Monday, May 25, 2009

"Float" On

After summer break, I decided to ease myself back into printmaking in the fall of 2008 with a basic aquatint:


Anthony and I had visited the Huntington Gardens over the summer and I used a photo of the water lilies as my source material:


Printing black ink on white paper seemed a bit harsh, so I experimented with inking in different colors and printing on different colored paper. I also printed a couple with chine colle to add a bit of color.



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