I don’t know about you, but for me, Severance is one of the most captivating and visually stunning shows I’ve seen in a long time. S2E4 in particular was enthralling. John Turturro’s Irving B. in the fur hat against the stark landscape inspired this print.
Posts about Print
My Family
I was encouraged to get back to doing some printmaking by my Mother-in-law (thanks Emi!)…and my family were the perfect subjects.
Branches #2
Continuing with the tangled wood theme, I created this smaller version of Branches (aptly titled, I think). You can get this on a tee shirt too.
Branches
This linocut print explores the intricate detail of a tangle of tree branches. I also created a smaller version.
S’wheat Thang
I had the extremely good fortune of contributing a design to the latest “Welly One-off” by Wellington Brewery, Canada’s oldest independently owned microbrewery.
Fish and Bird
This hand-coloured linocut print was done as a gift for my son and was inspired by the lovely lyrics of the Tom Waits song.
Tara and Aaron
This print was a gift for my wife, Tara and it’s a bit of a departure from my typical style. This happy scene depicts the two of us with our cat, Jacob.
Nice
This is a two-colour linocut print. If it’s not obvious, the subject matter borrows heavily from the lettering on gas station ice freezers. It’s nice. You can get this on a tee shirt too.
Green Chair
This little three-colour linocut is based on an old green mid-century modern chair I used to have. Got it at Value Village. I loved that chair.
Learning Drypoint
The immensely talented artist and printmaker, Ryan Price generously invited me to visit his studio and learn a bit about how to create a drypoint print.
The Greys
This is another oldy-but-goody. This hand-coloured linocut print depicts my sister’s family with their two cats.
Lloyd
This two-colour linocut was done as a gift for my sister. It depicts her cat who is always getting into some sort of trouble.
Tara
Inspired by my lovely wife Tara, this 3-colour linocut is based on a photograph from our amazing trip to Newfoundland.
Aziraphale and Crowley
I was invited by Akemi Nishidera of Kozo Studio to contribute a print to a project she was working on: a colouring book for grown-ups.
The New
This linocut print was based on a graffiti-inspired sketch. Apparently I had typography on my mind.
Mumble Jumble #2
Continuing on with the doodle-inspired prints, the piece is a three-colour linocut. I printed this on the Vandercook which is much easier than burnishing by hand!
Mumble Jumble #1
This three-colour linocut was based on a series of doodles. It was one of my first prints and each one was burnished by hand.
Heart and Brain
These three-colour linocut cards were used as promotional pieces. I’ve always been fairly haphazard when it comes to registering multi-colour prints so I generously ‘trap’ the plates to minimize gaps.
King, Queen, Jack
This was a series of hand-coloured prints I did for holidays gifts (anything to avoid the mall).
Tendre Camarade
My first (and so far, only) foray into woodcuts was inspired by the passing of a family friend.
Self Portrait
One of many (many!) self-portraits I’ve done over the years, I played around with variations in the printing process with this series.
Mom
This two-colour linocut is based on a photo from about 30 years ago, and for those who have never met my mom, I think it really captures her.
Yayoi
I had a difficult time getting the likeness but I think I’ve captured her. I submitted this two-colour linocut print as well as Mom to the Art Gallery of Ontario’s In Your Face exhibition.