JOEY BRISSON

"Try to be someone upon whom nothing is lost!"
~Henry James~

My nephew's fantastic photography

KID TIME

I have been off the mountain spending time with my grandsons, so I haven't been in the studio for a while. Time to get back to it!

Liam
Pastel Painting

Levi
Pastel Painting

ART COMES IN MANY FORMS...

LAST A LIFETIME

"There are enough ideas, images, symbols and experiences in your head already to work with for a lifetime. It's a little like having a car with an unpredictable battery though. Sometime you get in and it starts right up. Other times, especially if it has been sitting idle for awhile, you turn the key and nothing happens."
   ~Bert Dodson,  Keys to Drawing~

Blooming Chair
Pastel Painting
John Brisson

SOLARPLATE

I have been working on a Solarplate etching the last few days. Solarplates are so much easier and safer than traditional acid etching. For this printing I drew on a clear plastic sheet. The copper plate is first exposed to the sun using an aquatint screen, then exposed again using the drawing. The plate is rinsed with water and then ready to be printed.

KEIZABURO MATSUZAKI

Keizaburo Matsuzaki is a Master Print maker who has been making woodblock prints for over 36 years. Below is a link to a Youtube video showing how gracefully he handles the tools of woodblock printing. Also a link to a well written story about him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8uF3PZ3KGQ

http://woodblock.com/encyclopedia?entries/008_02/008_02html  (Visit to craftsman)