The First Steps

Watercolor and gouache on cream antique laid paper, with framing line in black ink, laid down on cream laid paper

Watercolor and black ink over traces of graphite on off-white antique laid paper, adhered to cream antique laid paper

Brown wash, watercolor and white gouache over black chalk on cream antique laid paper, laid down on off-white laid paper

Graphite on cream antique laid paper

Watercolor and black ink over traces of graphite on off-white antique laid paper, adhered to cream antique laid paper

Red chalk and red-chalk wash on cream antique laid paper, partial framing lines in red chalk and brown ink, partially incised, laid down on cream antique laid paper, with blue laid paper strips adhered to face

Graphite on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in black ink

Red chalk and red chalk wash with touches of black chalk on light tan antique laid paper, laid down on tan antique laid paper

Pen and black ink, with brush and gray and brown wash, over traces of black chalk on off-white antique laid paper, adhered to cream wove paper, framing lines in black ink and graphite

Black chalk on off-white antique laid paper

Red chalk on oiled antique laid paper

Brown ink on off-white antique laid paper; verso: graphite