January 2017 Daily Painting

January 2017... 30 paintings in 30 days #30in30  Kick off!

So excited to start this journey once again.  This time around I am working in a new medium, Alcohol ink on tile.  I'm exited to play with new materials.  I feel it is good as an artist to try new things and make them your own.  Have I said that before, lol!  I very much look forward to falling down this rabbit hole!
As a matter of process, discipline and (lets face it) habit I will be sticking to a series or theme. I'm not entirely sure if I will switch it up throughout the month but definitely following the stream that I start.

All pieces I create this month will be for sale.  Because I'm working with a standard size (6x6 tile) throughout the month all pieces will be priced the same.
6x6 alone or 8x8 framed
$35 with framing
$30 with wire easel
$25 alone (wire hanger attached to back)
*shipping is additional, between $6-$10 US only.  I will bundle more than 1 tile to save you on shipping, of course!

Please let me know what you think as I work through the month :)
I will be posting on Instagram and the 30 paintings in 30 days website as well!

New Reduction for March!

And so it begins...

The first run of a reduction is so mysterious, what does it all mean!?!  It is also the hardest print to pull due to the large amount of area to be inked.  This print is one of the largest reductions I have pulled to date.  Even though I am committed to hand pulling all of my work... a press would have been handy with this one!   Wow, that was a workout!  I pulled 8 prints for the first run. Due to space and to save my poor abused back I kept the number low.  Hopefully I will have a solid 5 in the end worth keeping!  Two more colors to go...any guesses what I'm going for?  No pressure but my youngest noodle got it ;)

~Jane

Henry's Song

Henry's Song 

6x9 

Linocut

This piece came from the colors of the ocean.   I really want to break out of the traditional image shape I often use and see what would happen with negative space in my composition.  I like the energy of these waves although simple as they are. I'm always interested in the direction of waves and how the water moves.  The ocean is so awesome like that! In this print I used an ombre effect with my ink moving from a darker cyan to a lighter sea foam yumminess. I love rolling different  colors in one roll.  Another reason to get nerdy about my art!

I might come back with another color run on this print at a later date.  Stay tuned!!

The drying rack

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