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lino asymmetrical or symmetrical

pzperother media

Gutface

32" x 42"

Dorte Naomi made this graphic high pressure lino print developed in 1890 in Germany. The design was cut into soft linoleum and the print was done by hand on paper fabric. This art, just like all others, have been widely recognized for her passionate, immense skills and imagination. 

I enjoy this print because her ink transfer is amazing and her design is absolutely mesmerizing! I had troubles thinking of designs that would prove to be interesting and this incredible imaginative work is really inspiring. I look forward to using asymmetrical/ symmetrical designs such as this.

http://www.artunika.com/illustration-abstract-gutface-dorte-naomi

intaglio etching

Night Alley

Intaglio Etching

8" x 10"

1/150

Scoot Kiefer is a very exclusive printmaker artist and photographer. His work is generally based on cover views of cities and nature scenes. He uses white paper for his art: however his work is very much admired due to the fact that he uses the etchings themselves as a medium for his photography. Kiefer's prints are very crisp and detailed which gives his compositions an intense and effective feel to them.

I chose his art because his etchings are remarkable and I find this particular piece intriguing. His art looks very realistic and his use of negative and positive space allows his piece to come alive. His meticulous detail is quite astounding considering how this piece looks as if it were stenciled as well. I do not know how much time he took to make this print, but I admire his patience and care in creating something so lovely.

  http://shellielewis.wordpress.com/2011/10/16/11557719230/

Collagraph: Color

"Rainforest"

This piece is from an artist by the name of Belinda "BillyLee" NYE. She was a former photographer, yet not so long ago she was introduced to the art of printmaking and just completely fell in love with it! Belinda is an active member of the website known as RedBubble ,and although many of her teachers have a hard time understanding why she uses it, she mostly uses it for marketing. A lot of her work is shared on this page ranging from prints to oil paintings as well as her portfolio and her recent work is also updated by her there. 

Her collagraph up above was made of loads of paper cut outs and glue on top of foam board. It was than shallaced, yet she found herself wanting to add more character into her print. She re-inked the board with Graphic Block ink and then rolled it up with the color black. She then placed the board onto the same prints she recently made creating what is called a Collagraph/Relief print; thus, resulting in this beautiful image up above.

Not too long ago did I want to try a relief print with a drypoint project we were doing in my printmaking class. However, now my class is working on collagraphs and I'm hoping to experiment more with color and relief prints. 

Belinda's piece is an amazing example for the use of great value placement with color which not only gives the print an astonishing look, but also amounts for the great detail shown. 

http://www.redbubble.com/people/billylee/works/1409421-rainforest-collagraph-relief-print

Collagraph: Texture

"Headphones Girl"

This artist I found on Deviant art and I immediately fell in love with her work! She does not give out her name, yet I came to find out her name is Liz because of the comments on her account. Besides that, I found out that she used a lot of different materials for the girl's hair: such items range from rope to shoe laces to netting. I also found out that the earphones were made of mushroom which I'm sure was difficult to maintain in one piece as the print went into the press. However, I really think she did an amazing job with using different variants for her texture and hopefully I will be able to come up with something so extraordinary no matter the level of difficulty. 

http://purplemuffin.deviantart.com/art/collagraph-music-61392883

Deborah Paris

Pines

 

drypoint 4th state

 

6 x 4.5

Deborah Paris is an American artist who specializes in painting landscapes mostly with pastels. Her work is full of meticulous detail and imagination that only exemplifies her intense connection and close obervation of the natural world around her. She has been featured in a few books such as "Landscapes of New Mexico" and "Texas Traditions"; and she has also been represented in "The Pastel Journal" and "Southwest Art".
This chosen piece of hers was one of her drypoint efforts particularly done in order to experiment the effects of the ink transfer onto her paper. I really admire the effects on the ink on the plate that was left unscratched. To me it seems as though the swaying motions of the ink left on the plate gives the artwork a realistic touch as if I were merely looking through a cabin window.
I also found myself drawn to her work because recently in my print-making class I have been struggling with inking my drypoint plate and transferring the print onto my paper. As soon I saw my fellow students art, I realized that I was not quite catching the lines onto the paper as much as I would have liked. Of course I got a bit frustrated and I experimented with a couple of drypoint projects adding more detail to the next until I finally decided to ink. I decided to play around with the ink, adding a touch of color here and there as well; not only did I focus so much on the lines ,but also on the ink on the unscratched surfaces.


   http://deborahparis-apaintinglife.blogspot.com/2010/12/pines-drypoint-4th-state-6-x-4.html
http://www.deborahparis.com/asset.asp?AssetID=42248&AKey=LCEK6WCL

Lisa Brawn: Woodcut shapes

Loon

Painted woodcut block

11" x 11" x 1.5"

2010

Lisa Brawn has been experimenting with figurative woodcuts for twenty years after being introduced by it through her professors at Alberta College of Art and Design. Recently she has been introducing her art in salvaged century-old rough Douglas fir beams; this kind of wood is very rough and has holes, knots, gouges, and rusty nails here and there. Other than adding character, this kind of wood has rich history which she is really interested in as well.

She has been represented by a few exhibitions: such are the Front Gallery in Edmonton, The SHOP in New Orleans and LA, and the Parlor Gallery in New Jersey. 

I really like her work because her focus comes from a lot of simple things and makes them more than just that through her exceptional craftsmanship and vivd color choices.

This particular piece stands out to me because there is an almost sign of movement within the water although it appears to be still as the duck ponders on the surface. 

 As an artist who has worked with linoleum as a medium rather than wood, this holds inspiration for me to try in the near future to attempt at woodcut. 

http://www.lisabrawn.com/index.php/about.html