Making an Intaglio Drypoint Print from Recycled Paper Cartons While walking a freshly emptied carton of frozen Mango & Cream bars to the recycling bin,
Drypoint Etching Intaglio Prints from Life Memories This little Drypoint etching is a nod to a time when my siblings and I lived in a
Make a Drypoint Print from a Plastic Tomato Container Welcome to this series of printmaking posts utilizing stuff around the house as printmaking supplies to
To Crosshatch or Not – on a Hand-Printed Drypoint In the previous post, lots of cross hatching was scribed into a small sheet of clear
Printing a Drypoint without a Press I’m delighted that you’re enjoying this series of posts on Drypoint printing at home without a press. (If you
Drypoint Etching from Plexiglass Here’s a frivolous little twirl from the studio; the drypoint etching in this post started with a sketchbook doodle (above) during
Printing a Drypoint Engraving without a Press In this series of printmaking projects using stuff around the house to make art during the Pandemic, we’ve
Drypoint Etchings on Recycled Plastic Sheets So far, I’ve experimented with Drypoint etching print from a Trader Joe’s biscotti container here, and a monotype print
While nibbling a cookie (Trader Joe’s Biscotti), I was pondering drypoint printmaking without a press. The cookie container in my hand was sturdy and smooth,
Drypoint Print on Plexiglass Want to know how to make a drypoint on plexiglass? This little drypoint print (above) was an experiment with inexpensive plastic
Drypoint from Mylar Several years ago, I read about an unnamed artist making drypoint engravings (sometimes referred to as drypoint etchings) from sheets of drafting
Printmaking Nomenclature Question: What’s the difference between an etching and an engraving in printmaking? See the answer at the bottom of this post. Helpful folks
Why Figurative Drawing is Challenging Why is it that you can paint a successful landscape or a still life – even if the color and
Resources for small, affordable printing press alternatives! One of the most frequent comments left on my youtube channel printmaking tutorials asks how to make linocut,
Drypoint on Drafting Film A drypoint-from-drafting-film printmaking experiment resulting in the art above is posted on my youtube channel. You can make a drypoint engraving on
Making a Small Still Life Etching This etching is from an artist’s proof in an unprinted edition. (An Artists’ Proof is a test print, and they’re
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
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
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,
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.
This intaglio etching and watercolor was the result of a print-exchange with 12 fellow printmakers. We clipped the alphabetical headers from the upper corners of
Last Chapter 3.75×4.5 Etching with Watercolor I’m replacing sold art with smaller work this week for the Thousand Oaks Artwalk. The show is open from
Drypoint Prints by Anders Zorn A few weeks ago, I saw the Anders Zorn (1860-1920) exhibit in San Francisco. Zorn is one of my favorite
This art from this edition is available in my Etsy Shop. A tiny drypoint added to the series I’m working on, inspired by the Channel
To your Health! 4.5 x 2.5 Drypoint with watercolor This drypoint is available in my Etsy Shop. After cutting a larger sheet of plexiglass for
Cat Nap 2.38 x 3.71 inch Intaglio Etching with Watercolor (Artist’s Proof) Cat Nap is available in my Etsy Shop.I went to San Francisco to
Making a Drypoint on Plexiglass or Acrylic Drypoint is a very old printmaking process, traditionally done on copper. Plexiglass (also called perspex, acrylic and lexan)
I’ve been looking at my book of etchings and dry points by Anders Zorn(1860-1920), and they always fire me up with skill-craving and work-harder-inspiration. I want
Pilous 5 x 1.75 Soft Ground Intaglio Etching with watercolor Available on Etsy. I made the plate for this etching a few years ago in
