All of the works in this section are composed with only Sharpie markers. I have used various combinations of colors, beginning with the lightest and working toward the darkest of shades neglecting the black marker. As easy as it woud be to use black I find it flatens the final product, I wan't the colors to speak for themselves. With a combination of color masking and color manipulation I can sometimes force the color and sometimes let the color find its own path. I have used both silk and canvas as the foundations for these pieces. Most take between 40 and 50 hours to compose, a few have taken as many as 130 hours. Read More.