"Red"

Illustration Friday "Red"

The calendar says Spring, so I thought I'd do a "springy" image for this week's topic. I'm glad Easter is 4 weeks away so there will be time for the snow to melt. My sister-in-law always has a big Easter egg hunt in her yard, and it's not as fun hiding eggs in the snow. We may get hit this Wednesday with another snowstorm---a Nor'easter, but there are warmer temperatures forecasted for next weekend, so hoping this will be it for winter weather!

Have a great week!

Odiorne print

I've been working on a new print of the rocks at Odiorne Sate Park. I've been blending colors on my brayers to get various gradients of value and color in each layer. I've finished the sky, and will be working on the colors in the rocks next. Probably 3 or 4 layers to go. I'm using a soft-cut block, Akua inks, and Rives Light printmaking paper. There is a NHAA show in Portsmouth that I'd like to enter it in if it comes out well, and I'm finished by the deadline at the end of the month.

Spring is arriving this week! Snow is still blanketing my yard, but the sun is brighter, so hopefully there will be some melting going on. The 10 day forecast shows 20's, 30's and 40's for high temperatures, with a low temperature tomorrow morning of -6 degrees. You've got to be kidding me!

"Spark"---IllustrationFriday

Illustration Friday "spark"

Who couldn't use a little spark of romance in one's life?

Still winter here!

Spring is supposed to arrive in about a week and a half, but it doesn't look it here. I took these photos today of my house and surrounding lot to chronicle how much snow we still have on the ground. It's definitely melting with the brighter, stronger March sunshine, but next week's forecast has a chance of a little more snow as a possibility. Let's hope not! 

 This is the new print that I'm working on. It will be a multiple layer reduction block print of the seacoast at Odiorne State Park. I have printed one base layer so far, and will post my progress as I continue figuring out the color sequence.

Have a great week!