Made by Human Hands

Now that I'm retired, I'm no longer Visual Arts Coordinator for the San Geronimo Valley Community Center's Maurice del Mue Galleries, but they're still letting me show in the annual Spring Art Show.

I decided to do a cartoon regarding something that is weighing on my mind--the status of hand made drawings.

I started with this doodle in my sketchbook.

After resketching and enlargements, I finally put it on a lightbox for transfer to Bristol Board.

You would think it's one simple cartoon (maybe I'm feeling a bit rusty) but I even did a sample wash rough before applying an India ink wash to the original.

"Made by Human Hands" is hanging in the 35th annual Spring Art Show until May 25.

c Rippee 2025