Black and White Series: Two Angels With Red River Valley (2005)

Just now I went back and added the words "Black and White Series" to the recently posted images that were created in 2005 using the Appleworks6 Painting program.

These images were the first signs of the return of my creative life after 10 years of what had appeared to me to be unending grief and loss, during which time I lost all desire to draw or paint. As my creativity returned, it came in the form of black and white images made using a computer trackpad. I liked that I could make images that looked like linocuts or woodcuts.

Black and White Series: Parrot Out Walking (2005)

These woodcut- or linocut-like images were created using the Appleworks6 Painting program, making the "paper" black and then "drawing" on it with my index finger on the computer trackpad. My enthusiasm for this waned as my hand began to ache in a way that had never occurred when I drew with a pencil or pen for hours. It did remind me how much fun it is to draw.