AS MEMORY FADES, a hand pulled, two step ink on paper monoprint is my attempt, through the use of layered colors and lines to convey the conflicting emotions and to capture the sorrow, the poignancy and the courage I saw in my mother as her memory faded in her final years. Matted and framed to 16” x 12”. $350
Reaching for the Sun, a dark field monotype, is an experimental piece in which I tried out some new (at least to me) inks and inking techniques as well as exploring a non standard format – a long, narrow, vertically composed image. I like the result, and plan to do some more, even if it means I’ll have to work on building long, narrow frames. 15″ x 2″, matted and framed to 21 1/2″ x 8″.
Cursive #2 is a hand inked and hand pulled monoprint which uses a collographic plate and a red/black palette on watercolor paper to evoke the experience of reading handwriting in the digital age. The inspiration for this piece was my trying to decipher one of my prescriptions. The image is 4″ x 14″, matted to 8″ x 18″
Creation # 7, a hand inked and hand pulled monotype print draws from the Hubble photographs to depict the creation of new stars and galaxies from the clouds of gas swirling throughout the universe. Matted and framed to 20″ x 16″
Convergence, a hand-inked and hand-pulled collographic monoprint uses color and size shifts to convey a sense of motion to a central core, offset by a pulsation to the outer boundaries of the image. Matted and framed to 22″ x 28″.
I am very pleased to announce that juror, Paul Rhymer, has invited my Dark Field Monotype print, Migrations # 5 to be part of the Appalachian Nature Art Exhibition of the Alleghany Arts Council. Migrations #5 will be on view at the Saville Gallery, 9 Centre Street in Cumberland, MD from June 17th until July 9th. The opening reception is from 6 until 8 pm on June 18th. Migrations # 5 has also been part of juried shows in Arizona, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.
Jupiter Rising is my conception of a scene from that time in the future when the colonization of Mars is well underway and mankind is beginning the in-person exploration of the outer planets. A hand inked and hand pulled collographic monoprint on black Reeves paper. Matted and framed to 28″ x 22″.
The exhibition went up without a hitch. Thank you to all of you who came out to celebrate the opening with me! If you couldn’t make the opening you can stop by and see the works at 41 E. Butler Ave in Ambler until May 19.
I’m pleased to announce that my print, “Compression #4” has been accepted into the Tubac Center of the Arts’s juried exhibition “Arizona Aqueous” in Tubac Arizona. The show opens January 29.
Peer Group: Across the Spectrum is a hand pulled ink on paper collographic monoprint that is intended to be peered at, and enjoyed, on several different levels. Matted and framed to 20 x 16”.
Please note that a previous edition of this post included the wrong image and pricing information.
John Fansmith