9/11 Tree, ink on paper, September 11, 2001

When the 9/11 terrorist attack occured on September 11, 2001, I was working in the mailroom at Principia College. I heard everything happen on live tv, which was on in the dining hall, as I delivered mail. It was horrifying and shocking, and we all walked around dazed. Our college president called us together for an assembly and we prayed.

I was a sophomore taking watercolor 1 as my art class, and it was the first day of classes. Because of the horrible day’s events, our professor, Glenn Felch, sent us off that afternoon to do whatever art we wanted around campus as a way of having time to reflect. I chose to revisit a tree I had drawn the year before. It’s ancient bark and vines were a comfort, and spent the day sitting under its canopy. The world would never be the same, and I think we knew it.

Anderson East, 2001

This drawing is from my first drawing class at Principia College in 2001. We were learning to draw with a pen only which makes mistakes highly visible, but makes your linework extremely accurate with practice. The buildings on campus were designed in a medieval English style by Bernard Maybeck in the 1930’s. They made the perfect drawing subjects!

Anderson Hall, 2001

This was from my first drawing class, and we were learning the pen-only method of drawing aka all your mistakes show! You can see my lines that were off, but it has made me sooo much more accurate when I draw.

Angel, 2002

On my college art abroad, we visited Maine, Quebec, France and New Orleans. This angel guarded an old church staircase in Lille, Maine.

Chartres Cathedral, ink on paper, 2002

Chartres Detail, 2002

I drew this during my abroad to France in 2002. Our professors had us all drawing Chartres in 3-point perspective. Quite challenging at the time, but it turned out fairly well!

I don’t use pencil when I draw- only a V7 pen. So the challenge was to make no mistakes in your line work (or as little as possible). This method makes you a really accurate draftsman!

Da Vinci Study, 2003

From my Portraiture class in college.

Old Masters Study, 2003

Da Vinci Study, 2003

Fountain Study, ink on paper, 2001

Fountain Shadows, ink on paper, 2001

Home, ink on paper, 2001

My childhood home in Littleton, MA.

Honfleur Harbor, mixed media on paper, 2002

Medieval Honfleur, ink on paper, 2002

Quebec City Irish Pub, 2002

Amanda, mixed media on paper, 2005

Maine Rigging, 2002

Rodin Study, 2002

These are drawings of statues after ones in the Musee D’Orsay in Paris.

Museum Study, detail, 2002

Museum Study, 2002

From the Musee D’Orsay in Paris.

Mary, 2002

From a statue of the Virgin Mary in Lille, Maine.

Old Library, ink on paper, 2001

Storage Shed, ink on paper, 2001

Pottery Kiln, 2001

Cup and Napkin, ink on paper, 2001

Mallory aged 16, 2006

Portrait of my sister.

Mallory aged 12, conte on paper, 2003

Mallory, pastel on paper, 2003

Afternoon Shadows, 2003

New Orleans Balcony, 2002

New Orleans Cottage, ink on paper, 2002

New Orleans Cottage Detail, 2002

Irises, 2001

Science Center, Principia College, 2001

Hotel Frontenac, 2002

Hotel Frontenac Turret, 2002

Honfleur Cottage, 2002

Sarlat Forest, 2002

Senlis Cathedral, France, 2002

Senlis Cathedral Detail, 2002

Senlis Cathedral Arch, 2002

Gothic Senlis Cathedral, 2002

Ancient Window, Senlis 2002

Mt. St. Michel Steeple (3 parts), 2002

Steeple Details, 2002

Barbizon Forest, 2002

Tree, 2002

Afternoon in the Park, 2001

Sorbie Castle, ink on paper, 2001

Swan Wing (study for Shoreline), 2009

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