30-in-30 Day 9

Enchanted Garden 9 

6x6 Alcohol ink on tile

A new favorite! I really enjoy the touch of orange in this flower.  Working with alcohol inks is so much fun and although control is not what its about it can be a very freeing medium, NO PRESSURE!

Have a great Monday!

~Jane

30-in-30 Day 8...The day South Florida residents froze!!!

Enchanted Garden 8

Alcohol Ink on 6x6 tile

Boy are shiny tiles hard to photograph! Sheesh! I initially wanted more colors in this flower but left well enough alone. I enjoy the bold simplicity of this rich red.   

So far Mike's favorite flower ;)

Enjoy the day! It is like the Artic today. Coldest day of the year...definetly NOT a flip flop day! BURRRR!

~Jane

30-in-30 Day 7

Enchanted Garden 7 

Alcohol Ink on 6x6 tile

30-in-30 Day 6

Enchanted Garden 6

Alcohol Ink on 6x6 tile

Over the next few days I want to play with using the negative space of the tile.  I really enjoyed the simple strokes of the flower peddles.  Not so easy was keeping the center from running...eek!

I used sailboat blue and mermaid for the flower.  I really enjoy color "mermaid" unfortunately it doesn't photograph as bright and true as the teal it is.  Great color to work with though.  Ill work on the fancy camera skills :) 

30-in-30 Day 5

Enchanted Garden 5

Alcohol Ink on 6x6 tile

I have played with different pallets of color within the limited alcohol inks available. Here I have chosen to use Terra Cotta, plum, and some nondescript browns.

 I will note that with any other medium I work in I can mix to get where I need to be.  Not the case with Alcohol inks.  I find they turn muddy more times than not.  That being said its not impossible, just not very straight forward like with paint or my printmaking ink.   

Fun findings on a Thursday! 

I spent the morning hiking the celery fields, otherwise known as the mountain (singular) of Sarasota...haha!  I discovered that most snowbirds are in better shape than myself, boooo!  No worries I'll get back to it :)

Enjoy the day!!

~Jane

30 in 30 Day 1-4

Enchanted Garden

My first few days of the month I was swamped setting up my new studio. More to come on that but for now here are my first 4 days of #30in30

This series I am currently working with I call Enchanted Garden.  I love how alcohol inks do what they want!  It is a challenge to control so lose control I WILL! 

Enchanted Garden 1

Enchanted Garden 2

Enchanted Garden 3

Enchanted Garden 4

Thanks for reading!

~Jane

Waves

Waves

Hand pulled Linocut

Ink on Archival Paper

5x7 image

8x10 framed

$50 Framed + $13.25 shipping

This is the first in a limited series of "Waves". Limited edition print of 5.   

I love new ways to represent water!  In this series I used an ombre effect with layers of blue moving darker towards the top and bottom. These blues were inspired by a trip out to the North tip of Siesta.  

I'm not sure which I like best...the white or the black frame?  I have them up on my easel in the front of the house and I think I like them together! HA! Its like the yin and yang of linocuts!

Enjoy the day!

~Jane

Waters - reduction print

 Waters 

Reduction print

Signed & numbered

(Edition of 5)

image 6x7

framed 11x14

$115 matted & framed + $15 shipping

Matted Print

$85 + $8 shipping

Waters is a reduction linocut print I have been working on for about 4 weeks.  I am always drawn to the glimmer in the water when I'm out on a sunny day. Its so magical, I could watch it for hours.  I was inspired to use a limited palette of 3 blues with this print. Something about blues draw me in. This was so fun and satisfying for me.  I think I'll enter this print into the Sarasota Art Center March juried show. Wish me luck. Such an exciting event with so many artists works it's a touch overwhelming! 

Enjoy!

~Jane

Love is in the air!

So happy to be back playing with printmaking today!  I have a few larger projects on the brain but I had to get my Valentine's made before it was too late!  I still have to hand paint the heart on my black bird but you get the picture!

There is just something about the smell of art. Every medium has one you know.  The smell of linseed oil and oil paints, the sharp smell of my oil based printmaking inks...whatever your medium is you know what I mean. It's like coming home when you haven't smelled it in a beat.  I haven't printed in almost a month. I've been so consumed with painting...but just one crack of the ink cap and I was back!!  SO GOOD

I hope you enjoy these and don't forget to send your own this year. Everyone needs a reminder of love!!
XO
Jane