Drawings

Drawing has always been important to me.  Much of my subject matter has to do with how nature is endangered.  But there is a celebratory aspect to it as well.

The  recent tree drawings are for a book just published, "Hidden in the Trees," by Vic Foerster, Arbutus Press. The Isle Royale drawings are for an earlier book published by Arbutus Press, "Naked in the Stream," also by Vic Foerster. 

The stones drawings were from a series a few years ago in which the stones became monuments for grief.

The Glacier Park drawings were done after a visit there.

The Haukki drawing was one I did during an artist residency in Finland.

I continue to carry a sketchbook or camera on my daily walks in the woods... 

8 stones 1 shell
graphite on paper
8''x8''
The first in a long series of drawings and paintings of stones.

In the collection of Leah Koskimaki.

Fox, Fish, Rainbow
ink on paper 13x10''

Elegy for the Forest
ink on paper 8x10''

Skeleton 2
embroidery on linen 8 1/2 x 7''

drawing with thread...

Dancing Tree
pencil on paper 6x6''

Summit Lake, South End
ink on paper12x7''

Summit Lake is a wilderness lake south of Herman, Michigan. A trail goes most of the way around it and is very beautiful.

City Tree
ink on paper 9x12''

The Heart
pencil on paper 8x8'

private collection

Forest Path
ink on paper 9x12''

In the collection of Cynthia Drake

One of the illustrations for ''Hidden in the Trees,'' published by Arbutus Press.

Glacier
Ink on paper 13x13"

private collection

Light on the Trees
ink on paper 9x12'

One of the illustrations for 'Hidden in the Trees'

private collection

Cabin at Night
ink on paper 9x12)

One of the illustrations for "Hidden in the Trees".

private collection

Moose and Lightning
ink on paper 13x10''

private collection

Buffalo and Raincloud
ink on paper 16x20'' framed

ink on paper

private collection

Ice House
ink on paper 10x13'

Dedicated to the many ice fishermen on Keweenaw Bay.

Collection of Frank Koskimaki

Deer and Storm
ink on paper 16x20'' framed

private collection

Boat and Moon
ink on paper 10x13''

private collection

Mountains
ink on paper 13x10'
Drawn after a visit to Glacier Park.
private collection, Frank and Ann Koskimaki

Mountain Waterfall
ink on paper with watercolor

From far away these waterfalls look like tiny white lines, above the tree line. This was in Glacier Park.

In the collection of Frank and Ann Koskimaki

Wolf in Hiding Place
ink on paper 8x7'', 14x13'' framed
This wolf is watching from a place where you might not see him.This is in the book about Isle Royale.

private collection

Waves of Minong
ink on paper 10x16''

One of the Isle Royale drawings.in the book, Naked in the Stream.

private collection

Offshore Wind
ink on paper 10x16''

Another of the Isle Royale drawings, in the book Naked in the Stream.

private collection

Fish
ink on paper 9x12''
one of the illustrations for the Isle Royale book, Naked in the Stream.

private collection

The empty boat
ink on paper 8x10''

In the book, Naked in the Stream.

private collection

The Crossing
ink on paper 8x10''
About a story in the book, Naked in the Stream.
private collection

6 stones 1 shell
graphite on paper
5''x5''

In the collection of Elizabeth Flynn.

The Haukki in Alajarvi
ink on paper 10x10'', 16x16'' framed

I drew this during my residency in Finland.

In the collection of Mark and Donna Beels