Out for a Stroll #1 (Collagraph of Two Wild Turkeys)

Well I've had a lot going on lately, but I finally finished one of these turkey collagraphs. Better late than never. I have a couple of other versions in the works. One has a slightly different background and am attempting to add color to another one.

The image size of this hand-pulled print is 17" x 23", the paper size is 19.5" x 25".

Please note: to see a larger version of this guy just click on the image.

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Young Blood Gallery and Boutique

I was invited to participate in this printmaking show of Southern Printmakers. St. Louis doesn't exactly qualify, but they still wanted to include me. The show opens January 7th and runs through January 28th. The gallery is located at 636 N Highland Ave. in Atlanta, GA. Here is a link to their website. If you happen to be in Atlanta stop by. I'd be curious to hear what you think.

Roseate Spoonbill (Original Collagraph of Long-Legged Wading Bird)

I haven't seen too many spoonbills in person, but they have some pretty interesting features. I do recall seeing a flock of them fly over several years ago when I was visiting friends in Tampa, Florida. The image size of this guy is 18.5" x 13.5", paper size: 21.5" x 15.5" and printed on arches cover white paper.

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Wise Guys (Original Collagraph of Burrowing Owls)

Wise Guys #5

Wise Guys #3

I originally created this collagraph in 2000. I designed it with my father in mind whom is always coming up with clever puns. I recently pulled a couple of these out of one of my piles and decided to try and update it a bit. I lightened the background and reprinted the texture and color on the green part of the body. I included a close up so that one could get a better idea of what the texture looks like on the background. The background in Wise Guys #3 is a little softer than the background in Wise Guys #5. The image size is 28" x 15.5" and the paper size is 31" x 18.5".

The Stalker (Collagraph of Great Blue Heron)

I am working on a series of larger birds that are the same size. So if you look below a couple of posts you will see the stork that I came up with. I think he has a little more character than this one. Anyway I learned one way to distinguish a Great Blue Heron from a Grey Heron is the rusty color found at the top of their legs and in the neck. Plus the Great Blue Heron is much more common in North America. Exciting info right? I think I prefer the black and white version. Image size is 18.5" x 13.5", paper size: 21.5" x 15.5" and printed on arches cover white paper.

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Art St. Louis XXVII

Art St. Louis XXVII, juried by Andrew Stein Raftery (Printmaking Professor at Rhode Island School of Design), opens October 29. If you are free on November 12 please come to the opening reception from 7-9PM. The two crow pieces of mine are in the show. For more info and a list of the artists please click here.

Stork on the Move #2 (Collagraph of Long-Legged Bird)

This is another version of the stork which has a brighter background. I personally like the more subtle background in my previous post. I took a different approach here where I started out printing some color on the bird, then printed the black plate and then printed the background color. Image size is 18.5" x 13.5", paper size: 21.5" x 15.5" and printed on arches cover white paper.

If you have any questions please email me.