Walnut ink on paper

8.5” x 11”

Signed recto

2025

I think walnut ink is one of the most beautiful materials you can draw/paint with. It has such a rich color that is easily layered and built up. I actually have a lot of walnut ink studies in my studio but have never shared them — this is the first one!

Note: Studio sketches have been worked from and will often have imperfections: fingerprints and/or smudges, holes from the pins that held them to the wall, tiny splatters of paint, pieces of tapes or ripped edges. The sketches have often been worked from for larger paintings or used as inspiration for other work; the imperfections give the work character and show that they were well loved, used, and present in the artist’s studio.