John Wood’s sketchbooks are filled with drawings, photographs, watercolors, collages and words, reflecting a lifetime of art making, teaching and inquiry.
“John draws every day without fail. He has described himself during this activity as ‘being in a state of drawing.’ … ‘A state of drawing’ is something like meditation, a being with the self that for John is neither analytical nor mystical, but during which he gathers and clarifies those forces which allow him to express himself.” (Cohen, 1987)
Vice Versa (double spread)
11×17 on 16×20 mount, Digital print of sketchbook pages, original sketchbook collage with wax on tissue, wood cuts, mechanical type added
Oak Tree Brown’s Pond
11×17 on 16×20 mount, Digital print of sketchbook pages,
original sketchbook collage with Polaroid SX-70 composite and drawing
Hot Spring Green
11×17 on 16×20 mount, Digital print of sketchbook pages
Malacio and Postage Stamps, 2006
11×17 on 16×20 mount, Digital print of sketchbook pages
In Search of the Wright Brothers, Air Foil, 2007
11×17 on 16×20 mount, Digital print of sketchbook pages
With What Shall We Build
11×17 on 16×20 mount, Digital print of sketchbook pages