Friday, September 7, 2018

Descending Crows #3 - Original Collagraph

I was commissioned to create this collagraph for a client several years ago. The version I did at that time had a gradated orange to yellow background.  I had a couple of black and white versions sitting around and decided to see what would happen if I worked with cooler colors.  I think there are about 8 different layers of color and texture on this background.  It just took a long time to get it to a place that seemed to work.
Image size is 17.5" x 11.5"
Paper size is 21" x 13.5"
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Friday, August 31, 2018

Precis Orythia - Original Collagraph of Butterfly

This is the second of three butterflies I have been working on
for a client. It's lots of work, but worth the effort.
Image size is 22" x 22"
Paper size is 27" x 25.5"
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Precis Orythia on Gold - Original Collagraph of Butterfly

This is one of three butterfly pieces I have been working on for a client.
It's been fun playing with layers of color and texture.
Image size is 22" x 22"
Paper size is 27" x 25.5"
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Sunday, July 8, 2018

Resting Horse #1 (Original Collagraph)


The first of three horse pieces I plan on completing. I had a hard time with this one.  I am hoping the next two come together more easily.
Image size is 16" x 20"
Paper size is 18.5" x 21.5"
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Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Black-capped Chickadee on Orange #1 (original collagraph of bird)


If you are interested in more background information on this piece please read the information provided with the black and white version in the preceding post. Since I created a new plate for the black and white version I couldn't stop there.  I started with a yellow background and then created another plate to print an orange texture on top of the yellow. I found the orange to be a bit much so I created another plate and printed a yellow texture on top of the orange.
Image size is 6" x 9"
Paper size is 8.25" x 11"
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Monday, June 18, 2018

Black-capped Chickadee #2 (original black and white bird collagraph)


A number of years ago I created two color versions of a chickadee. The original background was blue and later I experimented with a green background. Recently one of my clients requested a black and white version. As a result I decided to create a new plate using some old and new textures in the hopes that the black and white version would stand on its own.
Image size is 6" x 9"
Paper size is 8.25" x 11"
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Thursday, April 5, 2018

Tupie #2 - Welsh Corgie - Collagraph

This is the final dog collagraph in this grouping. My good friend Diane has had Tupie for many years now. She adopted her after Tupie was done with her days competing in shows. Quite some time ago Diane sent me some really great photos of this critter so when I started working on this project I knew this would be one of my challenges. As in the most recent dog portraits I created a lot of plates and printed many layers of color and texture to get to this point.  Who knows, this may change again, but this is where I will leave it for now.
Image size is 16" x 20"
Paper size is 18.5" x 21.5"
If you have any questions please email me.