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CARUSO'S PERPETUAL MOTION MACHINE
1977
20' x 16"
Etching
Caruso was my favorite parakeet when I was in college in Carbondale,
Illinois. Later on he moved with me to St Louis and then Columbia,
Missouri. A great singer, he was murdered in a senseless act of low-brow
crime by a neighbor-friends stray cat one horrible day, along with three of
his four mates.
In the etching, Caruso is the center star
of a
"Rube Goldberg'esque" fantasy machine of the artists
imagination.
Private collections:
Elizabeth Nucci (hand colored)
and others
One beautiful extant proof is available
$500.
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Hand-colored drypoint, etching & aquatint in two-plate sections.
25 1/2" H x 37" W
1983
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CHANLER'S REEDBUCK STILL LIFE 1
A most unusual critter - half antelope & half chicken.
Museum Collections:
Portland Art Museum, Oregon
Haifa Museum of Modern Art, Israel (ed no. 8/15)
Corporate Collections:
Daniels Broiler Restaurant, Seattle
Private collections:
Christine Firth
David, Rachel & Kristiann Wallace, Aberdeen, Scotland
Geri Loper
Conrad Stogel (artwork reportedly lost)
Prof. Skulich
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Inspired by two consecutive no-shows to
my downtown art studio by a now long retired Seattle bank president; the
gorilla and the rooster say what words can't describe...
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THE BANK PRESIDENT...LECTURING...THE
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD!!!
1984
Drypoint on zinc.
12 5/8" H x 23 3/4" W.
At least one proof was hand-colored.
Public Collections:
Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France
(edition
no. 4/10)
Private collections:
Jeanne Loughmuller
(deceased, Seattle)
(Artists
Proof)
Jack Donnelly, Seattle
(AP)
Robert Friedman, Columbia, Mo
(AP; handcolored)
Ed Corkery, Chicago
(AP)
Dr Charles Hale (1/10)
Dean & Joyce Halwas.
(2/10. Printed on Rives BFK white)
3/10
whereabouts unknown; was in an exhibition at the Hard Times Gallery,
Bristol, England, '88)
5/10 John Malotte, Kyoto
6/10 Kirsten Ribu, Oslo
7/10 Lorenso Townsend
8/10 David Milne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
9/10 whereabouts unknown; brown ink on white paper
10/10 whereabouts unknown; unsure if this was printed. The plate was
destroyed.
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Ink, with scientifically fantastic sections of
the U.S.
Commerce Dept. letter collaged on the matboard
5 ½" H x 8" W
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BLEECHY FURBALLS vs. MELODIOUS BUDGIES
1989-90
Originally drawn for a design for a postcard, the ink drawing with some
collage
was inspired by a letter sent to the artist in response
to a letter he sent inquiring about a patent for a new animal the office
had recently approved. The letter, about 6 pages of total scientific
gobbledygook, was entirely unintelligible. Out came the scissors, followed
by pen & ink. This was the original drawing for the artists homemade
postcard, described by a cat-owning Seattle Public Library Science &
Medical librarian as "the greatest postcard the artist ever
made."
Excellent condition, unframed.
$200.
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PENCIL STUDIES OF A
DINOSAUR SKELETON AND
THREE BIRDS HEADS INCLUDING
A TUFTED PELICAN
1990 (?)
24" X 18"
The dinosaur study was possibly drawn at the Burke Museum in Seattle,
but it may've sketched during a visit to the American Museum of
Natural History in New York.
$75.
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Pencil, colored pencil & ink on white drawing paper.
Approx. 18" H x 22" W.
Collection of
Heidi Horwitz, Orthodontist,
West Seattle
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TEN STUDIES OF MERLIN, D.A.
(Dental Assistant, Plenipotentiary, and Most Fowl)
1991 (?)
Merlin was my former dentists African Gray parrot, which she brought to
work regularly. Merlin was a heck of a model - he moved his head this way &
that, like mad. Drove me meshugah! (that's Yiddish for
crazy).
Note:
Website viewer Ceice Cooney-Wickett sends this note via e-mail on
December 19, 2003:
"This bird is quite obviously an Amazon
Parrot, not an African Grey, not only a different species and genus but
from a completely different CONTINENT."
Thanks, Ceice. The local D.A. will check into this allegation. You
have the right to an attorney...anything you say can be used against you
in a court of law - ornithological or beyond.
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THE EAST COAST OYSTER
(TRAYF) CATCHER
1992. India ink on mat board.
A still life, drawn at the Burke Museum, to be presented
to the Burke Museum's
ornithology dept by the artist.
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KVETCH
& ETCH: INK STUDIES OF MY 2 COCKATIELS
Early 1990's
Black ink, upper half, sepia ink,
lower half. Drawn on one sheet.
You will need to click each image
separately to see the whole work.
$50.
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ETCH 'n' KVETCH EXPRÉS BOIDGRAM
Ink, with rubber stamping
Early 1990's. Etch and Kvetch were two of my cockatiels.
6 1/8" H x 10 1/2" W
$50.
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ELLIOT BAY BOOKSTORE CAFE '90 EXHIBITION
ANNOUNCEMENT CARD, - WITH DRAWING OF ONE OF MY PARAKEETS
1990
Ink, with collaged-on barcode at upper left.
Depicted at left was one of my parakeets.
8 1/2 x 11 inches
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ELIZABETH & ROTHMAN
- STUDIES OF THE
DINO - COCKATIEL BABIES
IN MY RIGHT HAND
Pencil on paper, slightly larger than 11 x 8 1/2 inches
ca. 1999 or thereabouts
$75.
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INDIA INK STUDY OF ONE OF MY COCKATIELS
AND ONE OF MY BUDGIES
8 1/2 x 11"
Early 1990's.
$50.
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META-IPA-WHOOPA-GOOFA-PELICANA (BUT
FRIEND'S SAY IT'S A HERON, NOT A PELICAN, OOPSA-GOOFSA)
1996-2004
Ink, gouache, colored pencil, with six British postage stamps of Her
Majesty the Queen, and one U.S. postage stamp of Puerto Rican governor
Luis Munoz Marin.
22 1/8" H x 18 1/8" W
The inspiration for the IPA rowboat came from a bottle of beer I brought
back from Brighton, England in January 2004: Indian Pale Ale manufactured
in Scotland, with a great label on the bottle. The artwork went through a dramatic
Meta-Phoric change of ownership and revitalized change of imagery after
the longtime art owner deacessioned the work from her home art collection.
The new owners - Washington state natives who lived in Puerto Rico for
about 27 years - were happy to have it and enjoy seeing the Puerto Rican flag on the boat. Viva!
Collection of Bob & Millie Royce,
Winslow - Bainbridge Isle, Wash
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BUDGIE DRAWING NO. 1
18 3/4" x 21 1/8"
Ink, gouache
2003
The inscription on the drawing at
bottom right was changed
since the photo was taken and more feathering was drawn as well.
Private collection, New
England
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BUDGIE DRAWING NO. 2 16" x 24 1/8"
Ink, gouache, colored pencil
2003
Collection of Elizabeth J. Nucci & Guillemette
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CHIRPY & IAN'S COCKATIEL WITH HEART
32 1/2" H X 10 1/2" W
India ink, gouache, colored pencil
2003
Collection of
Diana Chirpy-san Rodriguez & Ian R. Currie
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LOLITA
2004
Ink with colored pencil & gouache
24 H x 12 inches W
It isn't reproduced backwards ~ the writing
was intentionally drawn backwards.
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SEVEN STUDIES OF
SAINT ELLIOTT, D.A.
2007
Ink, colored pencil, gouache on paper
Size: approx 20 x 28 inches height
Collection Karl Eberhardt, DDS,
Seattle where it can be viewed at the office on 65th and 33rd NE.
Saint Elliot, trained on-site, is a certified Clinician
and Dental Assistant
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