WIP - Dressing Durer's Beast

WIP - Dressing Durer's Beast, originally uploaded by Doeki.

WIP - Dressing Durer's Beast
Ink
5 x 3 in
Catherine L. Mommsen
2009

Durer created his Rhino without ever having seen one. They were novel in his time. His intended model drowned in a shipwreck before he saw it. He drew from someone else's notes. I've always loved this beast, in part because he got some of it anatomically wrong. My drawing is based on his outline.

Imaginary Places: Hulak

Imaginary Places: Hulak, originally uploaded by Doeki.

Imaginary Places: Hulak
Pen and ink
3 x 5 in (8 x 13 cm)
Catherine L. Mommsen
2009

Hulak, near the Xangu River, Brazil, 10 S 55 W. The Hula men are small, blond and wear blue silk tunics; the women are stronger and very competent in radio transmission. They have invented a deadly blue ray with which they terrify their enemies. ~The Dictionary of Imaginary Places, Compiled by Manguel and Guadalupi

Imaginary Places: Hulak Minor

Imaginary Places: Hulak Minor, originally uploaded by Doeki.

Imaginary Places: Hulak Minor
Pen and ink
2 x 3
Catherine L. Mommsen
2009

Hulak, near the Xangu River, Brazil, 10 S 55 W. The Hula men are small, blond and wear blue silk tunics; the women are stronger and very competent in radio transmission. They have invented a deadly blue ray with which they terrify their enemies. ~The Dictionary of Imaginary Places, Compiled by Manguel and Guadalupi

Untitled

Untitled
Ink on 140# Fabriano
2 x 3 in (5 x 7,5 cm)
Catherine L. Mommsen
2009

Juni-hito

Juni-hito
Pen and ink, graphite
5 x 5 in (12.5 x 12.5 cm)
Catherine L. Mommsen
2009

Etching Class #1

Etching Class #1
Etching on zinc plate, pen & ink
4 x 3 inches
Catherine L. Mommsen
2009

Etched on a zinc plate and printed on Rives BFK printmaking paper. The image is enhanced with pen and ink.

Ophir

Ophir

Ink on 140# Cotton Rag

2 x 3 in (5 x 7,5 cm)

Catherine L. Mommsen

2009

Sequinta (Miniature)

Sequinta
Ink on 140# HP Cotton Rag
Miniature: 1.5 x 2.5 in (3,5 cm x 6,5 cm)
Catherine L. Mommsen
2009

Woman with Camel

Woman with Camel
India Ink
7 x 5.5 in (18 x 14 cms)
Catherine L. Mommsen
2008

Entwined: The Mommsen Girls

Entwined: The Mommsen Girls
9 x 12 in. (23 x 31 cm)
India Ink on smooth bristol
Catherine L. Mommsen
2009

Modeled, with permission, on Rosanne Phelan's painting, Girls. http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosemovie/2721915361/in/set-72157600975002819/