Last spring I made a print called Edwards park. In it, an intriguing man (I later met, named Jaybird) was playing didgeridoo. In my print, he’s levitating, and a curved, back-and-forth line shows that. The power of that line stayed with me. And I got an idea for it a few weeks ago. If you know my work, you’ve seen plein air paintings, and imaginative/weird etchings. In both cases, either there are figures or landscapes. Well now, neither! However, if you’ve really looked at my work you’ve read words, and have seen gestural lines. So, here’s a toast to paths that take us to new places…
This adventure began with “The Beginning”. Then I continued with “states of mind” as my theme – working with the same small plates (about 4.5″x4.5″). I juxtapose them, brought in some color, and ended up trying some new (to me) techniques like multiple plate printing, soft-ground, and sugarlift. The plate with words was made with reverse metal type that I hammered into the plate letter by letter. Hope you enjoy.
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- Edwards Park
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- The Beginning (Levity)
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- Floating Open
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- States of Mind no2
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- Floating Above Orange
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- Adding Levity Blue
Wonderful evolution… I love the fact that the new abstracts form a sort of bridge between your plein air and prints. I have always had a thing about certain shapes so I relate strongly to your lines… there is something so dynamic about the crystaline purity of a line or shape that means so much more!
Keep up the great energy, Shawn, and let those amazing images pour from you like divine water!