Tending the Nets
Probably drawn in Genova, these young men were checking their fish nets.
Lathe Man
On a corner round
In a shop shaving full
The latheman turns
with his fresh, sharp tools.
This little wood turning shop was in a rounded front building at the apex of two small streets in Italy or Sicily. The Latheman turned a spindle wearing a folded paper cap common to many Italian craftsmen.
Home to my Sweetheart
This man was carrying an armful of calla lillies home from the market through a cobble stone Italian alley. Probably home to his sweetheart.
Sowing the Fields
Pencil drawing of a man sowing seeds in a freshly turned field. Drawn from our passing bus window as we travelled south from Florence to Rome in the summer of 1978.
Beetle and Pillar
This sketch is a comparrison of the fluting on a stone temple column and a small beetle. Sicily.
Tending the Rows
I had never seen this before but it was a great settup for weeding. The people worked from boards that straddled the wide vegetable beds so they could weed the hole width easily.
Watching the Cows
A pencil sketch of a man with umbrella watching over his pastured cows. Drawn from memory of the view from our car window as we traveled through Sicily.
Italian Hill Town
Quick sketch of an Italian hill town cascading from on high.
Sicilian Shepherd
A pencil siketch of a Sicilian shepherd watching over his flock from the shade of a tree.
Shepherd and Fire
Close up drawing of a shepherd watching his flock and tending a small campfire.
Italian-Flagstone Carver Sketch
This man was cutting traction grooves into the survace of paving stones. He wore a folded paper cap. I made a sandstone low relief carving from this sketch which I think I left with someone when I moved back to Alaska from North Carolina.
Exuberant Boys on a Bike
I saw these three boys blending into one with their bicycle as they tore happily through the streets.
Sunburst Over Mount Etna
Sketch of sunburst over Mount Etna with viaduct.
Sketh of Angel Relief
The subterranean Basilica di Porta Maggiore had many plaster reliefs. This sketch was made from the large relief of an angel on the end wall of the vaulted basilica.
Spoleto Stazione
It had just started to rain and I was on the train platform in the Spoleto Stazione. A man was just putting up his umbrella and there the mystery begins…
Sicilian Street Vendor
Another sketch of the same vendor going home with his wares.
Fishing from the Rocks
Pencil sketch done in Genova, Italy. These two men were silhouetted against the evening sky and jagged rocks as they plied the evening ocean with their fishing poles.
Italian Flagstone Carver Sketch
This man was cutting traction grooves into the survace of paving stones. He wore a folded paper cap. I made a sandstone low relief carving from this sketch which I think I left with someone when I moved back to Alaska from North Carolina.
Spirit of the Olive Tree
The spirit of an ancient olive tree. Sketched from the bus window travelling south from Florence to Rome.
Teatre Llamado
I think it was Teatre Llamado parading in costume through an Italian street before their performance.
Italian Flagstone Carver
In 1984, I accompanied my grandmother on a trip to Italy and Sicily.
I made this sketch one day when I visited Fortessa da Basso in Florence. There was a mason cutting herringbone texture into paving stones.
I modeled a relief from this sketch which is available in Hydrocal and bronze.
Working the Fields
I made this sketch as we travelled south through Italy by bus. We passed a vegetable field where I saw this woman working with a pick.
Lorenzo de' Medici
This sketch was made while visiting the Medici Chapel in Florence. Lorenzo de' Medici.
Sicilian Street Vendor
In 1984, I accompanied my grandmother on a trip to Italy and Sicily. I made a relief carving from this sketch that I drew one evening.
Sicilian Street Vendor
A copy in Hydrocal is available for sale. Sicilian Street Vendor
Chickens in an Alcove
These chickens were in the alcove of a brick stone wall.
Details of Roman Chariot
I loved this wooden chariot. It reminded me of an indian snowshoe with it's rawhide webbing and fine joinery.
Sicilian Street Vendor
Another sketch of the same vendor going home with his wares.
Italian Church
Architectural sketch of Italian church.
Street Vendor in the Rain
Sketch of man squatting beside his vending cart under an umbrela.
Working the Fields
I made this sketch as we travelled south through Italy by bus. We passed a vegetable field where I saw this woman working with a pick.
Sketch of Italian church.
Architectural sketch of Italian church.
Ticklish Angel
I drew this in a Genova, Italy cemetary. All very realistic carvings. This angel sat for eternity upon the sarcophagus, glowering at his pollished big toe with no way to withdraw it from the passing tourist.
Sicilian Temple Ruin
This drawing was made at a Sicilian temple ruin. There are notes at the top to remind me of other things I had seen and wanted to sketch.
Sketch of Bronze Fisherboy
This was one of my favorite sculptures in the Bargello Museum. A bronze fisherboy holding his pole and a slippery fish.
Drawing of Sicilian temple ruin.
This drawing was made at a Sicilian temple ruin. There are notes at the top to remind me of other things I had seen and wanted to sketch.
Flower Vendor
The markets in Italy were fun to visit and there were many vendors in the street. This man was wrapping paper around a large armful of flowers.
Fennel Picker in Italy
This sketch of a fennel picker was also probably passing through the Italian countryside on our bus ride from Florence to Rome.
Wheelbarrow Load of Pots
Sketch of a man pushing his wheelbarrow full of pots up the stree to the market with an extra pitcher hanging from the handle.
