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There are two sets of prints here. This first set was printed on 4/15/12. The full array is up on the Prints page. This first group uses 3 shades of turquoise, in different color iterations:

04.15.12 Three Figures in Turquoise, All 6 iterations

4/15/12 All six iterations in turquoise. Each of these is a unique variation.

To get all of the variations I printed each screen twice in each color, then switched colors and repeated on the dry prints for each of the remaining screens. I started printing the lightest shade, adding more turquoise for each layer. Phthalo turquoise is one of my favorite colors. I first started using it in 2009 with Number 365 and 366.

4/15/12 Two variations with iridescent pearl. Sadly, this does not photograph well.

I did a few prints with a new color I picked up on a whim, iridescent pearl. I was curious how it would print and I am pleased to say it comes out pretty cool. It looks great both as an overlay and underneath the more transparent colors such as the blue and orange. Photographing it has proven difficult though. I have really been feeling the orange lately. Since painting Number 423 I have been thinking about colors based on how they would look next to orange.

4/15/12 This is one of my favorites from the run.

I did these the next day with some purple:

4/16/12 The purple/orange/green combination is one I will probably revisit soon.

On 4/22/12 I did more experiments with Orange. This time I mixed the pearl down with black and white for a grey color. It still maintains some of the iridescence.

04.22.12 Orange/Turquoise/Grey - three versions

04.22.12 Orange/Purple/Grey - two versions

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04.22.12 Orange/Purple/Turquoise - two versions

Finally, I printed this one, which I have been calling “Triple C” because is is a triple print of the 3rd screen. I have been resisting doing a multiple like this for awhile but I am pleased with the outcome.

04.22.12 Triple C

This set is building off of the negative space prints I did for “This& That” but in the larger format. Those prints were 11″x14″ and these are all closer to 18″x24″. Here is a set of three in orange and green with slightly different registrations:

03-11-12 three versions of Two Figures in Green and Orange - slightly different registrations

So far in my print experiments this year, the 2 and 3 color iterations have been the strongest. For this set I used 3 screens, two negative space iterations and one line. The two negative space screens happen to fit together really well in this set and I was able to get a lot of great variations. Slight differences in registration of the screens can have subtle but distinct effect on the look of the expression. I like how this echoes the chaotic variation in my drawings, small differences in proportion and distance of line changing how the expression manifests. Here are a few more color variations with just the negative space and a few opposite pairings:

03-11-12 Two Figures in Purple and Turquoise

03-11-12 two versions of Two Figures in Purple and Turquoise - Each of these prints has slightly different registration.

03-11-12 Two Figures in Turqoise and Orange

03-11-12 two versions of Two Figures in Turquoise and Orange - opposite versions

03-11-12 Two Figures in Raw Umber and Turquoise

03-11-12 two versions of Two Figures in Raw Umber and Turquoise - opposite versions

I mentioned above that there was a third screen with the line. Here is a split variation, the same line paired with one each of the negative screens:

03-11-12 Two Figures in Turqoise and Orange (A&B)

03-11-12 two versions of Two Figures in Turquoise and Orange (A&B)

Now for all three elements:

03-11-12 Three Figures in Green, Orange and Turquoise

03-11-12 two versions of Three Figures in Green, Orange and Turquoise

03-11-12 Three Figures in Green, Orange and Purple

03-11-12 two versions of Three Figures in Green, Orange and Purple

The color I have been referring to as “orange” in this post is a mixture of Hansa Yellow Light and Napthol Red Light. Against the turquoise it is almost electric:

Orange Paint

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