Linocut Print: Japanese Goldfish

I thought I'd try doing a linocut of the goldfish drawing/watercolor from earlier post here. I used the MasterCarve blocks and a #1 cutter. This image from applying watercolor directly to the block and printing on watercolor hot pressed paper. Since I have been reading so much on Design, I could not help envisioning this as a logo. So this is a fictitious cafe...but I would love to go there:) Not done with this yet. May still want to add the characteristic spots by subtracting more of the block...more to come:)

Experimenting in Illustrator

Experimenting in Illustrator with the sketch of Bella. Still working on it. Maybe will do a stamp or linocut also with the MasterCarve carving block. I like Bella's name in Petras font (hard to see unless you click on the image) I got from Veer. Speaking of type and fonts, last night there was a great documentary on Helvetica (PBS/WSKG here) and how ubiquitous it is. There were also great comments from Massimo Vignelli and David Carson (typeface designers). I pictured many people watching it and just scratching their heads wondering why? The answer is that
Helvetica is like air....

Linocuts in Illustrator

Here is the holiday card image, 2-color, (Old White Pine) after playing around with it in Illustrator...
Next I want to try the same design but with a #1 or #2 speedball linocut tip for a finer line. This was done with a #3. I still like the original image...even tho it is not in these colors, for its simplicity. Great snow today.

Linocut: White Pine

Working on my holiday card--linocut with some variations of white pine. (The big one I walk under all the time on my walks). Would be better as a woodcut but don't have wood at the moment. I was really inspired by looking at Ukranian artist, Jacques Hnizdovsky's woodcuts and etchings. An amazing artist....

anemones and nasturtiums

Experimenting with doing color reductions using the nasturtium study and a linocut made from a study of anemones in the gardens at Cornell Plantations. Two very different styles.