Rooster and Winter Seascape

 Hello May!!

I don't think that I posted the final image from the Wild Kauai Rooster block print that I demonstrated in the last post. I added the details on the tail feathers in the last printed layer create more definition in that area. Here's the finished print:  

Kauai Wild Rooster

The print that I'm working on now, is the winter seascape photographed in Acadia National Park in February. I decided to use a linoleum block, instead of a Soft-Kut block, because I was able to sign up for

a printmaking class again, and had access to a printing press. I had forgotten how tough the carving of linoleum is compared to the rubbery Soft-Kut. Even with good blades, and a heated up block, I still found it took a lot of work to carve. 

I'm almost done with the Acadia print. I need to work on the trees in the background a bit, then I think it will be finished. I like the quality of the texture in the linoleum block, as it is somewhat sharper than the Soft-Kut block's texture, but I have to balance that out with the ease of carving.

Hope the month of May brings warmer weather, and new inspiration for the next project!

Reduction Print progress

I'm working on a new reduction block print. The subject is boats in a harbor in Maine. I'm trying to create the illusion of fog in the background, rather than the actual background of the photo.

It's a linoleum block this time.

This is the first layer of ink.

Starry Night

A linoleum block print that I am using for some of my Christmas cards. The hills in the background are the mountains that are part of the landscape in my town. Van Gogh's Starry Night was my inspiration, but I've tried to include the elements of a New England town. 

A week and a half to go before the big day--hope everyone is enjoying some peace amidst the hustle and bustle of the season!