Mammoth sketch, Perot Museum, Dallas

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I practice an art of visual storytelling, carving blocks of linoleum for printmaking, and scrubbing ink and watercolor into sketch journals. My linocuts currently spotlight the beauty of Delaware’s public lands, historical interest, and local lore. My sketch journals range more widely, often depicting nature, but more typically engaging with the granular stories of local people. I draw inspiration from my years as a newsroom artist, and my roots in the Brandywine Valley.

Read Dear Debra: Postcards from Indiana Dunes, illustrated dispatches from my 2025 National Park residency, part I and part II.

Linocut printmaking

Linocut print of a woman sitting on an inner tube with a glass in her hand as she floats on a river with fish swimming below her
Brandywine Creek State Park
Linocut print of a man paddling in a canoe in a bald cypress swamp
Trap Pond State Park
Linocut print of a confederate soldier ghost floating over a wall of Fort Delaware at night with a full moon behind him
Fort Delaware State Park

Exploratory journaling

Sketch of an abandoned Studebaker car in Petrified Forest National Park
Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona
Sketch drawn from the passenger seat of a woman driving a car with mountains outside the window
Mojave Desert with Emma, California
Pavilion at Portage Lakefront, Indiana Dunes National Park
Sketch of a leaning water tower with the words Britten USA on it
“Leaning Tower of Texas”
Sketch of a woman in a hooded jacket looking at her phone as she rides on a commuter train
Septa Train, Philadelphia
Sketch of a domed building in St. Louis with the Gateway Arch behind it
Gateway Arch, St. Louis

People journals

Sketch of a young man with big curly hair and a beard sitting on a chair with one leg draped over an arm of the chair
Sketch of a woman in an Easter Bunny outfit lounging on a couch
Sketch of a man dressed in a horse riding outfit sitting in a winged back chair
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Sketchbook

I was always fascina

I was always fascinated as a kid by the view of the duPont estate of Granogue from our favorite sledding spot on top of Ramsay's Hill. I hadn't been there in years. I don't think it looks as mysterious in June as it does in January though.
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Hanging out for a cu

Hanging out for a cup of coffee with childhood friend Chuck at the U of D Brew Haha few weeks ago. Hadn't seen him in 34 years. … See MoreSee Less

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Paige held a lotus p

Paige held a lotus position for us at Sketch Nite at Jester Artspace … See MoreSee Less

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Sketching at Ramsays

Sketching at Ramsay's Farm this week with acrylic inks
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My first bike ride a

My first bike ride at age six ended on this corner. The little street dead-ends into our back yard. I made it around the neighborhood and I didn't even fall when I ran over Lisa Paris. But my copper Schwinn Stingray augered-in on the final runway approach and I scraped my knee open. … See MoreSee Less

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