Mammoth sketch, Perot Museum, Dallas

Art + Exploration

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.


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
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

Sphinx at Belvedere Palace. Easy place to sit and sketch without feeling out of place. Was a warm sunny day and the locals just come hang out like its any other park.

Sphinx at Belvedere Palace. Easy place to sit and sketch without feeling out of place. Was a warm sunny day and the locals just come hang out like it’s any other park. See MoreSee Less

4 months ago
View of Natural History Museum Vienna from our hotel window. Part of the Hofburg Palace complex.

View of Natural History Museum Vienna from our hotel window. Part of the Hofburg Palace complex. See MoreSee Less

4 months ago
I dont think I would have been a good prehistoric cave painter. I like having a comfy museum bench.

I don’t think I would have been a good prehistoric cave painter. I like having a comfy museum bench. See MoreSee Less

4 months ago

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That’s such a stunning museum!

A burial chamber is an odd place to sketch. Below the Capuchin Church, Vienna. Habsburg Imperial Crypt. Coffin detail, Kaiser Karl VI 1685-1740.

A burial chamber is an odd place to sketch. Below the Capuchin Church, Vienna. Habsburg Imperial Crypt. Coffin detail, Kaiser Karl VI 1685-1740. See MoreSee Less

4 months ago
Vienna is full of beautiful baroque statues. Its kind of a Petrified People Forest.

Vienna is full of beautiful baroque statues. Its kind of a Petrified People Forest. See MoreSee Less

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