Last weekend K and I braved the rain and canoed the AuSable with some friends. It turned out to be a BEAUTIFUL weekend despite what the forecast called for. I kept a tally of all the birds I heard and saw while canoeing. This beauty came to visit us at our campsite at Parmalee. It’s a hair out of focus but I was also making pancakes at the time =) Since I do not want to post my current printmaking work until after my commissioner’s wedding, I will post a few birds instead.
This is my first attempt at a concept that I came up with about a week ago. I had to come up with a response piece to some printmaking work that I did with some kids from the Boys and Girls Club. The Boys and Girls Club work and this piece are on display at the LCVA Gallery in Adrian, MI. My challenge was to come up with a response piece that i can also use for a solo show later this fall. This proof is somewhat crude for about 10 different reasons but it’s on the right track. The ink was not entirely dry when I hand painted it and the rusty ink bled quite a bit. I’ll paint another one in about a week. Hopefully the ink will be drier by then. I used shina wood with Flexcut tools.
“Nurture”, Woodcut, 4×6
This Barn Swallow was pretty easy to snap a shot of considering it is nesting under the pontoon boat. I use a Nikon D50 with a 55-200mm lens. I’m trying to capture as many birds as possible to use as photo reference material for printmaking. Swallows are much prettier in motion but I wasnt fast enough to catch one in flight….maybe next time.
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