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Pretty maids all in a row
Daily Art ( mas o menos) | August 11th 2008 by drb
Our purpose is to understand the affect of mechanical reproduction on meaning, on our spirit. read more
Zinnia, Final Proof (At last)
Daily Art ( mas o menos) | August 9th 2008 by drb
Had trouble getting the thin cuts deep enough so they would not hold ink.Maybe I can pull some actual prints tomorrow. read more
Zinnia, block print, first proof
Daily Art ( mas o menos) | August 3rd 2008 by drb
After carving on the image a while, I need to stop and see the relative densities of the greys. (It's easy to go too far.)Here's how the block looked just before I rolled ink on it.Here I've pulled the proof. You can see that the actual state of th read more
Zinnia Woodcut
Daily Art ( mas o menos) | July 27th 2008 by drb
Here are some process shots of the making of the woodblock for my next print.This time I've decide to have a gouged look without any engraved like lines, so maybe this plywood will work since this design can tolerate a little chipping and tearing.Fir read more
Overton Park Twig, no. 3
Daily Art ( mas o menos) | July 23rd 2008 by drb
For this version of the monotype, I decided to make the sky a bit more purple -- works OK, but the cerulean sky and ochre grass versions probably work better.Prior prints:Overton Park Twig, no. 1Overton Park Twig, no. 2Linocut, watercolor, watercolor read more
The Dogs on Main Street Howl
Daily Art ( mas o menos) | July 7th 2008 by drb
About 15 years ago, I set for myself a program of study, apprenticeship, and silence.This woodcut marks the end of that long road.Now my final work begins.Music Machine, monoprint, watercolor on woodcut print, 7" x 10". read more
No Title
Daily Art ( mas o menos) | June 26th 2008 by drb
My current set up for printing woodblocks.I've glued hard foam to a board which presses down on the paper and carved block to help the ink transfer completely and evenly.The backstop to the right helps with registering the blocks. The board undernea read more
Music Machine, Artist Proof
Daily Art ( mas o menos) | June 22nd 2008 by drb
Pulled the first proof off the block for my next monotype.This shina ply is good stuff.Pop up notes with criticisms for improvement linked here on Flickr. read more
Next
Daily Art ( mas o menos) | June 15th 2008 by drb
I'm ready to start carving my next wood block for printing. Pop up notes with larger photo over at Flickr. read more
Shina Ply
Daily Art ( mas o menos) | June 12th 2008 by drb
Starting on my next print. This time I'll be cutting the design on Shina Ply which I ordered from McClains. read more
Moistening the paper
Daily Art ( mas o menos) | June 8th 2008 by drb
Still working out a suitable process with the nipping press, paper, inks, etc. I've chosen to use.For the relief printing I'm doing, the waterbased ink takes to the paper better if the paper is slightly damp. But I don't want the paper sopping wet.T read more
Cold War
Daily Art ( mas o menos) | June 4th 2008 by drb
Combat Sent, RC-135U, reconnaissance aircraft well before dawn, RAF Mildenhall, England, sometime in the early 1980's.It was long enough ago that all those old stories now sound damned unlikely, even to my own ears.Monoprint, watercolor, 8 1/4" x 7". read more
One bofo-mojo whoopteedoo brayer, indeed
Daily Art ( mas o menos) | June 2nd 2008 by drb
I ordered this brayer from McClain's printmaking, actual roller linked here.Not cheap, in fact about 10 times as much as the rollers at the hobby store.Worth it? If you are serious about printmaking, yes, I think so.Heavy rigid frame, flip it over t read more
Morning Glories, 3
Daily Art ( mas o menos) | June 1st 2008 by drb
Painting this print requires a dry-brush approach on the petals.Turns out that painting broad washes over the print, more or less ignoring the ink lines underneath, leaves the color perceptibly dislocated from the print, as it is conceptually in exec read more
Trees I'v Known, Monoprint, 2
Daily Art ( mas o menos) | May 14th 2008 by drb
Decided to paint this with the same basic color scheme but with different underlying pigments. For this version, used cad red, cad yellow, hookers green, and viridian green. Made the tree a paler, too. read more
Overton Park Twig, 2
Daily Art ( mas o menos) | May 9th 2008 by drb
For this version of the monoprint, I painted the color of the sky a bit lighter. Also I coordinated the colors in the landscape and twig -- rather than just grabbing whatever random pigment happened to have dried on my watercolor palette.Current Rea read more
Carving 4849
Daily Art ( mas o menos) | May 2nd 2008 by drb
I was asked to post a picture of the carving in progress, so here it is.The lower left and the engine need a bit more work, then I'll pull the first proof. read more
Overton Park Twig, Monoprint, 1
Daily Art ( mas o menos) | April 30th 2008 by drb
Stepping out of my truck at the Memphis College of Art in Overton Park, Memphis, Tennessee, I decided to make a print of the first twig I found on the ground, as it happens, one by the curb.Once again, this was cut directly into the block without a r read more
Starting a new woodcut
Daily Art ( mas o menos) | April 29th 2008 by drb
Started a new woodcut with some fine tools I ordered from McClain's Printmaking Supplies.This is the best part, starting, before the struggle. read more
Trees I've known, i
Daily Art ( mas o menos) | April 19th 2008 by drb
Sometimes I sketch near this one.This print was an exercies I set for myself in using texture to suggest distance.Watercolored monoprint, 4" x 6". read more
Press
Daily Art ( mas o menos) | March 22nd 2008 by drb
Decided to improve how the block and paper was handled in my nipping press, which I'm going to use for a series of prints.I made a board that fits the size of the press on which to fix the block. To make registering the paper easier I glued a strip read more
Winners, Art, Gifts, Friends & DD
Collage Contessa | February 2nd 2008 by Contessa Kris
Lots of things going through my head this week. I kept meaning to post, but you know... life happened.WINNERS: Yes, I have picked winners (and you thought it would never happen), and NO I have not taken pics of what I'm sending out (but you knew I w read more
Woodblock Print, Part 9
Daily Art ( mas o menos) | December 20th 2007 by drb
Final version of this monoprint. I've learned what I can. On to the next. Thanks for your many kind comments. read more
Woodblock Print, Part 8
Daily Art ( mas o menos) | December 19th 2007 by drb
This monoprint is a bit more abstract than the previous post. Less like an over-saturated postcard.Monoprint, image size 5.5" x 4", paper size 10" x 7". read more
Monoprint: Wolf River Trees
Daily Art ( mas o menos) | December 16th 2007 by drb
The first one is painted. read more
Woodblock Print, Part 7
Daily Art ( mas o menos) | December 15th 2007 by drb
The prints are printed. I started with a large sheet of Arches 140 pound and tore it into 9 pieces. Six or seven of those I pulled will do as monoprints to be worked over.Lessons learned:Mix about 1 part water to 1 part paint. Add a few drops of f read more
Woodblock Print, Part 6
Daily Art ( mas o menos) | December 12th 2007 by drb
The prints are intended to be watercolored. I'd planned to use waterbased inks -- thinking that they would not bleed or run any more than watercolor paint does when it is over painted.I was wrong.The brand shall remain nameless but even one stroke o read more
Woodblock Print, Part 5
Daily Art ( mas o menos) | December 10th 2007 by drb
Here's a photo of the rebuilt press clamped on my work table with the block and its carrier in front of it. Got this work table at Lowe's a couple years ago -- it has been quite handy.After making the first print, it became obvious that my carrier f read more
Woodblock Print, Part 4
Daily Art ( mas o menos) | December 9th 2007 by drb
Here's the first test print from the block.Note the odd dot on the main oak -- this is what you get when in too big a hurry. I'd apparently left a wood chip or two on the block which got rolled into the ink. I should have taken more time to clean t read more
Woodblock Print, Part 3
Daily Art ( mas o menos) | December 8th 2007 by drb
For this first block print, I've decided on silhouettes of oaks and sweetgum against an empty sky -- something I am lucky to see often.After cutting and gouging the initial image into the block, I've rolled some ink out on it to see what needs more w read more
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