Just finished this wee print (about 4″x4″) for an upcoming Love themed show. I really like bringing text in to my work – its in a lot of my paintings (just hard to see) and in more and more of my prints. This was created with aquatint and reverse letter stamps (pounded into the plate [...]
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Love In Print – “Seeking Neptune”
Posted in Printmaking on February 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Back to printmaking
Posted in Printmaking on January 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
About 2 years ago I made my first collaborative etching with Portland artist, Chris Haberman. I didn’t know him well, but after seeing his work, I realized I could make a really fine etching from one of his drawings. And, it turned out beautifully. I just finished my second etching with him. Basically, I hand [...]
Ostalgie continues, experiments with family
Posted in Printmaking on October 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve continued working with the “Ostalgie” plates. Another Ostalgie print (the fourth). I’m also hoping to bring some of this color/multi-plate technique into my images. I experimented a bit with the “Family” plate I’ve shown here.
Crown Point Press #3
Posted in Printmaking on June 21, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Here are some pics of Crown Point Press. Eye candy for you printmakers reading this! Down-draft tables make spit-biting with nitric safe, tall copper wiping tables are warmed from below, large copper covered hot plates make rolling on ground a breeze, and an unbelievable selection of colored inks to choose from. Wow!
Crown Point Press Workshop #2
Posted in Printmaking, tagged crown point press, etching, shawn demarest on June 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The next prints involved a number of processes – all ones I had hoped to learn more about. Spit bite, chine colle, and multiple plates were used to make these prints. I liked Crown Point’s registration process a lot – and the full-image chine colle was fantastic. By the end of the workshop I was [...]
Crown Point Press Workshop
Posted in Printmaking on June 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I just arrived from San Francisco – after a 5-day workshop at Crown Point Press. Can’t say enough about the quality of the shop, and the knowledge of the printers. I’ll be bringing much of what I learned into my studio practice over the next few months. Here are a few of the prints that [...]
Just when you thought you knew me…
Posted in Printmaking on May 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
More on Seahorse, frontside monoprints, and a new plate
Posted in Printmaking on May 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Seahorse print continues along. Posted here after aquatint #2. The Seahorse is a backside print (see postings below). The etching on the other side was never editioned, but, I did pull a couple of monoprints. Guardians nos 1&2 was based on a vivid dream I had while sleeping in a spooky, mouse-infested cabin. Posted [...]
Backside Etching
Posted in Printmaking on April 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last year I worked on two plates that I didn’t end up editioning. Usually, I paint the backside of plates before I begin working on them – this time I didn’t. Instead I used wide masking tape to cover the back each time I bit the plate (in ferric chloride). The little bit of ferric [...]
Working on a plate, and something new…
Posted in Printmaking on February 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The copper plate I’m working on is titled “Family”. It isn’t finished, but I’m posting a monoprint here. Rather than wipe away the ink, I sometimes play with it, creating something new – and further developing the images. This helps to inform what I will do next (deeper aquatints or lighter areas). The other two [...]
