Main Street Fort Worth Arts Festival.

Back to Texas: I am showing my artwork at Main Street Fort Worth Arts Festival this weekend.
APRIL 10-13, 2014 in Downtown Fort Worth. My booth # 619.

Working on commission.

Adam and Eve.

Working on a new custom order: ex libris,
Adam and Eve theme.

Bookplate in Progress.

Etching in progress: "Raven's Heart", bookplate for Jessica Velez Rios.

Festival of the Masters at Disney World, Florida.

Festival of the Masters at Disney World is my next show. Stop by my booth # 96 at Downtown Disney area. November 9, 2012 through November 11, 2012.

Printing in my studio.

The Girl Who Knitted Her Dream.

Some images of new work(etching/aquatint): sketches, plate in progress, and proofs in different color variations -
"The Girl Who Knitted Her Dream".

One of a Kind Show and Sale Chicago.

Next week stop by my booth # 4029 at  One of a Kind Show and Sale Chicago
Dates and Location:

December 1-4, 2011
The Merchandise Mart
Hours:
Thursday, December 1 noon - 9 pm
Friday, December 2 11 am – 9 pm
Saturday, December 3 10 am – 7 pm
Sunday, December 4 10 am – 5 pm

Inking, wiping and printing  3 plate etching " Everything Flows" .

This piece was printed for fellow artist Owen Mortensen. I love his artwork and have 2 pieces in my home collection.

In the Studio.

Here are some photos of what I am currently working on in my studio.

East Lansing Art Festival.

May 21 - 22, 2011 - 48th Annual East Lansing Art Festival
in the Downtown Streets of East Lansing, Michigan.
Saturday, May 21 2011
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sunday, May 22 2011
10:00 am - 5:00 pm

 My booth #171



New etching "Everything Flows"





Everything Flows - printing in progress.



New Etching and New Birds.

Today I have something new to show you. This new etching does not have a name yet. It is bigger variation of my older small etching of flying owl - "Wings of Night". The new one is really big: 2 plates for wings and 3rd plate for owl body. Wing plate is 18"x24". This work took very long time. I finished first wing before Xmas. At the end of February I finished the second wing, and now I have all 3 plates etched and printed. Some pictures of the process:
3rd plate in progress

wing #1 in progress

plates in acid bath

first trial proof printed

trial proof of the wing ( I did not make photo of the second wing)

I will try to show this etching (still a lot of work there) at upcoming Art Birmingham Festival this weekend.

New visitors on my feeder: rosebreasted grosebeak - boy

...and very sweet rosebreasted grosebeak girl.

Oreole arrived some days ago.

Oak Tree (the process).

I finished small etchig today - oak tree. Here are some photos:

1. Plate in acid bath. I use a feather to brush away bubbles that form on the plate in the process.

2. Washing away acid resistant ground.

3. Inking the plate.

4. Wiping the plate.

5. Inked and wiped plate on the press bed.

6. ....

7. The print and the plate.

Dream - II.

Dream - II or "The Room of the Girl Who Cannot Fly" - etching and aquatint.

I started it a month ago in Sun Valley, Idaho and finally finished it today. Here you can see some photos of the process:

1. plate with acid-resistant ground and drawing on it

2. inking the plate

3. printing

4. ready prints are drying

I will post good image of "Dream - II" when it is scanned.

Also I plan to bring "Dream - II" to Birmingham Art Show.