Now where did I put that?
07:36 Posted In Art , life Edit This 0 Comments »So tonight the plan is to re-arrange things back to some semblance of usability...
Maybe then I can get some printing done.
This happens to be one of my favorite motifs although I'm not completely sure why. It was some relaxing practice for carving the speedy cut. This stuff cuts like butter, I would not attempt this image in regular lino at this stage of the game as that stuff is much harder in comparison.
There is also the issue getting used to the ink, how much ink on the block is too much and how much is not enough. You may be surprised to find that the block looks like it has good coverage only to find out it doesn't. The resulting image can be patchy and broken up.
And after mucking around with some pastels, this is roughly the direction I want to take it in:
It is one of my "singing gargoyles" from my trip to Toulouse a couple years ago. It has been a long time since I worked with multiple colour registration so this should be a fun project to play with. I shall keep you posted!
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