Raynham, MA

Just finished up this one of Raynham, MA

Fishing Maps

Here are a couple of fishing maps I did of two local ponds.

 

Plymouth Harbor Watercolor Map

Here is a 5" x 7" map of Plymouth Harbor done in ink and watercolor.

I started making these smaller watercolor maps last week. They are 5" x 7" and are done with artist grade watercolors and archival paper and ink. Send me an email at riversedge38@yahoo.com, if you are interested in having one made for you.

Map of Martha's Vineyard Complete With Sea Monsters

Here is the completed map of Martha's Vineyard.

To commission a map of your own, just send an email to riversedge38@yahoo.com.

Here There Be Monsters!

Martha's Vineyard inked and ready for an antique wash and watercolor.

Easton, MA Map Commission

This is the map of Easton, MA that I did.  It is a little larger than the previous ones at 12" x 14".  I really enjoyed the challenge of adding the drawings of the buildings.

Duxbury, MA Map Commission

Cohasset, MA Map Commission

Borderland Disc Golf Course Commission

In the late 1970's my friend's and I played a form of Frisbee golf, now officially know as Disc Golf. We had no rules back then - we basically traipsed through the woods and picked out certain trees that you had to hit for the holes.

So, when I was approached to do a map of a disc golf course located in one of my local state parks, I couldn't say no.  I had no idea how big disc golf is.  There is even a Professional Disc Golf Association, a PDGA Tour and World Championships.  I may have to try this out!

Click here for more information about Borderland Disc Golf Course.

Dighton, MA Commission

This is my third map commission, Dighton, MA.

3 hours in.

4 and 1/2 hours.

After 6 hours work.

After an antique wash.

Total time spent to complete 9 hours.

So Why Maps and Where Did The Name River's Edge Come From?

My love of hand-drawn maps goes back more than 40 years.  I have very vivid memories of the summer of 1973 when I spent many sunny days reading ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy from the perfect reading spot…in the woods 15 feet up in a beech tree that overhung the bend in the river. I could see clear all the way down both directions of the river and was surrounded by a forest containing giant 200 year old white pine, oak, maple birch, sassafras and of course, my beloved beech. To me there wasn’t a better place to read Tolkien.

The very same spot over 40 years later. Sadly the tree I used to read in is gone.

Once I returned home, I was inspired to sit down and create elaborate maps of the places my mind had wandered as I was reading. I would carefully identify each village, river and forest and color the maps with the mediums available to me at that time—probably crayons and one of those Bic 4-color ballpoint pens.  I would even use our gas stove to burn the edges and make them look old. Those maps were long ago archived in some landfill, but to this day, anytime I see hand-drawn maps, they transport me to the locations the creator has depicted.

Second Map Commission - Newburyport, MA

This was the second commission I did.  I really enjoyed adding the lighthouse drawings to it.

4 hours in.

After 7 hours of work.

The completed map.  Total time to complete 10 hours.

First Map Commission - Norton, MA

This was the first map commission I did.  It is of Norton, MA.

Here you can see all the tools of the trade.