Finally finished my book!!!

Finally finished my book!!! It shows my ink drawings for the last 2 years and is avaliable online at Lulu. My friend Fred Dalkey kindly provided the wonderfully poetic introduction. Enjoy...
http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/joe-rucker-ink-paintings/7556277

Recent work

Same pose - two mediums

Latest work

Tombow, Chinese ink and ballpoint.

Landscape project progress

Finally got some time to paint some landscapes for my house. I will have to give them some time before I decide if they need more work or not. Here they are in the studio on the wall. First two are 3'x4' and the third is 3'x3'. I didn't measure the fourth but it is around 18"x20". All are acrylic and the first two are on panel and the last two are canvas. Considering that I rarely create landscapes I think I did ok with these.

Current ink work

Here is some more Tombow and one contour-based piece done in ballpoint. I think the crisp lines are a good exercise for me and since I said I might post it, I have.

Current landscape project

Since I moved in my house I have very little on the walls. New house plus old paintings plus white paint equals new canvas. I painted out (with white) all but a couple paintings from the last 12 years. New times means new work, so my new project is to create some landscapes for the house. Here are some studio (garage) and sketchbook shots. This has been a slow going project and I think the final works will take a few more months. We'll see.