Crow 12/14Drypoint and Crayon 12 14 V E 2009 22X24 in. This piece is unframed. "Crows are a recurring subject for me. I like them as an intelligent creature. There are many in the city that sit in the trees in our backyard. In this piece I like the way the crayon sits differently against the paper, on the surface unlike watercolour. The colour red goes well with black, its like celebrating the crow." RY

Hands wrapped around a cup of tea

Presently I am celebrating their presence in our lives" she says

By searching I would find my way

Very loose

This stylistic and flowing work has the subject staring with stony black eyes in a mask like face

Gordon Coulthart

and paint on plywood

she devoted herself primarily to graphic art after 1890

Like one who by the pangs of love is racked

(Framed maple wood)

I like the way the bottom of the boat is simply raw birch texture from the panel beneath the painting

a priestess of Hera who became one of Zeus's lovers