2391
Perfect Morning with chipp chipp birdsong
field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
14x11"
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.
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2390
Birdsong: wee oh wee
field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
11 x14"
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.
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2389
wee dol wee wee dol woo
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
14x11"
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.
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2388
Birdsong: wit da da da da - wit dee dee dee dee (recto)/ Untitled (A Variation on the Recto) (verso)
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
14x11"
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.
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2387
Birdsong: wit da da da da - wit dee dee dee dee (recto)/ Untitled (A Variation on the Recto) (verso)
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
11x 14"
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.
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2386
Round (Chuck sound of Blackbirds)
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
11x14"
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.
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2385
Birdsong: wee dol wee wee dol woo
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
14 x11"
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.
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2384
wee dol wee wee dol woo
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
14 x 11"
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.
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2383
chee Ta chee Ta chee Ta chee Ta chee TA swelling
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
14x11"
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.
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2382
Birdsong
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
14x11"
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.
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2381
Birdsong - chee Ta chee Ta chee Ta chee Ta chee Ta - 7-9-20, 8:30AM, Clear, Bright, Will be Warm today
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
11x14"
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.
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2380
Variation on Anonymous Bird Call v.2
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
12 x 8.5"
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.
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2379
Variation on Anonymous Bird Call
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
12 x 8 ¾"
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.
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2378
Variation on Anonymous Birdsong
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
8 ¾ x 12"
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.
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2377
Variation on 4 Beat Birdsong
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
12 x 8 ¾"
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.
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2376
Screech and Burble - A Flock of Red-Winged Blackbirds Making a Wall of Sound
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
9x12"
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.
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2375
Flock of Red Winged Blackbirds in a Stand of Hemlocks
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
9x12"
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.
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2374
Goose Honks
Field Notes
2021
pencil on paper
11x14"
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.
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2373
Sparrow
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
9x12"
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.
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2372
Flapping Wings in the Air
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
9x12"
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.
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2371
Sound of Bird Wings
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
9x12"
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.
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2370
Hawk Prince
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
14x11"
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.
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2369
Hawk Prince - call - shrill whistle - two discordant notes - thin.
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
11x14"
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.
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2368
Hawk Prince - call - shrill whistle - two discordant notes - thin.
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
11x14"
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.
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2367
Hawk Prince
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
14x11"
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.
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2366
Hawk Whistle
Field Notes
2020
Pencil on paper
11x14"
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.
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2365
Birds at the Pond
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
11x14"
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.
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2364
Birds on a wire
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
9x12"
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.
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2363
Untitled (recto)/Birdscript (verso)
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
9x12"
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.
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2362
October
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
9x12"
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.
2361
What the blackbirds sang as they amassed for migration
Field Notes
2024
pencil on paper
12x9"
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.
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2360
What the blackbirds said as they assembled for migration
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
12x9"
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.
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2359
Splash and Ripple
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
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.
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2358
Water
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
12x18"
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.
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2357
The Sound of Shallow Rapids
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
11x14"
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.
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2356
The Sound of Shallow Rapids
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
9x12"
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.
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2355
The Murmur of Shallow Rapids
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
9x12"
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.
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2354
The Sound of Shallow Rapids 10/20
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
9x12"
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.
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2353
Bend in the River
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
18x12"
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.
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2352
Backwash, Hoosick River, 9/26/20, 68º
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
18x12"
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.
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2351
Backwash v.3
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
18x12"
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.
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2350
Backwash v.2
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
18x12"
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.
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2349
Hoosick River Backwash (recto)/Light Between Trees (verso)
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
14x11"
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.
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2348
Backwash 9/26/20
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
14x11"
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.
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2347
Light in Trees
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
11x14"
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.
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2346
9/6/20 v.2
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
14x11"
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.
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2345
9/6/2020
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
9x12"
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.
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2344
Peaceful, Hoosick 9/6/20
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
9x11 3/4"
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.
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2343
Peaceful, Hoosick Pond
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
14x11"
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.
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2342
Peaceful v. 8
Field Notes
2020
pencil on paper
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.
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