Lily 6x8 woodcut with watercolor on Saunders Waterford paper (Edition of 25)Available here.A fleet of emails asking for relief print details sprouted in my inbox slow but steady over the summer, and I've been remiss in answering them. Pictorial replies start at the bottom.Hanging prints to dry (printed on a variety of papers) as they're being printed.Checking the print and the block to see if adju
Sunset Sail, 3.25 x 5 woodcut with watercolorMy step dad, on his Cape Dory Sail Boat. Twenty years ago, we sailed the Inter-coastal Waterways around Virginia, and I took this photo of him. I love the imagery and the memories, so it'll be a reference for a painting this year too.
Carnelian, 4 x 4 Two Color Reduction Woodcut, with watercolor and colored pencil, printed on gray BFK Rives paper. Edition of 11.Available for sale here.
Grange 3 x 3.75 Woodcut & WatercolorCraving simplicity & speed on this one, perhaps to counter the density of my recent To-Do List.Scribble sketch in pencil on Shina wood.Carving geometry.After pulling a proof, removing more wood to clear some of the printed areas.Painting the first impression.
Bookends 6 x 8 WoodcutA long time ago, my brother and I took a motorcycle ride to see TC for an afternoon in Santa Barbara. We set the timer on the camera and took a self portrait of the three of us. There are good memories tucked into and preserved in art making.
Grecian, 4 x 4 Woodcut & Watercolor [Artist's Proof]I went to the Getty Museum with some friends in March, and I'm still dreaming about the Grecian statuary and Egyptian Fayum portraits. This stylized head study was doodled on a piece of shina wood from McCain's. After drawing on the block with graphite & watercolor, the first bit of carving begins around the forehead - above.After more clearing of surface area....Test print being pulled to make adjustments to the block above.A second proof is pulled above...And painted with watercolor.A sample of the stylized busts I saw at the Getty Villa (this one is in Athens, but you get the idea).
This little woodcut is based on a photo of breakfast in the early morning light, in Santa Barbara, CA. I've painted the scene, printed it, sketched it, and I'm sure I'll make something else from the photos, because I love the light, the memories, and the Mexican pottery on the table. The block used to make the print.
This is three birch blocks cut from a larger piece, to make a small triptych based on an old family polaroid taken in the 60's.The Three of Us, 7 x 10 Woodcut & Watercolor
I started this little woodcut on Shina wood earlier this week after looking at, and getting inpired by Jessie Willcox Smith's illustrations.Simple set up to make a relief print at home...Using a speedball brayer and water based speedball ink on the carved block.Pulling a proof print after rubbing the back of the paper with a speedball baren.The block and the print.Making some adjustments.The first proof print, tinted with colored pencils. Staring at the Sky, 3x3.7 Woodcut & Prismacolor on Zozo paperAvailable for sale here.The topic for Illustration Friday on Feb 2, 2007 is Sprout.
I spent a lovely, rainy day making art with my friend JMC earlier this week. We carved on shina - a first for me - and I loved it. Soft, porous wood that cuts beautifully along the grain.Printed with water-based black ink, on Arches Hot Pressed, with the back of a wooden spoon as a baren. Communion 4 x 6 Woodcut with colored pencil (#1 of 10)Available for sale here. (Sold)
Here's another little block of shina wood, toned with indigo watercolor, and drawn with a sharpie marker.By toning the top surface, I can see the shapes of my carving more clearly.The block after printing a proof.The first proof print was very light, so I added watercolor washes to test a few adjustments I'll make to the block before printing the edition.Flirt, 3 7/8 x 3 9/16, Woodcut & WatercolorAvailable for sale here.
This image was cut from a piece of scrap plywood I found in a parking lot. The figures are two of my brothers, visiting me from California when I was a college student in New England.Two Boys 5 x 5.5 Woodcut & WatercolorAvailable here.
