Comments on Daily Art West: I'm back from the two-week printmaking residency a...

Wow, Martha, thank you SO much for that wonderful ...

2009-07-01T22:24:11.878-07:00

Wow, Martha, thank you SO much for that wonderful encouragement--it means a lot!

What you said about "interference" is exactly right--it never quite lets you control it, which is really what you want--to be surprised...to involve yourself in a process of discovery. It's such a great moment of anticipation when you peel the print up from the plate and peek at the results--I love it. I do plan to do more monotypes--using hand pressure, since I don't have a press.

Thank you, Naquaiya for visiting and leaving a kin...

2009-07-01T22:16:59.220-07:00

Thank you, Naquaiya for visiting and leaving a kind word. I love your illustrations and watercolors!

Don! These are MAGICAL! What a grand experience!!!...

2009-07-01T05:55:23.729-07:00

Don! These are MAGICAL! What a grand experience!!! I love the juicy quality of the monoprints - I hope that you have the opportunity to continue making prints!!! These are just fantastic! What I love about the print process is that it causes "interference" with the artist's vision and control, and is an active collaborating force! Congrats!! Beautiful new work!

Thank you for sharing such a wonderful adventure.

2009-07-01T00:06:43.642-07:00

Thank you for sharing such a wonderful adventure.

So true, Sheila, and exactly the sort of thing I w...

2009-06-30T18:43:14.259-07:00

So true, Sheila, and exactly the sort of thing I was trying to convey. I'm very pleased that came across to you. Also glad you noticed the embossed plate edge--I love that too.

Good to hear from you, M--thanks. Printmaking is ...

2009-06-30T18:40:44.317-07:00

Good to hear from you, M--thanks. Printmaking is a whole other thing, alright. I see how it can get addictive. I'd love to see some of your prints.

Hi Dianna. Frank is a real people person and grea...

2009-06-30T18:39:17.803-07:00

Hi Dianna. Frank is a real people person and great teacher, isn't he? A very good artist, as well.

Yes, the personal assistant thing is great--there's a lot of work to printmaking! I loved it, though--such a delicious feeling waiting for the paper to lift off the plate to see what you've done.

Hi Dawn--thanks for the visit and supportive comme...

2009-06-30T18:32:00.591-07:00

Hi Dawn--thanks for the visit and supportive comments. I really enjoy your work and writing--a very interesting blog.

Steve--thanks for the encouraging words--it means ...

2009-06-30T18:24:47.388-07:00

Steve--thanks for the encouraging words--it means a great deal to me coming from you.

Hi Katherine--thanks so much. Yes, the residency ...

2009-06-30T18:23:36.461-07:00

Hi Katherine--thanks so much. Yes, the residency was great, but you're right--it's soo haard having to squeeze my own paint tubes now! :^}

Don, what an exciting venture! The idea of serial ...

2009-06-30T11:22:14.342-07:00

Don, what an exciting venture! The idea of serial images makes me realise things need to be constantly understood. It is not a "once and for all" experience. The stones and the shadows stretch back in time and forward into the future, indeed as you say, when we shall no longer be here. I think the printing process brings a special significance to the work. I just love the colours but I also love the slight "impression" or "indentation" the plate makes on the printed paper. It's kind of sculptural and so suited to your theme.

Hey Don – wonderful prints. Sounds like it was a ...

2009-06-30T10:36:36.145-07:00

Hey Don – wonderful prints. Sounds like it was a great experience. Use to do a lot of printmaking myself – serigraphy and lithography. It is just a whole other thing. It’s wonderful.

Having experienced Frank's personal genius print w...

2009-06-30T10:14:29.975-07:00

Having experienced Frank's personal genius print work as a viewer and as a "baby" first time student in a printmaking workshop, I am just amazed by the wonderful experience you describe. Congratulations on the work!

(I did decide as a student that the only way I would ever take up printmaking would be based upon that "personal assistant" thing where someone else cleans up the mess all of the time:) I had ink from head to toe on me and often on my prints in the wrong places!)

Absolutely beautiful! What a treat! I love the g...

2009-06-30T09:59:10.528-07:00

Absolutely beautiful! What a treat! I love the ghostly images...looks like hands reaching out.
Leonard Coen is a favorite artist of mine. Love his lyrics. Nice prints..

Don, Congratulations on the printmaking residency....

2009-06-30T08:52:59.144-07:00

Don, Congratulations on the printmaking residency. The work is very wonderful, thanks for sharing, I would like to see more. Great stuff, I really like the stone paintings.

These are exquisite Don. I find the combinations o...

2009-06-30T08:08:46.647-07:00

These are exquisite Don. I find the combinations of shadow and rocks very exciting and poignant. It must have been a heavenly 2 weeks at Crow's Shadow. Now you have to go back to squeezing the paint out of the tube all by your self. It might be traumatic. :>}