Making the Autumn Woods block print

Jan 9, 2020

A couple of years ago, while staying at our country house in Vermont, I took a walk down our dirt road on a dazzling autumn day, and trespassed into a neighbor’s woods. I took this photo looking out into a clearing. The photo The oil painting, “Autumn... Read more →

Making the “Summer Woods III” block print

Feb 10, 2019

The pictures tell the story pretty well… Each time I do a carving, I start with a sharpie drawing on clear acetate, and transfer it to my linoleum. Now with a third piece of linoleum, I carve away all but the parts that should print both warm brown and dark... Read more →

Making the “Olives” block print

Feb 10, 2019

I made “Olives” right after a two-month hiatus, during which we cleared out and sold our country house, and then organized and pulling off a lakeside wedding for our daughter. I was so absorbed in the art making that I didn’t think to document the... Read more →

Making “Winter Woods IV”

Feb 10, 2019

    Here’s the first linoleum carving, used for printing the lightest color, a warm yellow background on 240 sheets of paper.   Next is a wee little carving for printing an orange halo where the sun blasts through. Then a carving to print the darkish blue. Each... Read more →

Making “Autumn Glow” Block Print

Jul 3, 2017

I took this photo while exploring country roads on a beautiful October day. I want to capture the warm sparkle of the leaves amid the cool green pines. Also, that little path into the dark woods is intriguing. What if there were a sunlit clearing way in there?  ... Read more →