galaxies

One day I made some small linocuts and printed them out on newsprint. It was a rough and hurried process, and I don't think I have any of them left. This one was about as big as the image on your screen.

in the forest

A small and experimental linocut, printed on newsprint.

A rifleman of the War of 1812

In the spirit of the 1812 bicentennial, here's a British infantryman of that era. When I saw him he was failing to repel the American assault on Fort York, and would shortly withdraw to the shelter of the Gardiner Expressway.

Despite the fact that neither of the British Rifle regiments were at Fort York, he's dressed as a rifleman of the 60th Foot, and apparently armed with a Baker rifle. No doubt he's an advance scout who got lost en route to Maine, which his battalion did help occupy in the summer of 1814.

a boy in my dreams

A small linocut. The original is less than three inches to a side. That's not why this picture lacks polish, however. It's possible to achieve incredible precise results with lino- (and wood-) cuts. Sometimes, however, I prefer it rough.

Woman with Hat

A small linocut.