Monument

This hilltop oak is a local landmark. Twenty years ago, I photographed it many times with film cameras; this is the first time I’ve shot it with a digital. A small fence protects the tree from seedtime and harvest damage now, and a young man whose family has operated this farm for generations told me his dog is buried here. Can’t think of a better place.

Postcards and greeting cards available at Redbubble.

Untroubled at Redbubble

My drawing 'Untroubled' is featured on Redbubble's homepage today. Postcards, greeting cards and prints are available. The original ink and graphite drawing is also available. If you're interested, email me: markreep4@gmail.com.

Hemingray Number 45

For me, one of the most enjoyable aspects of trading in antiques, collectibles etc is photographing them. This is a Hemingray Number 45 glass insulator.  Millions were produced for long distance telephone lines from 1938-1960.  They're not highly sought after, or worth a great deal; collectibility is often about rarity, and too many were made. 

Form not only served function beautifully in this design, but held its own in a way we'd consider indulgent, wasteful now.  I wonder how many of today's similarly utilitarian components, packaging products etc will survive this long, be considered lovely art objects one day.     

Postcards, greeting cards, and matted prints of this photograph are available at Redbubble. Prices start under $3.

Forgiveness

Giclee prints of my drawing 'Forgiveness' are available at Bluecanvas. Postcards and greeting cards are available at Redbubble. The original drawing is also available. If you're interested, email for price and particulars: markreep4@gmail.com.

A Dotpunk At Heart

Here's an ink, graphite, and charcoal drawing from a few years ago, At The Night's Heart. This step-by-step details how I was working then; my thanks to ArtGraphica for republishing.

Some things have changed since those days- I haven't done much inking lately, and charcoal has assumed a much larger role in my work. But I'm still a stippling fool, still a dotpunk at heart.

Postcards, greeting cards, and matted prints of At The Night's Heart are available at Redbubble. 

Stone of Turning

Stone of Turning is another of the drawings included in the Bluecanvas article. If you'd like a copy, Bluecanvas 14 is available at Barnes & Noble and other newsstands, and you can order online from Bluecanvas.com. Prints and artcards of this drawing are available here.

Morning Bell at Redbubble

Pleased to learn my drawing 'Morning Bell' is included in Redbubble's homepage features today. Cards and prints are available.

Woodsplitting

This maple was hard splitting, but I liked that afternoon's light and shadows.  Postcards and greeting cards are available at RedBubble.  

A Walk In The Moonlight

 A Walk In The Moonlight is an ink, graphite, and charcoal drawing from several years ago, and among my favorites of my own work.  Happy to make prints available at Bluecanvas. 

Lower Taughannock Falls

Happy to have spent a lovely fall day with Parnilla, and pleased to have this photo of Lower Taughannock Falls as a momento.  Postcards, greeting cards and matted prints are available in my Postcards from New York's Finger Lakes portfolio on RedBubble.