Monday, October 19, 2015

Dr. Smith

Dr. Smith
linoleum-block print
4" X 6"
2015

I'm financing my shed studio with a small inheritance from my father, and I want to feel his presence in my new space. So I carved this linoleum block to print and hang there -- "Dr. Smith." I'm sure Dad will be pleased to see me working under his watchful and sardonic eyes.

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Two Kids


I've gone back to linoleum block print-making and am working with a group in Waldoboro, Maine, lead by Holly Berry. We meet on Mondays a couple times a month. It's great to be working together with other artists. I learn so much from all of them. And I have a lot to learn!

This is my first renewed attempt at a reduction print. I carved the whole thing on one linoleum block and printed each color, one after the other -- first white, then pink, then green, then brown, finally black. As you can see by the pink halo around the kid's head, my registration was off. It got worse as I went along. Alas! There are no do-overs in reduction prints. It's a one-shot deal. But I was able to salvage the last block -- the black one, referred to as a key block. So I carved three more blocks -- one for the pink nose, one for the green background, and one for the brown spots -- and printed them in that order. This is what I ended up with, sans bubbles. 



Kid
multi-block linoleum print
4"X6"
2015

I'm eager to start another print -- maybe even a reduction print! -- and do a better job.

Randy


Randy
a Poodle
5" X 7" colored pen-and-ink
2015