Painterly Prints, Considerations and Explorations

Images that seem deceptively simple, yet convey much with an economy of strokes, of paint, of ink, of color, offer glimpses of reality, not starkly figurative, but leaving something to the imagination of the viewer.

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Intaglio — Variations on three images,  7 x 5 inches, 2012

Reading Room, Scuola Grande di San Rocco
drypoint, drypoint à la poupée, monotype, touches of pastel or a combination
examples from a variable edition of 19
(based on drawings done onsite at the Scuola Grande di San Rocco, Venice, Italy

EV  |  Monotype, Drypoint à la poupée

EV  |  Drypoint à la poupée

EV  |  Monotype, Drypoint, Pastel

Campo Dei Frari
drypoint, drypoint à la poupée, monotype, touches of pastel or a combination
examples from a variable edition of 12
(based on a painting done onsite, Venice, Italy

EV  |  Watercolor Monotype, Ink Monotype, oil pastel, pastel

 EV   |  Ghost Watercolor Monotype, Ink Monotype

EV   |  Drypoint à la poupée

EV   |  Ghost, Drypoint à la poupée, Photo Transfer

EV   |  Drypoint

Campo San Barnaba
drypoint,  drypoint à la poupée, monotype, touches of pastel or a combination
examples from a variable edition of 8
based on a painting done onsite, Venice, Italy

EV  |  Monotype, Drypoint, Pastel

EV  |  Oil Monotype

EV  |  Drypoint, Plate Tone