very sharp. The full call swelled and diminished, getting louder and softer over those five notes. The overall shape of the call narrows and then widens, and the "chee" sound is described by the puffy cloud shape, and the "Ta" is the pointed triangle. I find the way humans try to describe sound, when we try to turn birdsong into an onomatopoeic word, hilarious. This drawing has a sense of humor in it, a reflection or comment on our inability to capture sound with langauge.

This drawing is part of a collection of the Field Notes known as "Birds and Birdsong." Birds have been of interest to me since I took a birdwatching class in college. On assignment for Art Forum in the 80's, I wrote an essay on the relevance of Audubon to contemporary artists. I am always amazed that there is a society of birds any place you might be - a society that is constantly intermingled with human society - and when I started to be interested in using all my senses to describe a landscape, birdsong and the sound of feathers were two of the first sounds I tried to incorporate.

Status:

Available

MG #

2381

Title:

Birdsong - chee Ta chee Ta chee Ta chee Ta chee Ta - 7-9-20, 8:30AM, Clear, Bright, Will be Warm today

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

11x14"

Description:

The "chee" was a soft sound, and the "Ta" was very sharp. The full call swelled and diminished, getting louder and softer over those five notes. The overall shape of the call narrows and then widens, and the "chee" sound is described by the puffy cloud shape, and the "Ta" is the pointed triangle. I find the way humans try to describe sound, when we try to turn birdsong into an onomatopoeic word, hilarious. This drawing has a sense of humor in it, a reflection or comment on our inability to capture sound with langauge.

This drawing is part of a collection of the Field Notes known as "Birds and Birdsong." Birds have been of interest to me since I took a birdwatching class in college. On assignment for Art Forum in the 80's, I wrote an essay on the relevance of Audubon to contemporary artists. I am always amazed that there is a society of birds any place you might be - a society that is constantly intermingled with human society - and when I started to be interested in using all my senses to describe a landscape, birdsong and the sound of feathers were two of the first sounds I tried to incorporate.

Status:

Available

MG #

2380

Title:

Variation on Anonymous Bird Call v.2

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

12 x 8.5"

Description:

This drawing is made is the cops in the back pasture. It shows a bird song that was four beats, with a very round sound.

This drawing is part of a collection of the Field Notes known as "Birds and Birdsong." Birds have been of interest to me since I took a birdwatching class in college. On assignment for Art Forum in the 80's, I wrote an essay on the relevance of Audubon to contemporary artists. I am always amazed that there is a society of birds any place you might be - a society that is constantly intermingled with human society - and when I started to be interested in using all my senses to describe a landscape, birdsong and the sound of feathers were two of the first sounds I tried to incorporate.

Status:

Available

MG #

2379

Title:

Variation on Anonymous Bird Call

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

12 x 8 ¾"

Description:

This drawing is made is the cops in the back pasture. It shows a bird song that was four beats, with a very round sound.

This drawing is part of a collection of the Field Notes known as "Birds and Birdsong." Birds have been of interest to me since I took a birdwatching class in college. On assignment for Art Forum in the 80's, I wrote an essay on the relevance of Audubon to contemporary artists. I am always amazed that there is a society of birds any place you might be - a society that is constantly intermingled with human society - and when I started to be interested in using all my senses to describe a landscape, birdsong and the sound of feathers were two of the first sounds I tried to incorporate.

Status:

Available

MG #

2378

Title:

Variation on Anonymous Birdsong

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

8 ¾ x 12"

Description:

This drawing is made is the cops in the back pasture. It shows a bird song that was four beats, with a very round sound.

This drawing is part of a collection of the Field Notes known as "Birds and Birdsong." Birds have been of interest to me since I took a birdwatching class in college. On assignment for Art Forum in the 80's, I wrote an essay on the relevance of Audubon to contemporary artists. I am always amazed that there is a society of birds any place you might be - a society that is constantly intermingled with human society - and when I started to be interested in using all my senses to describe a landscape, birdsong and the sound of feathers were two of the first sounds I tried to incorporate.

Status:

Available

MG #

2377

Title:

Variation on 4 Beat Birdsong

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

12 x 8 ¾"

Description:

This drawing is made is the cops in the back pasture. It shows a bird song that was four beats, with a very round sound.

This drawing is part of a collection of the Field Notes known as "Birds and Birdsong." Birds have been of interest to me since I took a birdwatching class in college. On assignment for Art Forum in the 80's, I wrote an essay on the relevance of Audubon to contemporary artists. I am always amazed that there is a society of birds any place you might be - a society that is constantly intermingled with human society - and when I started to be interested in using all my senses to describe a landscape, birdsong and the sound of feathers were two of the first sounds I tried to incorporate.

Status:

Available

MG #

2376

Title:

Screech and Burble - A Flock of Red-Winged Blackbirds Making a Wall of Sound

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

9x12"

Description:

Red-winged blackbirds are the first birds to return in the spring. They arrive in March. They are very territorial, and when they arrive they have a distinguished and raspy cry. It's an ugly call, but I am always delighted to hear it because it means spring has arrived.

This drawing is part of a collection of the Field Notes known as "Birds and Birdsong." Birds have been of interest to me since I took a birdwatching class in college. On assignment for Art Forum in the 80's, I wrote an essay on the relevance of Audubon to contemporary artists. I am always amazed that there is a society of birds any place you might be - a society that is constantly intermingled with human society - and when I started to be interested in using all my senses to describe a landscape, birdsong and the sound of feathers were two of the first sounds I tried to incorporate.

Status:

Available

MG #

2375

Title:

Flock of Red Winged Blackbirds in a Stand of Hemlocks

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

9x12"

Description:

Red-winged blackbirds are the first birds to return in the spring. They arrive in March. They are very territorial, and when they arrive they have a distinguished and raspy cry. It's an ugly call, but I am always delighted to hear it because it means spring has arrived.

This drawing is part of a collection of the Field Notes known as "Birds and Birdsong." Birds have been of interest to me since I took a birdwatching class in college. On assignment for Art Forum in the 80's, I wrote an essay on the relevance of Audubon to contemporary artists. I am always amazed that there is a society of birds any place you might be - a society that is constantly intermingled with human society - and when I started to be interested in using all my senses to describe a landscape, birdsong and the sound of feathers were two of the first sounds I tried to incorporate.

Status:

Available

MG #

2374

Title:

Goose Honks

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2021

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

11x14"

Description:

Just trying to capture the obnoxious honk of geese.

This drawing is part of a collection of the Field Notes known as "Birds and Birdsong." Birds have been of interest to me since I took a birdwatching class in college. On assignment for Art Forum in the 80's, I wrote an essay on the relevance of Audubon to contemporary artists. I am always amazed that there is a society of birds any place you might be - a society that is constantly intermingled with human society - and when I started to be interested in using all my senses to describe a landscape, birdsong and the sound of feathers were two of the first sounds I tried to incorporate.

Status:

Available

MG #

2373

Title:

Sparrow

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

9x12"

Description:

Like my drawings of bird scripts, this drawing was one of my first attempts to fit a bird head into script, into one continuous line.

This drawing is part of a collection of the Field Notes known as "Birds and Birdsong." Birds have been of interest to me since I took a birdwatching class in college. On assignment for Art Forum in the 80's, I wrote an essay on the relevance of Audubon to contemporary artists. I am always amazed that there is a society of birds any place you might be - a society that is constantly intermingled with human society - and when I started to be interested in using all my senses to describe a landscape, birdsong and the sound of feathers were two of the first sounds I tried to incorporate.

Status:

Available

MG #

2372

Title:

Flapping Wings in the Air

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

9x12"

Description:

This drawing is less about sound and more en exploration of the motion of wings flapping.

This drawing is part of a collection of the Field Notes known as "Birds and Birdsong." Birds have been of interest to me since I took a birdwatching class in college. On assignment for Art Forum in the 80's, I wrote an essay on the relevance of Audubon to contemporary artists. I am always amazed that there is a society of birds any place you might be - a society that is constantly intermingled with human society - and when I started to be interested in using all my senses to describe a landscape, birdsong and the sound of feathers were two of the first sounds I tried to incorporate.

Status:

Available

MG #

2371

Title:

Sound of Bird Wings

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

9x12"

Description:

Birds aren't silent when they fly. I wanted to work out a motif that captured the soft sounds of wings against the sky, forms that suggested the sound of bird wings.

This drawing is part of a collection of the Field Notes known as "Birds and Birdsong." Birds have been of interest to me since I took a birdwatching class in college. On assignment for Art Forum in the 80's, I wrote an essay on the relevance of Audubon to contemporary artists. I am always amazed that there is a society of birds any place you might be - a society that is constantly intermingled with human society - and when I started to be interested in using all my senses to describe a landscape, birdsong and the sound of feathers were two of the first sounds I tried to incorporate.

Status:

Available

MG #

2370

Title:

Hawk Prince

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

14x11"

Description:

This drawing is part of a sub-series called "Hawk Whistle" which came out of routine pandemic walks in the large field behind the studio with my grandson Cyprien. During these walks, we would always see a hawk hunting in the field. He would routinely screech while he was hunting, and Cyprien started referring to him as the "Hawk Prince." The hawk whistle, to my ear, sounds like two notes that are very close but discordant. I tried to express this visually with two long forms that were always in relationship to each other, always close but never touching.

This drawing is part of a collection of the Field Notes known as "Birds and Birdsong." Birds have been of interest to me since I took a birdwatching class in college. On assignment for Art Forum in the 80's, I wrote an essay on the relevance of Audubon to contemporary artists. I am always amazed that there is a society of birds any place you might be - a society that is constantly intermingled with human society - and when I started to be interested in using all my senses to describe a landscape, birdsong and the sound of feathers were two of the first sounds I tried to incorporate.

Status:

Available

MG #

2369

Title:

Hawk Prince - call - shrill whistle - two discordant notes - thin.

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

11x14"

Description:

This drawing is part of a sub-series called "Hawk Whistle" which came out of routine pandemic walks in the large field behind the studio with my grandson Cyprien. During these walks, we would always see a hawk hunting in the field. He would routinely screech while he was hunting, and Cyprien started referring to him as the "Hawk Prince." The hawk whistle, to my ear, sounds like two notes that are very close but discordant. I tried to express this visually with two long forms that were always in relationship to each other, always close but never touching.

This drawing is part of a collection of the Field Notes known as "Birds and Birdsong." Birds have been of interest to me since I took a birdwatching class in college. On assignment for Art Forum in the 80's, I wrote an essay on the relevance of Audubon to contemporary artists. I am always amazed that there is a society of birds any place you might be - a society that is constantly intermingled with human society - and when I started to be interested in using all my senses to describe a landscape, birdsong and the sound of feathers were two of the first sounds I tried to incorporate.

Status:

Available

MG #

2368

Title:

Hawk Prince - call - shrill whistle - two discordant notes - thin.

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

11x14"

Description:

This drawing is part of a sub-series called "Hawk Whistle" which came out of routine pandemic walks in the large field behind the studio with my grandson Cyprien. During these walks, we would always see a hawk hunting in the field. He would routinely screech while he was hunting, and Cyprien started referring to him as the "Hawk Prince." The hawk whistle, to my ear, sounds like two notes that are very close but discordant. I tried to express this visually with two long forms that were always in relationship to each other, always close but never touching.

This drawing is part of a collection of the Field Notes known as "Birds and Birdsong." Birds have been of interest to me since I took a birdwatching class in college. On assignment for Art Forum in the 80's, I wrote an essay on the relevance of Audubon to contemporary artists. I am always amazed that there is a society of birds any place you might be - a society that is constantly intermingled with human society - and when I started to be interested in using all my senses to describe a landscape, birdsong and the sound of feathers were two of the first sounds I tried to incorporate.

Status:

Available

MG #

2367

Title:

Hawk Prince

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

14x11"

Description:

This drawing is part of a sub-series called "Hawk Whistle" which came out of routine pandemic walks in the large field behind the studio with my grandson Cyprien. During these walks, we would always see a hawk hunting in the field. He would routinely screech while he was hunting, and Cyprien started referring to him as the "Hawk Prince." The hawk whistle, to my ear, sounds like two notes that are very close but discordant. I tried to express this visually with two long forms that were always in relationship to each other, always close but never touching.

This drawing is part of a collection of the Field Notes known as "Birds and Birdsong." Birds have been of interest to me since I took a birdwatching class in college. On assignment for Art Forum in the 80's, I wrote an essay on the relevance of Audubon to contemporary artists. I am always amazed that there is a society of birds any place you might be - a society that is constantly intermingled with human society - and when I started to be interested in using all my senses to describe a landscape, birdsong and the sound of feathers were two of the first sounds I tried to incorporate.

Status:

Available

MG #

2366

Title:

Hawk Whistle

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

Pencil on paper

Dimensions:

11x14"

Description:

This drawing is part of a sub-series called "Hawk Whistle" which came out of routine pandemic walks in the large field behind the studio with my grandson Cyprien. During these walks, we would always see a hawk hunting in the field. He would routinely screech while he was hunting, and Cyprien started referring to him as the "Hawk Prince." The hawk whistle, to my ear, sounds like two notes that are very close but discordant. I tried to express this visually with two long forms that were always in relationship to each other, always close but never touching.

This drawing is part of a collection of the Field Notes known as "Birds and Birdsong." Birds have been of interest to me since I took a birdwatching class in college. On assignment for Art Forum in the 80's, I wrote an essay on the relevance of Audubon to contemporary artists. I am always amazed that there is a society of birds any place you might be - a society that is constantly intermingled with human society - and when I started to be interested in using all my senses to describe a landscape, birdsong and the sound of feathers were two of the first sounds I tried to incorporate.

Status:

Available

MG #

2365

Title:

Birds at the Pond

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

11x14"

Description:

Bird script.
This drawing is part of a collection of the Field Notes known as "Birds and Birdsong." Birds have been of interest to me since I took a birdwatching class in college. On assignment for Art Forum in the 80's, I wrote an essay on the relevance of Audubon to contemporary artists. I am always amazed that there is a society of birds any place you might be - a society that is constantly intermingled with human society - and when I started to be interested in using all my senses to describe a landscape, birdsong and the sound of feathers were two of the first sounds I tried to incorporate.

Status:

Available

MG #

2364

Title:

Birds on a wire

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

9x12"

Description:

This is a double-sided drawing. Both sides explore bird forms in multiple positions expressed in a continuous line.

This drawing is part of a collection of the Field Notes known as "Birds and Birdsong." Birds have been of interest to me since I took a birdwatching class in college. On assignment for Art Forum in the 80's, I wrote an essay on the relevance of Audubon to contemporary artists. I am always amazed that there is a society of birds any place you might be - a society that is constantly intermingled with human society - and when I started to be interested in using all my senses to describe a landscape, birdsong and the sound of feathers were two of the first sounds I tried to incorporate.

Status:

Available

MG #

2363

Title:

Untitled (recto)/Birdscript (verso)

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

9x12"

Description:

This is a double-sided drawing. Both sides explore bird forms in multiple positions expressed in a continuous line.

This drawing is part of a collection of the Field Notes known as "Birds and Birdsong." Birds have been of interest to me since I took a birdwatching class in college. On assignment for Art Forum in the 80's, I wrote an essay on the relevance of Audubon to contemporary artists. I am always amazed that there is a society of birds any place you might be - a society that is constantly intermingled with human society - and when I started to be interested in using all my senses to describe a landscape, birdsong and the sound of feathers were two of the first sounds I tried to incorporate.

Status:

Available

MG #

2362

Title:

October

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

9x12"

Description:

There are a few of these in the collection, which I made when I was down at the Hoosick River in October. A group of Blackbirds had assembled to prepare for migration and had settled in one tree. They all started to talk and sing to each other, and the jabbering was so raucous that I tried to incorporate the complexity in these drawings. They are the field notes for an extended series of larger drawings.

This drawing is part of a collection of the Field Notes known as "Birds and Birdsong." Birds have been of interest to me since I took a birdwatching class in college. On assignment for Art Forum in the 80's, I wrote an essay on the relevance of Audubon to contemporary artists. I am always amazed that there is a society of birds any place you might be - a society that is constantly intermingled with human society - and when I started to be interested in using all my senses to describe a landscape, birdsong and the sound of feathers were two of the first sounds I tried to incorporate.

MG #

2361

Title:

What the blackbirds sang as they amassed for migration

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2024

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

12x9"

Description:

There are a few of these in the collection, which I made when I was down at the Hoosick River in October. A group of Blackbirds had assembled to prepare for migration and had settled in one tree. They all started to talk and sing to each other, and the jabbering was so raucous that I tried to incorporate the complexity in these drawings. They are the field notes for an extended series of larger drawings.

This drawing is part of a collection of the Field Notes known as "Birds and Birdsong." Birds have been of interest to me since I took a birdwatching class in college. On assignment for Art Forum in the 80's, I wrote an essay on the relevance of Audubon to contemporary artists. I am always amazed that there is a society of birds any place you might be - a society that is constantly intermingled with human society - and when I started to be interested in using all my senses to describe a landscape, birdsong and the sound of feathers were two of the first sounds I tried to incorporate.

Status:

Available

MG #

2360

Title:

What the blackbirds said as they assembled for migration

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

12x9"

Description:

There are a few of these in the collection, which I made when I was down at the Hoosick River in October. A group of Blackbirds had assembled to prepare for migration and had settled in one tree. They all started to talk and sing to each other, and the jabbering was so raucous that I tried to incorporate the complexity in these drawings. They are the field notes for an extended series of larger drawings.

This drawing is part of a collection of the Field Notes known as "Birds and Birdsong." Birds have been of interest to me since I took a birdwatching class in college. On assignment for Art Forum in the 80's, I wrote an essay on the relevance of Audubon to contemporary artists. I am always amazed that there is a society of birds any place you might be - a society that is constantly intermingled with human society - and when I started to be interested in using all my senses to describe a landscape, birdsong and the sound of feathers were two of the first sounds I tried to incorporate.

Status:

Available

MG #

2359

Title:

Splash and Ripple

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Description:

Is a continuous line on the horizontal describing the ripples made when a pebble gets dropped into still water.

This drawing is part of the Field Notes collection which were made while watching the currents and listening to shallow water go over the stones of the Hoosick River. These are early examples of my attempts to draw sound, becoming some of the first drawings for my Answer Music series.

Status:

Available

MG #

2358

Title:

Water

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

12x18"

Description:

An assortment of water motifs. This drawing is part of the Field Notes collection which were made while watching the currents and listening to shallow water go over the stones of the Hoosick River. These are early examples of my attempts to draw sound, becoming some of the first drawings for my Answer Music series.

Status:

Available

MG #

2357

Title:

The Sound of Shallow Rapids

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

11x14"

Description:

One of the very first drawings which later became its own series called "The Sound of Shallow Rapids," however this one has a spiraling motif that is additive to the earlier or other versions. This drawing is part of the Field Notes collection which were made while watching the currents and listening to shallow water go over the stones of the Hoosick River. These are early examples of my attempts to draw sound, becoming some of the first drawings for my Answer Music series.

Status:

Available

MG #

2356

Title:

The Sound of Shallow Rapids

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

9x12"

Description:

One of the very first drawings which later became its own series called "The Sound of Shallow Rapids."This drawing is part of the Field Notes collection which were made while watching the currents and listening to shallow water go over the stones of the Hoosick River. These are early examples of my attempts to draw sound, becoming some of the first drawings for my Answer Music series.

Status:

Available

MG #

2355

Title:

The Murmur of Shallow Rapids

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

9x12"

Description:

One of the very first drawings which later became its own series called "The Sound of Shallow Rapids." This drawing is part of the Field Notes collection which were made while watching the currents and listening to shallow water go over the stones of the Hoosick River. These are early examples of my attempts to draw sound, becoming some of the first drawings for my Answer Music series.

Status:

Available

MG #

2354

Title:

The Sound of Shallow Rapids 10/20

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

9x12"

Description:

One of the very first drawings which later became its own series called "The Sound of Shallow Rapids." It's also one of the first drawings to be entirely in horizontal bars, like script or musical notation, which would become an essential pivot that allowed for my Answer Music series.

This drawing is part of the Field Notes collection which were made while watching the currents and listening to shallow water go over the stones of the Hoosick River. These are early examples of my attempts to draw sound, becoming some of the first drawings for my Answer Music series.

Status:

Available

MG #

2353

Title:

Bend in the River

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

18x12"

Description:

Big "S" curve. This drawing is part of the Field Notes collection which were made while watching the currents and listening to shallow water go over the stones of the Hoosick River. These are early examples of my attempts to draw sound, becoming some of the first drawings for my Answer Music series.

Status:

Available

MG #

2352

Title:

Backwash, Hoosick River, 9/26/20, 68º

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

18x12"

Description:

This drawing is part of the Field Notes collection which were made while watching the currents and listening to shallow water go over the stones of the Hoosick River. These are early examples of my attempts to draw sound, becoming some of the first drawings for my Answer Music series.

Status:

Available

MG #

2351

Title:

Backwash v.3

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

18x12"

Description:

This drawing is part of the Field Notes collection which were made while watching the currents and listening to shallow water go over the stones of the Hoosick River. These are early examples of my attempts to draw sound, becoming some of the first drawings for my Answer Music series.

Status:

Available

MG #

2350

Title:

Backwash v.2

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

18x12"

Description:

This drawing is part of the Field Notes collection which were made while watching the currents and listening to shallow water go over the stones of the Hoosick River. These are early examples of my attempts to draw sound, becoming some of the first drawings for my Answer Music series.

Status:

Available

MG #

2349

Title:

Hoosick River Backwash (recto)/Light Between Trees (verso)

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

14x11"

Description:

This drawing is double-sided. This drawing is part of the Field Notes collection which were made while watching the currents and listening to shallow water go over the stones of the Hoosick River. These are early examples of my attempts to draw sound, becoming some of the first drawings for my Answer Music series.

Status:

Available

MG #

2348

Title:

Backwash 9/26/20

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

14x11"

Description:

This drawing is part of the Field Notes collection, called "Hoosick River," which were all made while watching the currents and listening to the shallow water go over the stones of the Hoosick River. These are early examples of my attempts to draw sound, becoming some of the first drawings for my Answer Music series.

Status:

Available

MG #

2347

Title:

Light in Trees

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

11x14"

Description:

Part of the Hoosick Field Notes collection called "Peaceful," which were completed in the fall of 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Each drawing was completed at the back pond in Hoosick. I isolated with my family in Hoosick and committed to drawing for the year because I would be teaching remotely and my time would be too broken up to complete larger works. This is the beginning of the Answer Music series.

Status:

Available

MG #

2346

Title:

9/6/20 v.2

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

14x11"

Description:

Part of the Hoosick Field Notes collection called "Peaceful," which were completed in the fall of 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Each drawing was completed at the back pond in Hoosick. I isolated with my family in Hoosick and committed to drawing for the year because I would be teaching remotely and my time would be too broken up to complete larger works. This is the beginning of the Answer Music series.

Status:

Available

MG #

2345

Title:

9/6/2020

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

9x12"

Description:

Part of the Hoosick Field Notes collection called "Peaceful," which were completed in the fall of 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Each drawing was completed at the back pond in Hoosick. I isolated with my family in Hoosick and committed to drawing for the year because I would be teaching remotely and my time would be too broken up to complete larger works. This is the beginning of the Answer Music series.

Status:

Available

MG #

2344

Title:

Peaceful, Hoosick 9/6/20

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

9x11 3/4"

Description:

Part of the Hoosick Field Notes collection called "Peaceful," which were completed in the fall of 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Each drawing was completed at the back pond in Hoosick. I isolated with my family in Hoosick and committed to drawing for the year because I would be teaching remotely and my time would be too broken up to complete larger works. This is the beginning of the Answer Music series.

Status:

Available

MG #

2343

Title:

Peaceful, Hoosick Pond

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Dimensions:

14x11"

Description:

Looks like half a walnut. Part of the Hoosick Field Notes collection called "Peaceful," which were completed in the fall of 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Each drawing was completed at the back pond in Hoosick. I isolated with my family in Hoosick and committed to drawing for the year because I would be teaching remotely and my time would be too broken up to complete larger works. This is the beginning of the Answer Music series.

Status:

Available

MG #

2342

Title:

Peaceful v. 8

Series:

Field Notes

Date:

2020

Medium:

pencil on paper

Description:

Part of the Hoosick Field Notes collection called "Peaceful," which were completed in the fall of 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Each drawing was completed at the back pond in Hoosick. I isolated with my family in Hoosick and committed to drawing for the year because I would be teaching remotely and my time would be too broken up to complete larger works. This is the beginning of the Answer Music series.

Status:

Available