"Lady Bug Beetle" by M. G. Martin, Amer., (1931-2013) Watercolor luminous impression

luminous impression

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

Drypoint & Roulette

and numbered in pencil

the crease above the figures head at left and rippling visible at the top edge of the sheet are intrinsic to it's manufacture

"Lady Bug Beetle" by M. G. Martin, Amer., (1931-2013) Watercolor luminous impressionLinocut, 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.