Silk Aquatint: Dusk
Dusk 6.5 x 5.5 Silk Aquatint with colored pencil on Rives BFK paperAvailable on Etsy.I’m still experimenting with silk aquatint printmaking: different ratios of acrylic
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Watercolors: Floral Valentine’s Wishes
(Watercolors from top left, clockwise: Sabino Fish & Plums 6×8, Sour Green Apples & Wine 9.25×7, He Hung the Moon for Her 6×4.5, Graham Thomas
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Dark Field Monotype with Watercolor – Five More Minutes
My First Monotype Print I think this might be the first or second monotype I ever did – in 2005. Hard to believe my love
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Monotype: First Cup
First Cup 8.5×7 Monotype with watercolor on Arches Hot Press watercolor paper Process shots start at the bottom of this post Available on Etsy. If
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Monotype: Winter Refuge
Winter Refuge 8×10 Monotype with colored pencil Sold Process images begin at the bottom of this post This was an anniversary gift from husband to
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Silk Aquatint: Cat in the Lap
Cat in the Lap – 6.75 x 5.5 Silk Aquatint with Colored PencilAvailable on EtsyThis aquatint was made the same day as the previous post
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Silk Aquatint Print Portrait
The instructions I found for making a silk aquatint were on the Akua web site – but they don’t seem to be there any more.
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Woodcut: Josephine
Josephine 4.25 x 3.5 Woodcut with Watercolor Available on Etsy. This woodcut was chosen for the Georgetown, Texas Arts & Culture program Current: Banner Project. Josephine
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Monotype: Dry Dock Huddle
Dry Dock Huddle 8.5 x 7 Monotype on Arches Cover paperAvailable on Etsy. Pulling the monotype from the mylar plate, supported underneath by a sheet
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Making a Light Field Monotype with Watercolor from Mylar
Making a Light Field Monotype With Watercolor from Mylar Fall is here in the California desert, with squinty-bright light, cool mornings and scattered leaves. It’s
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Watercolor Monotype Portrait from a Drafting Film Plate
Not Camera Shy 6.6 x 5.5 Watercolor Monotype Portrait Available on Etsy. I was talking with an incredible artist friend of mine – Priscilla Treacy
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Light Field Monotype: On the Cusp of the Next Chapter
On the Cusp of the Next Chapter 9×7 Monotype with colored pencil Available on Etsy (Process shots begin at the bottom of this post.)
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Daniel Sprick Painting Portrait Workshop – What I Learned
Daniel Sprick Painting Portrait Workshop I attended Weekend with the Masters in Monterey, California. This is an art workshop and conference hosted by American Artist Magazine,
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How to Make a Collagraph and Print it in Full Color
How to Make a Collagraph with Mat Board Would you like to try some collagraph printmaking with scrap mat board? Here’s a playlist of step
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Making a Monoprint from a Collagraph Plate
Mixing Your Printmaking Methods After I finished playing with my groovy, new Akua Intaglio inks on the collagraph Sinking In, I had a small amount
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Watercolor: Ram
Ram, 6.75 x 7 Graphite & Watercolor on paper Sold I mentioned in a previous post that I was working on a couple of Big
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How to Make a Glue Collagraph Print – Antebellum
Supplies to Make a Glue Collagraph Print A glue collagraph is a printmaking plate made from a stiff background with a printable design created with
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Miniature Portrait in Soft Ground Intaglio Etching – Pilous
Making a Miniature Portrait with Soft Ground Intaglio Etching in a Zinc Plate This (above) is the plate Pilous was printed from. It was originally
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Values in Watercolor Painting – a Still Life Exercise
Values in Watercolor Painting For folks new to values, we’re referring to the gradation between dark, mid-range, and light shades in a value scale. We’ve
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Watercolor of a Ram: Ovis
Ovis 7×6.75 Graphite & Watercolor Sold This little guy is almost finished, and he’s been fun to draw & paint this week. We’ve got house
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Drawing: Big Horn Sheep
Big Horn Sheep ~ Graphite on paper I’m working on a couple of watercolor commissions of Big Horn Sheep from the area near Anza Borrego
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Watercolor Portrait: Bright Stars, Warm Heart
Bright Stars, Warm Heart 5.25×4.5 Graphite & Watercolor on Arches paperAvailable on Etsy.When I was born, I hit the Aunty jackpot. I have the most
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Watercolor: Pony Express Tomatoes (& Art Supply Give Away!)
Pony Express Tomatoes 5 x 6.5 Graphite & Watercolor on paperAvailable for sale on Etsy. I started this as a graphite drawing and a loose
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Little Red – Watercolor Portrait
Little Red 6.5×4.25 Graphite & Watercolor on paperAvailable for sale on Etsy.SoldThis started as a doodle of a friend’s face from a photo taken in
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Woodcut: At the Shore
At the Shore 4×4 Woodcut with Watercolor & Colored Pencil SoldAvailable – framed – for sale on Etsy. A small block of Shina wood from McClain’s
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Vintage Style Figurative Woodcut: Communion
Vintage Style Figurative Woodcut – Communion 6×4Available matted & framed on Etsy.I’ve posted this woodcut before – printed in black ink, and this version was
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Woodcut: Lily
Lily 8×6 Woodcut (#6/25) with watercolor & colored pencil Sold I’ve posted the process shots on this woodcut before, but here’s a newly painted print,
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Watercolor of a San Diego Trolley: Free Ride
Free Ride 5.5 x 7 Watercolor on paperThere’s a trolley stop at the bottom of the block where my booth sits in Little Italy when
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Watercolor: Llama Love
Llama Love 6 x 5.5 Watercolor on paperSoldI had a great weekend at the San Diego Artwalk last weekend (photos below). Doing Art Festivals is
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Watercolor Painting of an Outdoor Still Life with Flowers
Watercolor Painting of an Outdoor Still Life with Flowers A week from today, I’ll be rolling into Little Italy with a road case full of
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