It's taken a long time, but I printed my last color on my new 12 x 20 reduction print. When I began this print, I used this image that I printed thirty plus years ago. I still love this linocut; I have one hanging on my living room wall. I made a note card from it which you may purchase in my online store. The new print is a little smaller and more rectangular. 12 x 20 inches is a format I use frequently. This size gives the image a presence on the wall and gives me space in the block to...

I have time this week to actually do printmaking! Last week I printed the second color. I spent about two hours cutting away the areas that I want to stay dark green. I cut out pine needles and grass. I always keep my original drawing nearby to guide me through the process. I just finished printing a light yellow-green on top of the dark green. Here is the block with the third color of ink on it. I used a rainbow roll to make the yellow green brighter at the top and the bottom of the print....

I haven't had much time to work on the print this week. I'm in a framing frenzy getting ready for two art festivals and two gallery visits that will happen between now and July 20th. That being said, I finally got some ink on the paper🎉. I've included photos of the block and the paper, so you can see what I have so far. One question people ask concerns the order in which I print the colors. Printmaking texts will say always start with the lightest color, but that's usually not how I work. I...