"Lady Bug Beetle" by M. G. Martin, Amer., (1931-2013) Watercolor and numbered in pencil

and numbered in pencil

in addition to landscapes the artist portrayed his fellow servicemen and local working people

hatch marks and value reversal to orchestrate a complex and very personal world of his own invention

Drypoint & Roulette

Anni Albers studied weaving at the Bauhaus starting in 1922

"Lady Bug Beetle" by M. G. Martin, Amer., (1931-2013) Watercolor and numbered in pencilLinocut, 1980's, 8 x 6, Ed. unknown, unsigned, handling creases to outer margins, on cream wove japan paper. Martin's mature work was inspired in large part by the infinite varieties of form found in nature. She was particularly fascinated with the bilateral symmetry she observed in insects and other ancient forms of life. In addition to "Lady Bug Beetle" there are several other small beetle block prints she completed.