Boo Boo, Feb '12

Oil on panel, 9x12
A paint sketch of my cat; this one is a keeper.

Queen Lucy

Polymer Gravure with Chin Collé, 8x10"

I've been busy with printmaking the last couple of weeks; here are some pieces I did at Flatbed Press in Austin today. It's a lengthy process. First the original art is created (in this case, a drawing done with layers of ink wash). The art is scanned and made into a positive transparency. The transparency is exposed onto a light-sensitive printing plate, which is then inked and run through a printing press. The bottom image is a straight print and the top one is called a chin collé print (a fancy term meaning Chinese collage). I cut out Lucy's shape from the red paper and dusted the back with a powdered glue. When run though the press, the colored paper is embedded into the printmaking paper and you can't tell that it's a collage. LOVE it! I'm having so much fun with the process.

18th C. Mouse

Monotype Print
This is an image I'm working on for a printmaking workshop this Saturday. I'll add to the dress with chin collé, a process where colored paper is incorporated into the image during the printing process.

Shall We Dance?

Monotype, 5x7"

Mouse Dancer

Monotype, 5x7"
This is a monotype done using the subtractive method (inking a plate, then removing ink with Q-tips, brushes, etc. to create a drawing. I usually start with a rough idea for the subject, but the fun of monotypes is letting the ink patterns suggest form and shape.

"Hairstyle #1", Monotype, 5x5"
Here's a "just for fun" print I did yesterday. I started drawing this hairstyle on the inked plate and it took on a life of its own.

Cloud Study

Oil, 9x12" I went outside and captured this plein air cloud study just as the sun was setting. Talk about having to work fast! I decided to leave it "as is" and keep it for a reference.

SOLD

Oil on Panel, 9x12" This is a combination of a plein air painting of the sky (from my back porch) and an imaginary ocean inspired by my brother's photos of the beautiful blue-green waters off of Key West.