MOBY-DICK, Page 545

Title: While Daggoo and Queequeg were stopping the strained planks; and as the whale swimming out from them, turned, and showed one entire flank as he shot by them again; at that moment a quick cry went up. Lashed round and round to the fish's back; pinioned in the turns upon turns in which, during the past night, the whale had reeled the involutions of the lines around him, the half torn body of the Parsee was seen; his sable raiment frayed to shreds; his distended eyes turned full upon old Ahab.

15.5 inches by 10.75 inches
acrylic paint on found paper
January 19, 2011

MOBY-DICK, Page 514

Title: ...Ahab seemed an independent lord; the Parsee but his slave. Still again both seemed yoked together...

8.25 inches by 12 inches
colored pencil and ink on watercolor paper
December 28, 2010

MOBY-DICK, Page 481

Title: ...these passed over the mute, motionless Parsee's face. Unobserved he rose and glided away...

7.75 inches by 10.75 inches
acrylic paint and ink on found paper
December 7, 2010

MOBY-DICK, Page 479

Title: "Take another pledge, old man," said the Parsee, as his eyes lighted up like fire-flies in the gloom...

7 inches by 8.5 inches
acrylic paint and ink on Bristol board
December 5, 2010

MOBY-DICK, Page 318

Title: And Ahab chanced so to stand, that the Parsee occupied his shadow; while, if the Parsee's shadow was there at all it seemed only to blend with, and lengthen Ahab's.

10.25 inches by 7.25 inches
ink on found paper
July 21, 2010

MOBY-DICK, Page 315

Title: "Aye, will I! Flask, I take that Fedallah to be the devil in disguise..."

7.75 inches by 5 inches
acrylic paint, charcoal, ink and marker on found paper
July 18, 2010

MOBY-DICK, Page 209

Title: The figure that now stood by its bows was tall and swart, with one white tooth evilly protruding from its steel-like lips. A rumpled Chinese jacket of black cotton funereally invested him, with wide black trowsers of the same dark stuff. But strangely crowning his ebonness was a glistening white plaited turban, the living hair braided and coiled round and round upon his head.

7.5 inches by 10.75 inches
acrylic paint, charcoal, colored pencil, crayon and ink on found paper
March 22, 2010