Original
offset lithographic prints made from hand-cut plates by
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Bluebills
Downwind is just that - a flock of Bluebills
flying by the decoys, being helped along by a strong tail wind. Their
speed approaches 80 mph under these conditions, and the sensation of their
velocity is heightened by their closeness to the ground. (Duck hunters
often miss this particular shot.) |
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Eichman
versus the Bambi Syndrome suggests two extreme
points of view in regards to the maintenance of our wildlife. The answer
is, hopefully, lodged somewhere between these two diverse philosophies.
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Eclipse
came about after having witnessed a total eclipse of the sun while on
a fishing trip During the darkest part of the phenomenon, the birds became
very quiet, some actually assumed a roosting posture. It was a very dramatic
experience.
Eclipse 6 1/2" X 11" $30 |
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Kailua
Bay Ballet portrays the graceful movement of
the sea and some of its creatures as orchestrated by the tides and the
seasons. |
First
Flock North is a print that reminds me of the
first sound or sight of the northward migration. It is always a very stirring
and rather melancholy experience for me and one to which many romantics
have responded throughout the ages.
First Flock North 19" X 20" $75 |
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Lunar Calendar records a day in the life and death existence in the wilderness. It is a night of the full moon in a month of 28 days. This struggle for survival is harsh but not without its simple order, truth, and natural beauty. Lunar Calendar 21 1/2" X 33" $80 |
Five
Bull Cans is a happy group of dapper male canvasbacks.
They are just out for a ride, cruising along in high spirits and having
an enjoyable time.
Five Bull Cans 12" X 33" $80 |
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Midnight
Rams - Moonlight Exodus came about after observing
this group of rams high in the Wrangell Mountains of Alaska. They came
to feed only at night and slipped away in the moonlit shadows. |
Micro-Genetic
Computation is my perception of how a diagrammatic
linkage of genes and chromosomes might appear. There are male and female
forms, a gestation period, and new life encompassed in this work.
Micro-Genetic Computation Artist's proofs only 20" X 32" $90 |
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Moonlight
Descent depicts descending the mountain alone
at night after completing a successful solo hunt. This image is about
self-sufficiency, self-reliance, and self-confidence. |
Midwinter
Miracle is my reaction to the concept of life
and its rejuvenation. It is not enough to understand chromosomes and genes
and cellular structures. There is something greater and to me overwhelming
in its complexity and conversely in its simplicity. It is life itself.
Midwinter Miracle 20" X 27 1/2" $150 |
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Origins
typifies the beginnings of the volcanic landforms.
It portrays the magma pushing against the earth's crust to form new mountains
and valleys on our ever-changing planet. |
Night
Flight is a well-known occurrence for most serious
duck hunters. After having completed an afternoon of hunting the hunter
lingers to watch late flights of birds coming in to roost by the right
of the moon. It is a moving experience, and the sound of their wing beats
on a still night is long remembered.
Night Flight 7" X 20" $45 |
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Prudhoe
Profile is taken from the vast ice field north
of Prudhoe Bay. To me it is an incredible and incomprehensible horizon
line of ice and water. It is for this reason that I segmented it and spaced
it apart to give the viewer some indication of how unending and unchanging
it really is, To stand on this shore and view this northernmost seascape
and the distant moon in outer space is to feel like a speck in the universe,
at once terribly alone and yet part of this vast macrocosm. |
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Porch is a very personal work. The porch is,
in fact the porch on my own "duck shack" or duck hunting cabin. The decoy
used as a model was carved by my Great Uncle. The duck call was made by
my Grandfather. The hat belonged to my Father. The shotgun was given to
me in a will by a different Great Uncle. The boots are mine, however,
I prefer to see this as my "roots" piece.
The Porch 12" X 33" $110 |
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Spring
Bear, a lone adult black bear, perhaps a boar,
moves across the melting snowfields, traveling from thicket to thicket
in search of spring's first tender grasses. |
Quiet
Village is how I would imagine myself as a Polar
Bear on an ice chunk. Passively curious and quietly drifting by on the
tide, smelling the village smells, listening for sounds, serenely watching
this view pass before me, undetected by the people snug in their cabins.
All of us, unafraid.
Quiet Village 20" X 28" $110 |
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Susitna
Flats Executive Session - Straight Flush Presiding brings
together a group of ne'er-do-wells in a cabin in the swamp Their vocations
forgotten, they meet for friendship's sake and the lure of ragged v's
of geese and ducks viewed from a blind in the early morning mist. |
Spring
Ritual is a record of the recurring eternal
triangle of the male birds vying for the same female, in this case typified
by Canada Geese It is a ritual easily-viewed in the marshes each spring.
Spring Ritual 7" X 10" $45 |
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Walking Bear deals with an abstract idea about the circle of life, the four seasons of life, the path we take as we travel through our time on this planet. Walking Bear 21" X 33" $90 |
Vertebral
Forms originated from observing part of an animal's
skeletal structure, comprised of sun-bleached bones. The sun was setting
into a velvet black night, giving the shapes a luminous quality.
Vertebral Form 19" X 30" $65 |
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Where
Trails Cross is a moonlit interlude on a high
ridge near a remote cabin. A quiet meeting in a serene setting. |
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Keith
Appel |
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