Bonnie Murray Collagraphs at Farm Table through February 17, 2020

Blue Rockfish #2 - Mixed Media

After looking at several of the fish that I posted quite some time ago I decided I needed to take them farther.  I added more color & texture to the piece on the bottom. I thought the background needed more attention.  If you click on the fish you will get a larger view and will hopefully see some of the layers I have added. Originally colored tissue paper was glued to the paper prior to printing the plate composed of various textures to define the fish and the border (black ink).  Once that was established I printed multiple layers of texture on the border and most recently I printed several layers of color on the entire background.  More modified fish to come.

Image size is 12.5" x 20"

Paper size is 15" x 24"

If you have any questions please email me.

Skipjack Tuna 1 & 2 (Mixed Media)

As mentioned yesterday here are two more fish that I have been experimenting with.  Colored tissue paper was glued to the paper prior to printing the textured plate (black ink).  I printed multiple layers of color on the border of each print and was pleasantly surprised with the border color in the second version.

Image size is 12.5" x 20"

Paper size is 15" x 24"

If you have any questions please email me.

Grouper 1 & 2 (Mixed Media)

I have been working on this project for quite some time.  Here are two newer versions of a Nassau Grouper I recently completed. In this case I used colored tissue paper prior to printing the textured plate (black ink).  I printed multiple layers of color on the border of each print.

Image size is 12.5" x 20"

Paper size is 15" x 24"

If you have any questions please email me.

Smallmouth Bass #1 (Collagraph of Game Fish)

The image size of this original, hand-pulled,  hand-colored collagraph of a
Smallmouth Bass measures 3.75" x 6.5" (9.6 cm x 16.5 cm)
Paper Size: 5.75" x 8.25" (14.6 cm x 21cm)
Printed on Arches Cover White Paper
Each print is signed and numbered

If you have any questions please email me.

Rainbow Trout on Yellow #9 (Collagraph of Fish)

The image size of this original, hand-pulled, 

hand-colored collagraph of a rainbow trout 

measures 3.75" x 6.5" (9.6 cm x 16.5 cm)

Paper Size: 5.75" x 8.25" (14.6 cm x 21cm)

Printed on Arches Cover White Paper

Each print is signed and numbered

Varied Edition

Lookdown on Green #8 (Collagraph of Game Fish)

The image size of this original, hand-pulled, 

hand-colored collagraph of a Lookdown 

(game fish) measures 3.75" x 6.5" (9.6 cm x 16.5 cm)

Paper Size: 6.5" x 8.5" (16.5 cm x 21.6cm)

Printed on Arches Cover White Paper

Each print is signed and numbered

Varied Edition

Striped Bass on Gold #8 (Collagraph of Fish)

The image size of this original, hand-pulled, 

hand-colored collagraph of a striped bass 

also known as Rockfish measures 3.75" x 6.5" 

(9.6 cm x 16.5 cm)

Paper Size: 5.75" x 8.25" (14.6 cm x 21cm)

Printed on Arches Cover White Paper

Each print is signed and numbered

Varied Edition

All images © Bonnie Murray 2010

Skipjack Tuna on Blue #7 (Collagraph of Fish)

The image size of this original, hand-pulled, 

hand-colored collagraph of a Skipjack Tuna 

(aku, arctic bonito, oceanic bonito) 

measures 3.75" x 6.5" (9.6 cm x 16.5 cm)

Paper Size: 5.75" x 8.25" (14.6 cm x 21cm)

Printed on Arches Cover White Paper

Each print is signed and numbered

Varied Edition

Littlehead Porgy #7 (Collagraph of Gamefish)

The image size of this original, hand-pulled, 

hand-colored collagraph of a Littlehead Porgy 

(gamefish found in West Indies and Key West) 

measures 3.75" x 6.5" (9.6 cm x 16.5 cm)

Paper Size: 5.75" x 8.25" (14.6 cm x 21cm)

Printed on Arches Cover White Paper

Grouper on Green #1 (Collagraph of Fish)

The image size of this original, hand-pulled, hand-colored collagraph 

of a Grouper measures 3.75" x 6.5" (9.6 cm x 16.5 cm)

Paper Size: 5.5" x 8." 

Printed on Arches Cover White Paper

Each print is signed and numbered

Varied Edition - each print is unique because of the hand coloring.

This piece can be matted to fit an 8" x 10" frame

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Brook Trout #1 (Color Version of Hand-Pulled Collagraph)

Collagraph on arches cover white paper

Image size:  12.5" x 20"

Paper size:  15.5 x 23"

Edition size:  10

Below is the black and white prior to printing color.

Lookdown on Green #7 (Hand-Pulled Collagraph of Game Fish)

Collagraph on arches cover white paper

Image Size:  12.5" x 20"  ©2010

Edition Size:  10

The lookdown is a game fish which is usually silvery on both sides. (I have obviously taken some liberty here in my color choices).   In the western Atlantic, the lookdown is found from Canada and Maine south to Uruguay, which includes Bermuda and the Gulf of Mexico.  They usually live in shallow water near the coast, along hard or sandy bottoms.  Below is the black and white before I added color

Rainbow Trout #5 (Hand-Pulled Collagraph)

Collagraph on arches cover white paper

Image size:  12.5" x 20"  ©2010

I have been doing some smaller black and white collagraphs of fish and thought I would do a couple of larger pieces in color.  The image below is the b&w before I added color.

 

Brook Trout (Hand-Pulled Collagraph of fish)

Collagraph printed on arches cover white paper

Image size:  3.75" x 6.5"  ©2009

Paper size:  5.5" x 8"  

Edition size:  15 (This print is 4/15)

$25 USD plus s/h

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Striped Bass (Hand-Pulled Collagraph of fish)

Collagraph printed on arches cover white paper

Image size: 3.75" x 6.5" ©2009

Paper size: 6" x 8"

Edition size: 15

To purchase please email me.

Lookdown (Collagraph of fish)

Collagraph printed on arches cover white paper

Image size: 3.75" x 6.5" ©2009

Paper size: 6.5" x 8.5"

Edition size: 15

To purchase please email me.

Skip Jack Tuna (Collagraph of fish)

Collagraph printed on arches cover white paper

Image size: 3.75" x 6.5" ©2009

Paper size: 6.5" x 8.5"

Edition size: 15

To purchase please email me.

Little Head Porgy

Collagraph printed on arches cover white paper

Image size: 3.75" x 6.5" ©2009

Paper size: 6.5" x 8.5"

Edition size: 15

To purchase please email me.