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Printing the woodblock "Alpine Titans"
THE ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR (first photo) “Alpine Titans” started as a watercolor sketch from one of my alpine hikes. The beauty of an...
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Sep 5, 20242 min read
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First Colors on "Freezing Over"
Doubt and faith are familiar companions when I start a new woodblock. No matter how much thought and planning was put towards the initial...
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Apr 21, 20242 min read
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Esbocos do Porto Book Assembly
All the parts for the Esbocos do Porto book were gathered together and time set aside to assemble the books.
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Apr 20, 20243 min read
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Shin Hanga and Sosaku Hanga Woodblocks
Junkichi Mukai 1901-1995 Meiji Period 1868 – 1912 The 1860’s saw Japan in political upheaval with the eventual downfall of the...
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Feb 11, 20242 min read
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What's good or not in antique prints.
Being a print fanatic, I am always on the lookout for interesting prints, be they woodblocks, intaglio or lithographs. Over the years, I...
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Jan 29, 20244 min read
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Japanese Ukiyo-e prints
One summer day, a Denver antique dealer called to say they had some prints I might like. The last thing I needed was more prints, but I...
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Jan 12, 20244 min read
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Printing Fine Line Details and Color Accents.
To continue on from the last blog post that talked about inking a detail block without making a mess, I wanted to post my most recent...
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Dec 27, 20234 min read
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Original Print or Giclee?
A fellow artist proudly announced that he is creating original prints of his watercolors. “Really?” “Yeah, I manipulate the image in my...
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Dec 21, 20236 min read
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A New Block For An Existing Image
A friend was asking about the challenge of creating a new block to print a background color to a reduction woodblock that is nearing...
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Dec 10, 20235 min read
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A Fun Block For The Broadmoor Gallery
Hiroshi Yoshida, an early 19th century Japanese woodblock artist, created various colorations of a simple scene of a sail boat using...
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Nov 10, 20232 min read
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Inspiration for the March Dance
I was asked what inspired me to create the crane woodblock. The woodblock was complied from multiple sketches made over a few years of...
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Aug 10, 20232 min read
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The Final Carve
It is always a joy to watch an image evolve from nebulous color fields into a definable image as each color layer is printed over the...
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Aug 1, 20233 min read
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Layer Upon Layer
Have started work on a new woodblock of a nocturne scene in the Rio Grande Gorge. I print light to dark using the reduction process of...
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Apr 23, 20232 min read
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Adding a glaze and using a mask.
Being open to change can be a bit challenging. The first challenge is to recognize a change needs to happen. As I was printing the last...
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Mar 28, 20232 min read
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Printing Gorge Two Track
I always feel like I am reaching a turning point when printing an edition as I start printing the foreground on a woodblock landscape....
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Mar 1, 20232 min read
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Unplugged Voices
Sara Frances approached me almost 2 years ago about a project she was starting. As we sat in my studio one sunny spring day, she...
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Feb 25, 20231 min read
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Welcoming The Start of Snow
Every year I create a small woodblock for the start of the snow season. "November Tapestry" is this year's contribution to the snowy...
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Feb 4, 20232 min read
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A Quick Solution to Finish a Block
I was pleased at first with the woodblock "Evening Enchantment" but after looking at it for a day, I realized it needed one more color...
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Feb 4, 20232 min read
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Printing Sandhill Cranes
I spent a few days of printing at the Ann Korologos gallery for the end of July. I was situated by the front windows, working at a large...
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Feb 4, 20232 min read
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Setting up a block with registration.
Over 10 years ago I started to move away from oil based inks and using the Japanese method of printing. One of the first steps in that...
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Feb 4, 20232 min read
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