Drypoint: Bring the Garden Inside
Spring roses are blooming in the garden, so I’m bringing them inside to edit my sphere of chaos with episodes of pretty. I’m moving my studio in
Spring roses are blooming in the garden, so I’m bringing them inside to edit my sphere of chaos with episodes of pretty. I’m moving my studio in
In the early 90’s, I traveled to central California to gather with family for a wedding. We all stayed in an unfinished house my step
I’m matting and framing watercolors and printmaking for the Artwalk in San Diego’s Little Italy coming up in a little over two weeks. If you’re
Do you anticipate entire days in the studio with wide-eyed, fluttery fingered excitement? I have a full day of drawing & printmaking planned, and I
My family and friends in New England are awfully sick of Winter. I see images on social media of more sleet and snow as I type this,
I’ll be traveling to San Diego, California in April for the San Diego Artwalk in Little Italy. (Booth #192 – Come say hello!) One of
I’m celebrating three things; 1) Happy Spring 2) Happy Birthday to my awesome little sister Nancy, and 3) Yayy for 20-videos (so far) & 1400
Some of my family members are more reluctant to model for paintings than others, so I’ve learned to be stealthy with my camera. The shutter
Powdered Graphite as a Base for Watercolor Painting I’ve been experimenting with using Powdered Graphite as a Base for Watercolor Painting. The risk is that
About ten years ago, I went on a plein air painting excursion in Old Town Newhall, a historic western town not far from where I live
Hi everyone! Just a quick post of a watercolor still life painting today, so I can share this link I found to a long list of
Let’s Make a Collagraph, Shall We? Here is one collagraph in an edition of seven, made from a mat board substrate, printed by hand with
I was interviewed for the British art blog, Making a Mark, about printmaking without a press. You can find the interview here.
Kinship 7×5 drypoint engraving with watercolor Available in my Etsy Shop I’ve got a quick, fun experiment from the studio today, and I video taped the
Linocut Print in 6 Colors with the Reduction Method I’ve just posted a new video tutorial showing how to make a linocut in the reduction
I’ve posted a new video tutorial (below) on the process to print this line-style mat board collagraph, Harmony House. Since folks have described challenges finding
Santa Monica Pier 6×4 monotype with watercolor & colored pencil Available in my Etsy Shop Best Wishes from California for a Merry, Festive, Restful &
Cabin Getaway 8×3.5 Watercolor & Colored Pencil Family History as Inspiration There’s a small, barely map-worthy lake in the Connecticut town I grew up
Painting Watercolors from Vacation Photos From my archives – a watercolor of a brightly lit room in an apartment in Rome, with DCC flipping through
Over-due Library Books 3.5×4.5 Pen & Ink Available in my Etsy Shop In between December’s packed little calendar squares, swollen round with shopping, menu plans,
Bird on her shoulder 5 x 7 inch drypoint engraving with colored pencil (2nd AP) Sold I’ve fixed a little glitch in my rss feed,
Watercolor Demo by James Gurney The reference for this painting was a cell phone snapshot on a windy day in San Diego, California, during a
Sleep 12×9 inch Woodcut with Watercolor & Colored Pencil Available in my Etsy Shop Happy December, everyone! Process photos for this woodcut with mixed media
How to Make a Two Color Reduction Linocut While rolling out dough for apple pie, I’m feeling a lot of gratitude. So, I want to
Blending into the Circus 6×6 Gelli Print Monotype with watercolor & colored pencil The last time I posted about using gelli monotypes as a background
Drypoint Printmaking without a Press I took my first printmaking class in 1983. I bought my first press in 2012. Three decades with no press.
Trace Monotype Printmaking Methods In this monotype print demo, I demonstrated techniques for a drawing transfer monotype made with more tone, and less line. This
Making a Trace Monotype without a Press Yesterday, I printed a small collagraph edition with a taupe gray mixed with Akua intaglio inks. I had
Monotype Mixed Media Print – Dog Portrait Video Tutorial This is a Monotype Mixed Media Print of an elderly Dog Portrait with a Video Tutorial.
Leaving Rockport 6.75×3.25 Mixed Media Available in my Etsy Shop The winner of the Printmaking DVD give-away featuring Catherine Kernan’s amazing woodcut & monoprint methods