I have continued to work with the reduction linocut approach. These 3 images were based on a composite image I created.
Reduction linocuts – the abalone series
Print making
Reduction linocuts- the Hiroshima series
I have been working on a set of images based on a collage of the Hiroshima peace memorial. These works have been created using the reduction linocut technique. The source image and resulting works are shown below.
Final works – Cuttlebones and urchins
The final works for this project are shown below:
Work in progress-cuttlebone and sea urchin 4 plate colour etching
I have continued work on a current project, the 4 plate colour etching of 2 cuttlebones and 2 sea urchins. I used a variety of inks on Somerset Velvet 250 gsm paper:
-Gamblin etching ink: sepia and graphite
-Charbonnel etching ink: soft black and raw sienna
I used the raw sienna in place of yellow ochre, as the yellow ochre did not seem to work well with the copper plate. The raw sienna has greater depth and consistency, fleshing out the effect of the spit etch.
Of the two works shown below, one has all plates aligned correctly, the other has them deliberately out of alignment, to see how such mis alignment impacts the extent of abstraction.
Cuttlebone and sea urchin etching- work in progress
I have just tried using a new soft black etching ink from Charbonnel- the Noir Doux ink. It is easy to wipe and produces a lovely finish. The results are shown below on a 3 plate etching. I am aiming for a painterly finish.
Cuttlebone project continued
Whilst working on my copper plates for the multi plate etching of cuttlebones and sea urchins, I also explored creating images by drawing with my left hand (I am right handed). The drawings are shown below. The idea of left hand (or non dominant hand) drawing is that it should free you up, loosen control. Hmm.
Cuttlebone project continued
I am continuing work on the cuttlebone project. I set up a still life in an iPad box, consisting of two cuttlebones, two sea urchins and a sponge. I made 3 drawings, variously with pencil, watercolor and charcoal. I have started to a multi plate copper etching on the selected drawing. These various works are illustrated below.
Cuttlebone project
I am starting a new print making project, based on cuttlebones collected from Venus Bay in August 2012. Cuttlebones are the rigid structure in cuttlefish. An interesting fact is that the ink of cuttlefish used to be used to make sepia dye, so my prints must incorporate sepia. Here are some preliminary drawings (charcoal and pencil/pencil wash).
Kaleidoscope – the reuse print portfolio
I recently created some collages from old prints created for the Armchair Traveller portfolio. This set is called Kaleidoscope, for obvious reasons.
