Tag Archives: viscosity printing
Collographs for artist’s book
I have been working on collographs for this artist’s book for about three years now. It will be about ships and shipwrecks.I only have the opportunity to use a press for three days every winter, so it is not just … Continue reading
Filed under collographs, Print-making, ships, viscosity printing
New solar plate etchings
At the end of October I went to my last Printfest of the year. That’s when I take my plates along & just print all day. I had two new solar plates this time, made from my own sketches. For … Continue reading
Filed under cats, Print-making, solar plates, viscosity printing
More solar plate etchings from last weekend
Here are more solar plate etchings I printed last weekend. The bins are from photos I took in the factory where the Matisse and Derivan acrylic paints are made. They are just wonderfully textured and coloured from a myriad layers … Continue reading
Filed under Liquid Pencil, Matisse Derivan, Print-making, solar plates, viscosity printing
Solar plate from drawing….
I made this solar plate from a drawing I did at the Australian Museum. At first I traced it onto architect’s drafting film, the way I did with these pomegranates. Unfortunately I over-worked it, which was so obvious because the … Continue reading
Filed under birds, drawing, Print-making, solar plates, viscosity printing
Two more royal collographs
Two more collographs from my British Royals series, others of which can be seen here and here. The one in the green dress is Mary Queen of Scots. She was pretty scary looking when I did the first proof. However, … Continue reading
Filed under collographs, Print-making
Solar plate etching
A couple of weeks ago I went to David Wilsher’s exhibition on an old ferry at Blackwattle Bay. David, who teaches drawing at the Sydney Community College was successful in gaining a residency on this old ferry. What a treasure … Continue reading
Filed under drawing, Matisse Derivan, photography, Print-making, viscosity printing, working harbour
