Corner of Wormwood and A Street, circa 1900 Graphite Drawing Commission 2025
This building in the Fort Point neighborhood of Boston was originally the Regal Lithographic Company. In the photo I used for reference, circa 1900, there were offices for Clark & Robert’s bottle company on the corner. Most importantly though, it is currently the 249 A Street Artist Coop, where I have lived and worked with my family and a vibrant community of artists and friends for the past 30+ years.
New England Confectionary Building, circa 1900 Graphite Drawing Commission 2025
New England confectionery company made Necco candies. The sign above the building now says Boston Wharf Co. Real Estate which is the company that created most of the buildings in Fort point channel. These drawings are based on a collection of glass plate negatives made between 1898 and 1907 that were given by Boston Wharf Co. to the Boston Public library. As a longtime neighborhood artist, this documented history fascinates me.
The Silent Sentinels, 2018 graphite drawing
"I’ve been holding this sign for 100 years "- a sign seen at the 2017 Women’s March
Starting in 1917 a group of suffragists picketed the White House for almost two and a half years, with the goal of seeking voting rights for women. They were called the Silent Sentinels because of their quiet form of protest. Public opinion varied on their tactics. They were warned of arrests and jail time if they continued but nevertheless - they persisted. Many of these women were arrested and held in horrific conditions; some were beaten and tortured. When newspapers started reporting on their treatment, public opinion began to shift. They stood their ground until June 4, 1919 when the Nineteenth Amendment was passed by the House and Senate. SOLD
Cranes Bookend A Street, Silverpoint
This was a view of "A" Street in Boston, during a recent rash of building and development. SOLD
GRAPHITE DRAWING
graphite and ink on paper
Silverpoint drawings
My Fort Point drawings are based on a collection of glass-plate negatives (circa 1898-1907) given by the Boston Wharf Company to the Boston Public Library’s Print Department. The history of this area is fascinating to me. In the late 1880 to the 1930s, ships arrived in the channel with cargo such as wool and molasses to store in the wharves. The first silverpoint is a view of the Fort Point Channel towards Summer Street, and the Necco area. The second drawing is my studio building, 249-259 A Street 18” x 23”, silverpoint on ground on Magnani Pescia gray paper SOLD
Drawing Tuscany
Memoranda
MEMORANDA
Mixed media collage using painted vintage postcards, seashell buttons, a key, a bookpage. 15” x 25”. Framed in a maple. Price on request
Painted Postcards
I’ve been collecting vintage black and white postcards of paintings, sculpture and buildings for years, mostly from street vendors in Florence, Paris and Rome. Postcards are keepsakes - reminders of a place and time. Using ink, paint and gold leaf, I work directly on the surface of the postcards, transforming them into personalized souvenirs.