Monotype print in sepia ink on rag paper, 11.75 x 10 inches (29.85 x 25.40 cm)

Permanent collection of the Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, Massachusetts

This montoype print was inspired by a late afternoon scene off of Sunshine Road in Deer Isle, Maine. The tide had receded and exposed the mudflats of a shallow cove, leaving just a narrow sliver of water snaking through the flats and reflecting the light of the sky. It was a moment where the light conspired to turn what would normally be a rather unlovely site of muck and rocks into something extraordinary.

When I later decided to attempt to capture this scene in ink, I chose a sepia color that matched the warm tone of the flats and lowering sun. In addition to the bright light relected off the water, I wanted to capture the shimmer on the bits of rock, shell, seaweed, and driftwood revealed in the seabed. It’s a meditation on mud, if you will.

This print was chosen by juror Esther Adler (Curator, Department of Drawings and Prints, Museum of Modern Art) for inclusion in the Boston Printmakers 2026 North American Print Biennial exhibition and selected for the Ture Bengtz Memorial Prize. The exhibition is on view from 2 September through 21 November 2026 in the Boston University College of FIne Arts’ 808 Gallery.