Archive for June, 2008

Grand Illusions

Artwork: 
Screenprint and acrylic on panels
Dimensions: 
45" x 31"
Date: 
June, 2008
This is my 
Process

A print experiment that I hope to explore further. I enjoy the slight gradations of color and the transparency of layers. The possibilities are exciting.
I printed the negative space of my image (the expanses of white and the faint pattern) over a painted surface which would contrast enough to reveal the figures and objects of continue

Found Print

Date: 
June, 2008
This is my 
Process

Circa the late 60’s early 70’s.
I found these on the cover of two hardback ‘Reader’s Digest Condensed Books’. There is something elegant and simple about these prints that I appreciate. The slightly offset clover and other minor imperfections exude handmade or at least poorly machined. 
The limited color palette works in the favor of the patterns.