The First Steps

Black chalk on cream wove paper

Brown ink, gray wash, and white opaque watercolor over graphite on antique laid paper toned with blue wash

Black chalk on cream antique laid paper

Black and white chalk with gray wash on tan antique laid paper, laid down on a decorated mount

Black and white chalk on tan antique laid paper

Black and white chalk on gray laid paper, laid down on off-white laid paper with blue laid paper strips adhered to face, framing lines in brown ink

Pastel on discolored blue antique laid paper

Black ink, red chalk and red chalk wash on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in brown and black ink, laid down on off-white antique laid paper

watercolor, brown and gray wash over graphite on off-white modern laid paper, laid down to blue antique paper

Graphite on off-white laid paper

Black chalk on cream antique laid paper

Red chalk on cream antique laid paper, laid down on a decorated mount, framing lines in brown ink