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:
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. …
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:
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. …
Here is a little preview of an idea I am developing:
The idea of printing negative space instead of the line has been on my mind for awhile. I finally figured out a good way to do this and have printed a few tests. I filled one of the On the Run pens with screen filler and just drew directly on the screen. The filler flows out of the pens decently but there is some evidence of the texture visible in the finished product.…
My recent multi-linear paintings have all overlaid intersecting lines to create specific figures. These have all been specific choices and also immediately whole; meaning that I draw the figure all at once and specifically choose which lines overlay when painting. The recent series of prints have involved multiple separate whole figures overlaid to mimic the multi-linear effect of the paintings.
I say these are immediately whole because the drawings are done all at once in one continuous motion, and the overlay is chosen after, when I am painting.…
I am continuing to experiment with screen printing. Now that I have the process down I am free to make more directed experiments with colors and overlays. I have found that 2 and 3 color variations work best. 4 and 5 colors seems to be too much for my current figures. Here are some of my more successful two-color variations:
Three colors:
The green went down first, then the brown finally the translucent red. Because the purple is so dark there is only an overlay effect from the red. …
So after the great reception I got for the Number 24 Prints in November, I resolved to make more prints in the new year. Specifically new prints, not just reprints of my older work, although I probably will do a few of those too. I originally had this plan to do crazy complex designs from a very complicated drawing, but the drawing fluid does not handle like paint and I found that the results were not optimal. So I chose to paint new designs directly onto the screens and experiment with overlays, similar to my recent multi-linear paintings. …
Silkscreen Printing is a technique I learned back in 1994 at Saint Paul Central High School. I was entering 10th grade when my family moved from southwestern Minnesota to St. Paul that year. The graduation requirements at Central (which we students referred to as CenTRO) were different from those at the school I came from. This difference eventually allowed me to graduate early, but more on that later. I had already taken “Art” and could not take it again for some reason when I was enrolling. …