WATERCOLOR

Whenever I take a break from working on Linocuts or woodblock prints, I find time to paint. Acrylics has always been my paint of choice, because I struggle a bunch with watercolors. Books, videos and lessons don't seem to help. Having said that, I did try doing a subject with watercolors that I didn't tear up right away. I did it quickly with no preconceived idea of where I was going with it (It was in one of my books). Might try another sometime in the future!!

ETCHING

Another copperplate etching that I did. I have no idea what I was thinking on this one. Brown ink on handmade Japanese paper.

THE PERFECT SUBJECT

This grandfather thing is better than I could have ever imagined. Liam is such a great subject for my art.

I did a copper plate etching from a picture that was taken of him at a lake near his house. After printing it with brown ink, I hand colored each print with watercolors.

WHITE LINE WOODBLOCKS

I found something new to try. It's called 'White Line Printing'and it looks very interesting. I like it because I can use watercolores (which I struggle with)instead of ink.

This medium was developed on Cape Cod early in this century making it the only truly American art form. It is a means by which a printmaker can create color prints using a single block of wood (unlike traditional Japanese prints, which require a separate block for each color).

I'll see how it goes!!!

Landscape by Kathryn Smith

LIAM AND GRANDPA

Combining the good

things in my life.

This is a print I did

showing a new

part of my world

It was done using the

Intaglio technique. The

drawing is etched

directly onto a

copper plate. The

plate is then inked

and run through my

press with paper.

CARVING

I went back to work on a carving that I started some time ago.

If it turns out the way I envision, it will look like an eagle.

If not, fire wood!

Here area few othe carvings I have done over the years.