Art Every Day

This one is the same print as the earlier post, but the ghost (where you run the plate back through the press again and pull off what little ink is left from the first pull).

I think I used every pencil I have building up the image on this one.

OK, maybe I’m obsessed. I just can’t stop working over my not-so-great prints! Here’s another couple I did this evening that I’m just tickled over…

Here’s the original two color monotype of my spotted vase that I’ve done so many times.

And, the enhanced version.

A fairly distorted cocktail (don’t they look like that by the end of the evening? Hmmm. Hope not!)

And, one that’s a little more fun!

Like every printmaker, I have a drawer-full of what I consider to be ‘failed’ prints for one reason or another. Some have smudges or are slightly (or a lot!) out of register. Sometimes I just think they’re boring. I’ve been inspired by what other folks have done with watercolors and pencils over their prints, transforming them into something else entirely, so I’ve spent the holiday messing around with this process.

Here is an original monotype–not very interesting in my view.

I added some watercolor and a whole LOT of colored pencils, and I’m pretty happy with the result! Kinda wild and definitely more interesting.

Here are some others, although I neglected to take a picture of the before state on the print, so I guess you’ll just need to take my word for it that they weren’t very interesting…

Made a couple of small changes and calling it done. I hope my mystery-man thinks it’s a close enough likeness!
8×10 Acrylic on panel.

Well, I’m not sure I’m done with this or not–thought I’d sit on it a few days and see what I think…

Here is the original photo. This was a little difficult to work from since it was somewhat washed-out lighting-wize.