framed, 32 x 28

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This was done from my kitchen; it is a favorite subject; the red house next door.  In reality, the house is almost a brown; it is only in opposition to the green that the house is seen as characteristically red.  

In collagraphy, a variety of materials are applied to a rigid underlying layer (such as ragboard or masonite). The word is derived from the Greek word koll or kolla, meaning glue and graph, or the act of drawing. I begin by making collages of cardboard, pasted paper and other textures.  I can ink the resulting plate as an intaglio, or with a roller or paintbrush, or some combination of these. The resulting print is termed a collagraph. Substances such as acrylic texture mediums, sandpapers, cloth, string, or cut cardboard can all be used in creating the plate. Collagraphy is a very open printmaking method. Ink can be applied to the upper surfaces of the plate with a brayer for a relief print, or ink can be applied to the entire board and then removed from the upper surfaces, leaving it in the lower spaces, resulting in an intaglio print. Each print is different.

These quick sketches of Tracy Arm and Wrangle St. Elias capture light, scale and a sense of place. They can be hung singly or in any combination.

In this study of complimentary colors, I elevate the neutrals to bridge orange and blue.

Framed in white

Juneau is in the Alaskan rainforest and the summer light makes vivid colors and full greens. Gouache is an opaque watercolor, allowing for vivid hues and layering of colors similiar to oil paint.

Framed in white with white mat.

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