Reflections and Revamp

Ten years ago this May, will mark the day that I crossed the threshold from that very comfortable college bubble to the real world of the day job.  During college I had an insane OCDish plan of where art would take me and along the way it seems that I have drastically changed those plans.  For those of you that don't know, I started my art career desperately wanting to create designs that would change the world.  Needless to say I spent far too much time having fun,  giving into laziness, and not relentlessly chasing that dream.  For the past few years I have realized that I need to stop waiting for art to "take" me somewhere, but to be the one that is controlling the direction of my art.

During the past ten years I have had many frustrations with my art and trying  to become the artist that I always envisioned for myself.  Art became a huge drag and it eventually became a chore to even step foot into my studio.  Over the past few months I have rediscovered the simple joy of making art and sharing my art.  Now I admit, that I need to work on the sharing part, so the hope is that the revamp of my website will help me spread the word about the experience of creating my work.

Recent Monotype

Have started on a series of simple monotypes that are based on the horizon line and the unknown.   I have printed ten that I hope to share and show soon, but for now here is a simple one plate print using different objects to transfer and manipulate the ink.

Back in the Printmaking Studio

For the past few weeks I have been receiving some private instruction for printmaking.  We are currently working on dry points and etchings and absolutely love being back in the printmaking studio.  Here are some test prints that I have been doing and I hope to share more when I get more prints pulled.

Sketchbook Project 2012-Hope

Just finished this year's sketchbook project and absolutely love how it turned out.  I will announce dates and places of the tour as it begins.  The cover is below and here is the link for the rest of the pages.  I hope you enjoy it and are able to make it to one of the tour stops.

Everyone Loves Getting Art for Christmas

This year I created some simple prints to hand out for Christmas.  The background on all of them was a simple watercolor wash using paynes grey, raw umber and a crimson.  The relief was created using a piece of cork that I found and cut with an exacto.  Although they all had the same basic shape and colors they each turned out unique.