KELEN woodprint, "Early Man" wins Purchase Award

On December 9th,
I was able to post:
So, I'm happy to announce,
my print, 
“Early Man,” 
has been accepted for inclusion in the Minot University 
Northwest Arts Center’s Americas 2018: Paperworks exhibition. 
 The juror was Linda Whitney.

 

 

 

And then, on February 14th, 2018

I posted:

 

"I'm REALLY HAPPY to announce 

that this print has won their purchase award!! 

I just found out!!!"

Two more Kelen woodblock prints

Finally printed in editions of 10, 

and can be seen

at the Fall Art Tour 

October 20, 21, and 22.

Get more Fall Art Tour Information HERE!

who....where...when...

what's to eat...where to sleep

So, scroll down some more to a couple other posts 

of what might be on display.

I'm also going to display many of the 100+ oil pastels

I did while in the Carribean on the islands before they suffered the Hurricanes. 

I did them only for me, 

but now seems to be a time to share them.

Early Man

First printed about December 11th, 2016, scanned by Picture Salon January 23, 2017

This 18.5 x 14.25" print

 is printed by hand onto 20.5" x 17" Kitakata paper. 

It's a tight fit onto the paper, but it does fit well. 

Not a fan of matting, because it many times reminds me of too tight underwear, 

I would float this. 

It is the first of 12 that I've got lined up to keep me out of trouble.

Early Man

Early Man

This 18.5 x 14.25" print

 is printed by hand onto 20.5" x 17" Kitakata paper. 

It's a tight fit onto the paper, but it does fit well. 

Not a fan of matting, because it many times reminds me of too tight underwear, 

I would float this. 

It is the first of 12 that I've got lined up to keep me out of trouble.

Beginning a woodblock print

Under the watchful eye of 7 Pound Betty, 

now occupying the position of studio Muse, 

I begin the first official block of the Garden of Eden project.

Garden of Eden

 The Religionator , oil on linen, 20"x30"

StoryTeller, oil on linen, 30"x20"

Pastoral

sI've always liked this one.

watercolor #2

It might be done...
needs flattening...
but, I photographed it anyway.

Wedding Procession 22"X30"

Drawing for watercolor #1...

WakeMaker...(drawing)...7.5"X8"

Drypoint-Diogenes

4.5"x6" drypoint on 6"x8.5"Arches BFK, artist proof...printed with Renaissance Black Ink

Drypoint...(not titled yet)

printed on a 6.75x8.5 BFK...handcolored

The Religionator in the Garden

...or part of the Garden...
it's a very large Garden....

2.5"x3.5"...printed from scrap aluminum flashing

The Fall Art Tour is October 17-18-19....I am number "24".

Waiting Room

Booger WAS at the Dentist...
I suppose my relationship with him is a bit over the line...
(the tech's last words to me as they walked down the hall
were something about
"if there are any serious complications, which happen at times.....")
eeuw...
but, Booger is special...

he was WeberGrill's newsletter, the GrillOutTimes official star
developing quite a following...
even getting fan mail...

he is the dog who was gone 40 days and 40 nights to return on Tony's birthday.....
part one of the tale I'll finish sooner or later in woodblock form...

he died on the operating table the next year when they took his gall bladder out...
but, tough little dog that he is, decided not to leave just yet...
so, he's into his 3rd life...

He IS the embodyment of the Small Dog of Power...

Strong, brave and handsome....in PERSON!

So this is what took my mind off "complications"....