Small Works

This blog shows several examples of small works I have recently completed.  All of these prints are less than 3 inches by 4 inches in size.

The smallest linocut "Black and White" (2 inches x 2 inches)  depicts two stylized sting rays with  insets of two smaller rays. I liked the motif and since it reproduced well choose to print it in black ink. 

​The second motif is called Fish and Frogs and is 2-3/4 inches x 2-3/4 inches. Its a linocut in black and white. This motif is a little more complex but still rather simple. The idea came from a sketchbook drawing from several months ago. 

​The third motif is my first woodcut which I finished in late 2017. I am still working on my woodcut technique and used a basswood block with gouges to print the block. I called it "Four Dragons". Its 3 inches x 3 inches in size and I choose black ink. The motif comes from one of my P4 tessellations called "Happy Dragon" and is a stylized Chinese Dragon. 

​The fourth small work is a color linocut called "Star of Wonder" I did it as a Christmas Card last year and decided to make a simple 3 inch x 4 inch print. The colors were printed from smaller portions of blocks I cut out of the full block. 
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​The last figure below depicts the linocut blocks for the two smallest prints and shows their size next to a quarter. Overall I was pleased with these efforts since they didn't take that much time to complete and print. I probably spent no more than a couple hours on each of the linocuts and maybe a little longer or up to three hours on the woodblock. 
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Black and White (2018)

Fish and Frogs (2018)

Four Dragons (2018)

Star of Wonder (2016)

Linocuts of Small Works (2018)