I take photos and work from photos so that I am sure that my work cannot be challenged as unoriginal. Sometimes I plan my work on the computer and then translate it into linocut or woodblock. Sometimes I draw it out by hand. Sometimes I draw my impressions of people or dogs or other animals such as horses, because I was taught to do quick studies at a junior college. That way people will know that I was really there and I really saw what I depict in my art work. All my work is studies for larger work. Lately I have been using a book of designer colors to make my work more attractive.