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reduction linocut with drypoint etching print combination of a tuxedo cat and a vase of tulips

Print Day in May Reduction Linocut and Drypoint Combo

Print Day in May Reduction Linocut and Drypoint Combo Tuxedo Corsage is a Reduction Linocut and Drypoint print combo still life of my studio pal

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a linocut and drypoint of a kitchen sink near a door and a washing machine

Mixing Relief and Intaglio Printmaking Methods

Mixing Relief and Intaglio Printmaking Methods This mix of relief and intaglio printmaking methods was the second one I worked on last Fall. The project

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Drypoint Etching and Relief Print Mash Up

Drypoint Etching and Relief Print Mash Up This is my fourth mash-up of reduction linocut print and dry point etching. I worked on it intermittently

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Making Art to Manage Loss and Grief

Making Art to Manage Grief After a four-year battle with cancer, my beautiful, talented, kind stepdaughter – and Muse – Melanie Ham died a few

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linocut and drypoint etching of a girl holding a cat

Mixed Printmaking – Color Linocut and Drypoint Engraving

Mixed Printmaking – Color Linocut and Drypoint Engraving This is the third in a series of posts showing methods to make mixed printmaking mashups. (You

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linocut and drypoint etching art print of a yellow chair near a window and a table with perfume bottles on it

Linocut Print and Drypoint Etching – Printmaking Mashup

Linocut Print and Drypoint Etching – Printmaking Mashup In the last post – I dabbled with an experimental printmaking mash-up. For that still life print,

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drypoint and linocut print still life in color of a plate with apples and cheese and crackers

Reduction Linocut and Drypoint Print Mix

Reduction Linocut and Drypoint Print Mix Snacking Geometry is a Reduction Linocut and Drypoint print still life, created for a print exchange. Printmakers Connect is

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color collagraph print of a nude in a bathtub

Figurative Nude Collagraph Print

Nude Figurative Collagraph Print This nude figurative collagraph print was part of a series of carborundum tests I experimented with over the summer. More on

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a watercolor portrait of a couple, seated on a couch, reading a book

Watercolor Portrait Painting

Painting Portraits in Watercolor Painting portraits in watercolor is ambitious. Figurative watercolors are some of my favorite subjects to paint, but they’re never easy (for

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Watercolor Painting Travel Kit

Traveling with Watercolors Have you assembled a watercolor painting travel kit to take with you, outside your usual painting space? Here are some tips to

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Still Life Watercolors – Painting Larger Using a Grid Drawing System

Still Life Watercolor Ideas, and the Grid System Several times a year, I set up still life vignettes to photograph and use as reference material

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Monotype Printing without a Press

How to Print a Monotype without a Press Monotype printmaking is the “painterly print” option. This printmaking process is accessible to everyone, and it doesn’t

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Monotype Print Still Life Art – adding Colored Pencil to your Print

Monotype Print Still Life – adding Colored Pencil to your Art I spent a foggy afternoon transferring printmaking inks from leaky containers to new ones,

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Make an Intaglio Drypoint Print from Recycled Paper Cartons

Making an Intaglio Drypoint Print from Recycled Paper Cartons While walking a freshly emptied carton of frozen Mango & Cream bars to the recycling bin,

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Watercolor Painting Still Life Art – Paint Your Own Things

Watercolor Still Life Painting Subjects from Your Own Things Pretend you’ve been given a watercolor painting assignment to paint two small still life arrangements. For

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Make a Watercolor Monotype from Cardboard, Cotton Swabs and Aluminum Foil

Make a Monotype from Things Around the House This was a quick experiment to see if I could pull a monotype print – without a

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Adding Watercolor to Collagraph Prints

Can You add Watercolor to Collagraph Prints? Yes, you can, as long as the ink you used to print your collagraph dries permanent, and the

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a girl in a swimming pool, with her arms outstretched in a yellow inner tube, about to push off into the water

Making a Collagraph from Mat Board with Acrylic Gloss Varnish

Acrylic Gloss Varnish Sealer on Mat Board Collagraphs When you make a collagraph plate from mat board (also known as mount board), the front, back,

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a watercolor study of a woman reading in the sun in front of a huge window looking out over a beautiful distance landscape.

Figure Composition in Watercolor

Figure Composition in Watercolor This is a figure study for a watercolor of my friend Aimee. I loved the composition the moment I saw it.

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Make a Collagraph Print from Mat Board – First Swim

Make a Collagraph Print from Mat Board Have you made a collagraph print from mat board, and printed it in the a la toupee method,

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Printmaking Inspiration

Printmakers to Admire I found Toronto artist Margaret Rankin’s work online in 2005. Her subjects demonstrate her sharp eye and sure hands. She is a

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Still Life Painting in Watercolors

Painting a Still Life in Watercolors If you enjoy the accessibility of painting still life in watercolors, but struggle with deciding what to paint, this

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a still life in watercolor with a hanging vase of flowers, near a window looking towards a neighboring house

Watercolor Sketching at the Kitchen Counter (and Art Links for you)

Consider Brevity – Short Painting Sessions After Dinner I’m much obliged this week so this is brief; I have a watercolor sketch, a few great

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How to Get Good Ideas for Art

Where Do Good Art Ideas Come From? Steven Johnson illustrates the sequence leading to the birth of a Good Idea in the video below. He

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Painting an Urban Watercolor on Clear Gesso

Painting an Urban Watercolor on Clear Gesso In a previous post, I mentioned an experiment with an urban building facade, painted in watercolor on clear

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Powdered Graphite and Water Soluble Graphite for Drawing and Painting

Powdered Graphite and Water Soluble Graphite for Drawing and Painting Here are some experiments with Powdered Graphite and Water Soluble Graphite used in painting and

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a watercolor of a woman napping on a couch with a cat

Powdered Graphite Under Watercolors

Have You Tried Powdered Graphite under Watercolors? As an experiment, I used powdered graphite to lay out shapes and a loose value study from a

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Monotype Print Still Life with Colored Pencil

Spontaneous Monotype Still Life Print I’m in the midst of filming, editing, and narrating a video class on monotype printmaking. It’s complex work, and not

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a monotype portrait of an adolescent girl

Preserve the Sizing in Fine Art Paper, and Repair Monotype Prints with Colored Pencils

Preserve the Sizing in Fine Art Paper Have you ever soaked printmaking paper and discovered that the sizing in the paper flew the coop? Absent

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watercolor painting of a back yard in new england with a bulkhead under a window on a clapboard house

5 Tips for Beginner Artists

5 Article Roundup for Beginner Artists Beginning an art adventure that requires some skill-building is a lot easier with instruction. Practical, step by step painting

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