I’m happy to report that the Griffin Litho Press is now set up in Westport on the Washington coast.
I’m happy to see this beauty continue the legacy of stone printmaking. Continue reading →
14
Feb
2024
printmaking
24
Jun
2017
Fifty Years Ago – June 1967
Yes, it was fifty years ago, if not on this exact day, it was in this month during June 1967 that this picture was taken.
I had just made the lithograph shown in the photo, two states of its progress. It takes its title “Twentieth Century Fox with a Fantastic Plastic Four Speed Box” from a mash-up of music, pop, and car culture, and was the last print I made in California. It was hand drawn on stone, bleed printed with two transparent colors over black, on 15” x 11” Rives BFK in an edition of 20. Continue reading →
27
Sep
2016
Seattle Art Museum – Graphic Masters
There were several good, ambitious exhibitions in Seattle this summer, timed to coincide with the second annual Art Fair. To get a sense of what is going on in the Pacific Northwest and learn about those ambitious undertakings follow these links: Art Fair and Out of Sight v.2 at the King Street Station and Seattle’s Center on Contemporary Art COCA – now relocated to their new space. UW’s Henry Gallery, presented Senga Nengudi: Improvisational Gestures, a captivating exhibition featuring her sculpture, installation, and videos that were exciting to see in the Pacific NW.
Rembrandt, installation view Graphic Masters, Seattle Art Museum
Last June I referred to the now closed exhibition of Graphic Masters at Seattle Art Museum and other printmaking shows Continue reading →
09
Jul
2016
Printmaking
Atelier Lacourière et Frélaut at 11, rue Foyatier
In conjunction with the exhibitions of my previous post, Munch in Tacoma, and the Graphic Masters at the Seattle Art Museum, I thought it would be interesting to provide you links to some of my writings and earlier posts about printmaking, especially in Paris.
The image above was shot from the Funiculaire de Montmartre and shows the exterior of Atelier Lacourière et Frélaut where Picasso made many of his important etchings.
Printmaking in Paris – Atelier Lacourière et Frélaut
Atelier Lacourière et Frélaut, Paris – Metro and Primary X²
17
Jun
2016
Edvard Munch and the Sea at TAM and Graphic Masters at SAM
Meanwhile, back in the Pacific NW, I went to see a show, Edvard Munch and the Sea, at the Tacoma Art Museum on thorough July 17, 2016.
As mentioned in an earlier post I wrote, I had a rare opportunity to study his works on paper in the print room of the National Gallery in Oslo. I have been very fortunate to see Continue reading →
