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I have always been intrigued by maps. They are guides to new adventures, aids in the wilderness, two-dimensional representations of physical space, and yet, just marks on paper.

 

Here are a few examples of how I have reworked maps over the years.

Dreaming of Islands & Stars Ruthy 2004 6" x 13" inkjet print, acrylic on topographical map and paper islands stars constellation archipelago, beauty marks
Water on the Moon & Stars in Your Eyes bay of rainbows 2000 17" x 11" acrylic on topographical map blue green artwork painting Bill Byers moon craters stars
Water on the Moon & Stars in Your Eyes copernicus 2000 18 5/8" x 11 3/4" acrylic on topographical map blue green artwork painting Bill Byers moon craters stars
Constellation & Archipelago east bank 2001 18 1/4" x 10 7/8" acrylic on topographical map blue green artwork painting Bill Byers stars islands
Water on the Moon & Stars in Your Eyes sea of cold 2000 11" x 12" acrylic on topographical map blue green artwork painting Bill Byers moon craters stars
Lunar Lakes franklin 4" x 7" acrylic on topographical map blue green artwork painting Bill Byers moon craters
Lunar Lakes ocean of storms 1999 12" x 9" acrylic on topographical map blue green artwork painting Bill Byers moon craters
Flood murphy hill 1999 10" x 13 3/4" acrylic on topographical map blue green artwork painting Bill Byers climate change global warming
Flood rue bear 1999 14" x 10" acrylic on topographical map blue green artwork painting Bill Byers climate change global warming
Flood rose mtn 2000 21" x 11" acrylic on topographical map blue green artwork painting Bill Byers climate change global warming
Flood balsam lake 1999 16 1/2" x 14" acrylic on topographical map blue green artwork painting Bill Byers climate change global warming
Islands & Lakes (fall brook) 2002 15 1/4" x 14 1/4" acrylic on topographical map blue green artwork painting Bill Byers
Ponds & Lakes finnegan brook 1998 10" x 7 5/8" acrylic on topographical map blue green artwork painting Bill Byers
Archipelago 1998 10" x 15" acrylic on topographical map blue green artwork painting Bill Byers
Islands & Lakes (orient shoal) 1998 10 3/4" x 22 1/2" acrylic on topographical maps blue green artwork painting Bill Byers
Islands & Lakes (mink hollow) 1998 8" x 10" acrylic on topographical maps blue green artwork painting Bill Byers
Islands & Lakes (diagonal line) 1998 8" x 10" acrylic on topographical maps blue green artwork painting Bill Byers
Islands & lakes buttermilk Falls) 1996 10" x 12 1/2" acrylic on topographical maps blue green artwork painting Bill Byers
Islands & Lakes (cary hill) 1997 11 1/2" x 16" acrylic on topographical maps blue green artwork painting Bill Byers
Topographical Map stripes collage blue green artwork Bill Byers
Topographical Map stripes collage blue green artwork  Bill Byers
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