tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21108173812370033012024-02-06T18:32:19.434-08:00Linda PrentissVisual artist Linda Prentiss lives and teaches on Long Island. This blog shows her portfolio of drawings, paintings, bookarts and printmaking. Linda Prentisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11595941424446236690noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110817381237003301.post-19511960743918592902020-10-09T16:19:00.000-07:002020-10-09T16:19:51.737-07:00<p> For the past two years, I have been an active member of the Patchogue Arts Council's Sketch Club. We meet once a week, outdoors in the spring, summer and fall, and in the Library during the winter. I like the idea of a group of artists working on a topic, or with the same subject. Here are a few of my pencil drawings done this summer.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYrDS6DtlfvC7JPX4H04Y2GnVIejb4d0fhyphenhyphen2kdd3g8wwFrlOd2f3yDpla1fiWLoxtVAZFQXquihpNaRZw4-jrvOb23AFFj5ATjNbTjP2H70r_qe_5SvoQeYvz-knEUcwcbf3cuaHd9RBo/s2048/DSCF0569.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1950" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYrDS6DtlfvC7JPX4H04Y2GnVIejb4d0fhyphenhyphen2kdd3g8wwFrlOd2f3yDpla1fiWLoxtVAZFQXquihpNaRZw4-jrvOb23AFFj5ATjNbTjP2H70r_qe_5SvoQeYvz-knEUcwcbf3cuaHd9RBo/w381-h400/DSCF0569.JPG" width="381" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the Islip Grange, Sayville, NY<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Z3B3iVSoJunUC4y-BVKIVo-HdlK-w4kiEGQgqWnAeG9wGMYxybuaMpjd8k1VD9VsZv99ohksDzrmXT_VJi1I1qQRAABg-pB276rdR9Shky9v_FObDqyKuvsJ9jYvMEpWowkATBRS3ZI/s2048/DSCF0571.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1696" data-original-width="2048" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Z3B3iVSoJunUC4y-BVKIVo-HdlK-w4kiEGQgqWnAeG9wGMYxybuaMpjd8k1VD9VsZv99ohksDzrmXT_VJi1I1qQRAABg-pB276rdR9Shky9v_FObDqyKuvsJ9jYvMEpWowkATBRS3ZI/w400-h331/DSCF0571.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the Islip Grange Sayville, NY<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaaQ5ZOD0PCL_Q2Vy9Vhok0yClbW4gOXIt5I0Olnvz6bPrfGf603gsX9pi1Flrrg8HQYL0Y6bpz-XaZ99A_Mzv8dWXyOFlC31ucem2FNiKmSj6goNcoX9-OmoN87GpUYRrChOjVh9MkMM/s2048/DSCF0361.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1281" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaaQ5ZOD0PCL_Q2Vy9Vhok0yClbW4gOXIt5I0Olnvz6bPrfGf603gsX9pi1Flrrg8HQYL0Y6bpz-XaZ99A_Mzv8dWXyOFlC31ucem2FNiKmSj6goNcoX9-OmoN87GpUYRrChOjVh9MkMM/w250-h400/DSCF0361.JPG" width="250" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chair on my Deck<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjhK-gJisV0YT1cpNgk8KqMJ07HKFSyb-TzaXAN38Xmx5dkGVhzTKqhVrcDbGdbkNTgb8yG9bxVZyoAHDTQXrT7Fb3tCNYUdvKfoZvVeUqu5Llbv42sZ1t8z-Q-dkncRH8dwoPlgLNd8/s2048/DSCF0362.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1347" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjhK-gJisV0YT1cpNgk8KqMJ07HKFSyb-TzaXAN38Xmx5dkGVhzTKqhVrcDbGdbkNTgb8yG9bxVZyoAHDTQXrT7Fb3tCNYUdvKfoZvVeUqu5Llbv42sZ1t8z-Q-dkncRH8dwoPlgLNd8/w263-h400/DSCF0362.JPG" width="263" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Paintbrushes<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9kfBQSFNWoWDu3vxLwIgpXLqYFwwAYSWKS2Xva-5ViMI56gPKVT5CbRkM-KEm8hMHavRvNDKfg3y-So6P_o5Y9mMMXekVQBXgbCsP_2-6su3YJg7cmdhUrt-Yb79cURaRuAaKKapel1o/s2048/DSCF0360.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1291" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9kfBQSFNWoWDu3vxLwIgpXLqYFwwAYSWKS2Xva-5ViMI56gPKVT5CbRkM-KEm8hMHavRvNDKfg3y-So6P_o5Y9mMMXekVQBXgbCsP_2-6su3YJg7cmdhUrt-Yb79cURaRuAaKKapel1o/w253-h400/DSCF0360.JPG" width="253" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Table on my Deck<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Linda Prentisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11595941424446236690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110817381237003301.post-88033589925489453732019-06-29T09:35:00.002-07:002019-06-29T09:35:50.709-07:00MonotypesYesterday I dropped off three framed monotypes at the <a href="https://www.oldtownartsguild.org/" target="_blank">Old Town Arts and Crafts Guild</a> gallery in Cutchogue, NY. This small gallery features local Long Island artists working in a realistic style. My monotypes are abstractions of real objects or landscapes. I like to use a lot of color in these "squashed paintings." My monotypes are done using an etching press, painted first on a Plexiglas plate, then transferred to dampened paper under pressure. Here are the three on view this month in the gallery.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This pitcher is one that I have used often for still life monotypes. I like the shape. The leaves are leaf-prints, placed on the paper before it goes through the etching press. The color is put on with a brayer. The print went through the press multiple times.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This small monotype evokes the wetlands around Long Island. It is "painted" with etching ink using a brayer. </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Although the colors are the classic primaries: red, yellow and blue, the ink has been modified to present less brilliant forms of hue. I used yellow ochre, one of my favorite yellows. This outdoor scene represents wildflowers growing on the bank of a pond in the fall. Eastern Long Island has many beautiful small ponds.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<br />Linda Prentisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11595941424446236690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110817381237003301.post-89185855976297314602019-05-29T13:48:00.002-07:002019-05-29T13:48:49.333-07:00Quick SketchesSketching onsite at an event can be difficult! I made the following sketches at the Blue Point Brewery in Patchogue during the Log Jam event last weekend. Sometimes people would get in the way and I had to pause the sketching until they moved.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The band members performing -- mixed media: marker, caran d'ache crayon, and colored pencil.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This sketch is 18" x 24", blue marker.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outside the venue, looking up at an open window. This is done in mixed media, like the first sketch.</td></tr>
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<br />Linda Prentisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11595941424446236690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110817381237003301.post-12365794475478505812019-05-04T08:18:00.003-07:002019-05-04T08:22:16.003-07:00Life DrawingDrawing from the model is an exercise and meditation that keeps me in shape for all other artwork. Ideally, I draw once a week. Here are some recent exercises.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Seated Nude, </i>charcoal drawing on laid paper, 18" x 24", 4/14/2019</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Reclining Nude,</i> charcoal drawing on laid paper, 18" x 24", 4/28/2019</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Reclining Nude, </i>charcoal drawing on laid paper, 18" x 24", 4/14/2019</td></tr>
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The exercise is not only about getting the figure and anatomy right, but about balance in composition, creating a sense of depth and movement, and expressing a feeling. Each of these drawings took 20 to 40 minutes to complete.<br />
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<br />Linda Prentisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11595941424446236690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110817381237003301.post-76306497547525681892019-04-16T17:37:00.000-07:002019-04-16T17:43:07.537-07:00Art History and Studio ArtThe background I have in art history is invaluable to me as a studio artist, and I always try to keep up with current shows at the New York museums. Travel -- around the U.S. and to Italy (1969, 2005), France (2004), and London (2004, 2005) -- has been my passion. I fill long days in museums, sometimes looking at a single painting for more than an hour. There is no substitute to observing artwork firsthand. The scale, the detail, the reaction, the color and texture of an original cannot compare to a reproduction or photo on a computer screen.<br />
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Among the works I've been looking at is Pablo Picasso's Night Fishing at Antibes of 1939. This large painting shown below (6 ft. 9 in. x 11 ft. 4 in.) is on view at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. This is about fishing -- men fishing, men fishing for women, women fishing for men, and it shows Picasso himself as the main character with the striped shirt standing in the boat. The colors are unusual for Picasso. The black background and emphasis on secondary colors green and purple give it a mysterious quality, almost like a dream. This painting does not portray beauty, but shows truth instead. The viewer is invited into a story.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pablo Picasso, Night Fishing at Antibes, oil on canvas, 1939</td></tr>
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At one time, I wanted to be an art historian. I started Stony Brook
University as an art history major. I had amazing teachers, including
Nina Mallory for the history of Baroque art, Albert Boime (who wrote about this painting) for the
Literature of Art, and Aldona Jonaitis for the history of African Art,
Art of the Northwest Coast, and Art of Oceania. The editor of Art Forum,
Lawrence Alloway, was my professor for Contemporary Art. He was an
influential critic and curator, and coined the term "pop art."<br />
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the beginning of my senior year I switched my major to studio art, and
started doubling up on painting, drawing, printmaking, and design
classes. I also took ceramics and weaving. Stony Brook had several large
floor harness looms! But what interested me most was painting, drawing
and printmaking. After a year taking courses in screen printing, etching
and lithography, I knew I wanted to be a printmaker. My professors were
practicing artists, including Ed Countey, James Kleege, Robert White,
and Mavis Pusey. Linda Prentisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11595941424446236690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110817381237003301.post-44602449737610452972019-04-03T11:21:00.002-07:002019-04-03T11:28:29.213-07:00Painting from a PhotographI learned to paint from photos when I was a student at Stony Brook University. The professor was Malcolm Morley, who taught to paint using the time-honored grid system. I've done several over the years, and they are my most popular paintings! This oil on canvas of a male mallard, 24" x 18", was completed last week. I took it to my brother Craig to get a critique -- he is a duck hunter and carver -- and he told me the position of the beak and head indicate the mallard is angry. <br />
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So there is the title: Angry Mallard!<br />
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Malcolm Morley was a British photorealist painter. He lived in Bellport, NY, and passed away last year. My uncle was his butler for a while. I studied painting at Stony Brook in the early 1970s. I didn't register for any of Morley's classes, but he taught in the same studio as my professor, Ed Countey, so students got lectures and critiques from both.Linda Prentisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11595941424446236690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110817381237003301.post-75558941262569239562019-03-31T09:15:00.000-07:002019-03-31T09:15:07.284-07:00Plein Air PaintingsI am painting more and more . . . here are two plein air oil paintings done in the summer of 2018, on Long Island Sound in Greenport. Both were done late in the afternoon, during that time of day that Leonardo da Vinci talked about as being the best time of day for light. The pink in the clouds is reflected from the nascent sunset in the opposite direction. I find it quite a challenge to paint rocks and sand, especially the small stones on this beach. But I feel quite satisfied with these two paintings.<br />
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<br />Linda Prentisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11595941424446236690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110817381237003301.post-34037033182521154422017-12-02T06:52:00.000-08:002019-06-29T09:38:58.978-07:00Chair Series
At the end of each year, I review the work I've made. This past year, one of the highlights was the residency at the AnnMarie Sculpture Garden in Solomons, MD. Here are some of the small prints I did at the residency, inspired by the two decorated Mardi Gras chairs that are in the main public area of the museum. I had fun drawing these chairs. When I go through my art over the years, I find I've drawn many chairs. You might call it a series!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a trace monotype, placed into a small handmade book.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Mardi Gras chairs were decorated with large "jewels" -- a silver chair on the left and a gold chair on the right.</td></tr>
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Linda Prentisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11595941424446236690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110817381237003301.post-60275307292465259922016-05-28T09:18:00.000-07:002016-05-28T09:18:15.345-07:00Plein Air PaintingThis time of year I pack up my easel and paint box and trek out to nature to work. It might seem strange to some that I enjoy working directly from nature, creating realistic paintings while also enjoying the creation of completely nonobjective paintings like the one in my last post. But that's just how it is. Here are two paintings completed at the wet paints festival "Paint the Great South Bay" in 2014. Each painting took a day to complete. Both were done at the Bellport Marina and displayed at the Phoenix Gallery on Main Street in Bellport at the exhibit in 2014. The gallery is no longer there. I still have both paintings to remind me of the fun I had that weekend. I'm hoping to participate in a couple of plein air events this summer too. I enjoy it when my friends show up to watch me paint, so keep looking at my posts to find out when and where I will be painting.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Moored at Bellport" Oil on Canvas, 2014</td></tr>
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<br />Linda Prentisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11595941424446236690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110817381237003301.post-24461443263848301652016-03-07T06:58:00.003-08:002016-03-07T06:58:57.966-08:00Plato's CaveThe photographer Susan Sontag wrote about Plato's Cave in her book <b><i>On Photography</i></b> (1977). This painting was done after reading her book, shortly after I graduated from the MFA program at C.W. Post. This painting is "Plato's Cave," or "Shaman's Cave." The MFA program was my awakening. <b><i>The Shaman Series</i></b> is an ongoing group of paintings, drawing, prints and performances started during graduate school. This painting is a part of that series and relates to my transformation into Artist/Shaman.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Plato's Cave" or "Shaman's Cave" part of "The Shaman Series," Oil on canvas, 30" x 40" (destroyed in performance)</td></tr>
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<br />Linda Prentisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11595941424446236690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110817381237003301.post-47391091796138973052016-02-28T08:46:00.003-08:002016-02-28T08:52:19.575-08:00The Printing ProcessI use an etching press to make most of my prints. This is a mechanical process used in the 17th century by Rembrandt. Here are photos of a student at Suffolk County Community College pulling prints from a solarplate.<br />
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After the plate is made, it is inked. The ink is pushed into the recessed areas and wiped from the surface, where the print will be white. The plate is placed on the bed of the press with a piece of dampened printmaking paper over it. The blankets (or felts) are placed on top, and the wheel is turned so that the press bed travels through the rollers. The pressure can be something like 1,500 lbs. per square inch!<br />
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The blankets help to push the paper into the recessed areas where the ink is transferred to the paper. In the second photo, you see the blankets thrown back over the roller of the press, and the print is being pulled from the plate.<br />
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If you want to see etchings from the 17th through 19th century, now is a good time. There are etchings by Rembrandt, Goya, Degas and Cassatt currently on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Contemporary etchings are on view at the Museum of Modern Art. For those of you who don't go to museums often, remember that not all works owned by a museum are on view. The exhibit is constantly changing. If you want to see a specific work of art, check the museum's website to see what is on display.<br />
<br />Linda Prentisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11595941424446236690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110817381237003301.post-75002949156118825282016-02-26T07:12:00.002-08:002016-02-26T07:12:36.617-08:00The BrayerA <b><i>brayer</i></b> is the roller used in printmaking to apply ink to the surface of a plate. In the following image, the roll-up of ink is used in making a monotype with the subject image of a brayer. This was done in the print shop at C.W. Post campus of Long Island University, where I teach printmaking.<br />
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This monotype started with black ink rolled up onto a Plexiglas plate. The ink was removed with a rag wrapped around my index finger, to reveal the shape of the black brayer and handle. The handle of a paintbrush was used to make some of the thin white lines. I left some black marks as shadows. The print was made on dampened white Hahnemuhle etching paper. The first pass through the press yielded a black and white print. I used yellow and red ink diluted with #0000 plate oil, rolled up on a second Plexiglas plate to make a second pass through the press. This is called a double-drop print. It requires accurate registration on the press bed. The ink transparency of the second drop allows the black image to show through.<div>
I drew this from observation, directly on the plate. The inspiration came from the cover of our printmaking textbook, <b><i>The Complete Printmaker, </i></b>by John Ross, Clare Romano, and Tim Ross. Here is the link to the book on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/The-Complete-Printmaker-Techniques-Innovations/dp/0029273722</div>
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Linda Prentisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11595941424446236690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110817381237003301.post-88807879596547569322016-02-24T06:44:00.002-08:002016-02-24T06:46:55.409-08:00Black and White plus TwoOne way that artists work with color is to limit the color. This monotype limits colors to black ink plus two. Colors mix a little on the plate while it is being inked and printed. The white of the paper is part of the color too. Inks that are applied lightly with the brayer show the white of the paper, appearing as a tint of the inked color.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Bamboo Composition," monotype, approx. 9" x 12" 2016</td></tr>
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Yellow is a difficult color to work with in printmaking. Yellow doesn't contrast well against white paper. This print uses a rollup of cadmium yellow, a strong yellow that does contrast. The red is a mixture of process red and black, to reduce the chroma. With black also rolled up on the plate with a brayer, it further mixes. The bamboo leaves and stems were placed on the plate so they act as a mask. The leaves are then flipped and run through the press twice. The pattern is evident in the lighter leaf shapes. The yellow and red work as a background, reading like a table-top with a still life in a vase.<br />
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The monotype process yields only one print. Here is how I made this. I inked a plate, in this case a Plexiglas plate, and then ran the plate through an etching press with dampened white paper.Linda Prentisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11595941424446236690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110817381237003301.post-61287126022947908462016-02-22T07:23:00.004-08:002016-05-28T09:22:33.134-07:00Black and WhiteI'm looking through my art for a suitable small black and white image for a kitchen. Here is one possible piece, a still life etching completed in the 1970s. This was done by drawing directly on the zinc plate while it was coated with hard ground. There was no completed preliminary sketch, although I may have made a few thumbnail sketches to get the composition right. The tones are dependent on hatching and crosshatch lines. The mirror doesn't seem quite round, does it? But the ellipse of the small basket is accurately drawn.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Still Life," etching, approx. 3 ½" x 4"</td></tr>
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Artists' styles change over the years, and it is evident in the above etching that my style has changed. The subject of the still life was influenced by looking at the unique work of Giorgio Morandi. My composition and arrangement of objects is quite my own closely cropped style. Later, after 2006, I began opening up the space around objects, and relying on less formal hatching. The hatch work was influenced by Francisco Goya, who sometimes used the horizontal hatch lines like I have done in the background. Goya is better known for his work with aquatint. Here is an aquatint of mine.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Irises in Vase," etching and aquatint, approx. 6" x 9 ½"</td></tr>
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The irises were drawn directly on the zinc plate with a Sharpie marker as the acid resist. The plate was then aquatinted to get the rich dark background. The subject matter was influenced by the beautiful monotype irises of Michael Mazur. I did a series of monotype black and white irises too. I'll show those at another time.<br />
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<br />Linda Prentisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11595941424446236690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110817381237003301.post-48382307736941602992016-02-21T08:39:00.001-08:002016-02-21T08:42:35.761-08:00There is no Frigate like a BookEmily Dickinson is one of my favorite poets. Her short poems speak to my heart. So naturally, I made one of her poems the subject of a small artist's book, complete with an illustration of a steam frigate at the start, and the Montauk Lighthouse at the end.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"There is no Frigate like a Book," accordion book with monotype, graphite illustration, collage, and calligraphy, approx. 2 ½" x 3 ¼" when closed. (sold)</td></tr>
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The background is made from a discarded piece of 100% rag (pure cotton) BFK Rives etching paper. The ends show the deckle edge of this beautiful thick soft paper. The background printing is a monotype with plant impressions in tints of blue and yellow. The writing is my own calligraphy, done on handmade paper and glued into the book.<br />
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Here is Emily Dickinson's poem, so apt for a little book:<br />
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<i>There is no frigate like a book </i></div>
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<i>To take us lands away, </i></div>
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<i>Nor any coursers like a page </i></div>
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<i>Of prancing poetry. </i></div>
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<i>This traverse may the poorest take </i></div>
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<i>Without oppress of toll; </i></div>
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<i>How frugal is the chariot </i></div>
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<i>That bears a human soul! </i></div>
Linda Prentisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11595941424446236690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110817381237003301.post-61094543150272254892016-02-20T16:46:00.000-08:002016-02-20T16:46:19.509-08:00Exploring Muted ColorI've been thinking a lot about color lately, and working out color combinations with Prismacolor pencils. These are two sketches using muted color. I'm working out what colors I will use in future etchings.<br />
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These sketches use shades of purple, brown, grey, and pink. These nonobjective designs start with a small central rectangle and grow outwards. The first drawing has a dominant horizontal axis. The second drawing balances the horizontal and vertical axes. Both drawings rely on some diagonals to add a feeling of movement.Linda Prentisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11595941424446236690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110817381237003301.post-63885132568722904502016-02-19T07:46:00.000-08:002016-02-19T07:46:48.717-08:00Winter Landscape: SkatersI spent many happy hours skating on Cook's Pond in Westhampton Beach when I was a kid. This composition is drawn from several sources: photos of another frozen pond on Long Island, sketches of skaters done at Rockefeller Center, and memories of skating with my sisters.<br />
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<br />Linda Prentisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11595941424446236690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110817381237003301.post-43334809792534723282016-02-17T06:17:00.002-08:002016-02-17T06:20:56.347-08:00February Blossoming WildflowersThese wildflowers, a type of Spathe, bloom in February. Even in the snow, the unique blossoms of the Skunk Cabbage<i> Symplocarpus foetidus</i>, pop up in marshy areas of the Northeast. I like to go to the Quogue Wildlife Refuge and observe them. The root system generates heat and melts the snow. The bright green leaves come later. The name is from the look of the leaves. They resemble cabbage, and if you disturb or cut them, they have an awful odor. Since the Wildlife Refuge gives us a boardwalk to keep us out of the muck, you are not likely to experience this odor. I never have.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Skunk Cabbage," colored pencil on vellum, 12" x 12"</td></tr>
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All the above were drawn from memory. The drypoint etching is an example of another Spathe plant, not a Skunk Cabbage.<br />
Drypoint etchings are drawn directly on a zinc plate with a sharp stylus that cuts into the metal. Ink is pushed into the grooves of the plate, then wiped off the surface with a starched cheesecloth called a tarlatan. Then dampened paper is pressed onto the plate, and run through an etching press under great pressure. The resulting print is unique each time it is printed. This photo shows the background so that you can see the deckle and torn edge of the paper. You can also see the plate mark, an indentation around the image. Etchings print with a slight three-dimensional effect. Even the lines are slightly raised.<br />
<br />Linda Prentisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11595941424446236690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110817381237003301.post-51803526988384022582016-02-16T06:17:00.002-08:002016-02-16T06:17:45.774-08:00Flowers in WinterWinter is a time for looking forward to spring. I often paint or draw flowers in the winter. These two monotypes were done in January at C.W. Post, Long Island University's Old Powerhouse Printmaking Workshop.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Flowers in Winter I," monotype, 9" x 12" 2016</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Flowers in Winter II," monotype, 9" x 12" 2016</td></tr>
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The second monotype was done by adding color to the ghost image left on the plate. These were done with oil-based inks on a plexiglas plate, printed with the etching press.<br /><br />Linda Prentisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11595941424446236690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110817381237003301.post-27798082743810299512016-02-15T09:05:00.001-08:002016-02-15T09:10:46.617-08:00The Atlantic OceanThe ocean beaches on Long Island -- where I grew up and spent many sunny summer days -- are beautiful in winter, too. These two small oil paintings were done from a combination of photos and memory in warmer days, diving into the waves.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Wave," oil on canvas, 9" x 12" (sold)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Seascape, Atlantic Ocean at Westhampton Beach," 9" x 12"</td></tr>
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I am fascinated by the ocean, at once beautiful and terrible. The constant motion of the waves, the changing color of the water, the difference from one day to the next, and the smell and sound of the sand and surf at any season is calming to my soul. Painting all that I see and feel as I walk along the beach is influenced by a lifetime of watching the waves. I had two teachers who inspired me to paint the ocean: Pete Klotz, my high school art teacher, and Marcose Blahove, who lived next door to me.Linda Prentisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11595941424446236690noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110817381237003301.post-55905315699473050262016-02-14T08:57:00.002-08:002016-02-14T09:12:24.225-08:00Sketch Based on a ShapeI try to draw every day. Often I base the sketch on a shape. It might be a circle, a square, a triangle, or any other shape. Since it is Valentine's Day, the obvious shape is a heart. So here it is!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Heart Shapes, February 14, 2016," graphite on paper, approx. 8" x 10"</td></tr>
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What makes a good work of art? I think it is often the application of the principles of design as evident in this drawing. Contrast of size, a change in direction, contrast of value, repetition of shape, and a sense of movement are all part of the principles. The basic element of this drawing, the subject matter in this case, is the shape of the heart.Linda Prentisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11595941424446236690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110817381237003301.post-24142146414773338262016-02-13T07:41:00.003-08:002016-02-13T09:36:32.661-08:00Still Life Drawing: Sea ShellsI live on Eastern Long Island, surrounded by water. The beaches on the Atlantic Ocean and the Long Island Sound are among the most beautiful on the planet! I've been beachcombing and collecting shells my entire life, so naturally I use the shells for still life. The following drawings are lifesize. I enjoy arranging shells in different combinations, making formal compositions within a rectangle. Each shell is carefully placed to make the most of the negative space on the page, and to show the shape in its most characteristic view.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Five Shells," graphite on watercolor paper, 6" x 9"</td></tr>
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The tools to make these detailed drawings are simple: number 2B and 4B drawing pencils, kneaded eraser, white plastic eraser, single-edged razor blade (to sharpen the white eraser and pencils) tortillon for smudging, sandpaper pad to keep the pencil and tortillon sharp, strong natural sunlight, and smooth 100% rag watercolor paper.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Four Shells," graphite on watercolor paper, 6" x 9"<br />
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You will notice that I don't try to pick out perfect shells. Some of these shells are broken, have drill holes, bleached and worn by the sun and salt water, and are deteriorated almost beyond recognition. Shells on a beach can be 100 years old! Or they can be fresh that week. Common shells on Long Island beaches included in these drawings: hard clam (quahog), ribbed mussel, scallop, cockle, moon snail shell, and slipper snail shells. The slipper shells come from the north shore beaches, and from Orient Point.<br />
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<br />Linda Prentisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11595941424446236690noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110817381237003301.post-31026136618455934712016-02-12T10:45:00.002-08:002016-02-12T10:50:00.134-08:00Small Handmade BookBook arts are part of printmaking for me. The possibility of making something that can be touched, where the texture of the paper and the scale of the three-dimensional object is felt as well as seen is a way to translate the magic of printmaking for the viewer. If you can hold, see, smell, and turn pages of a work of art, walk around with it in your hand, it becomes much more personal. My books sometimes have words and images, but this one does not. The color, texture and shape is the message. Since it is a three-dimensional object, I am showing several photos from different open positions. The book has two red covers, made from handmade paper.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Handmade book, handmade paper and folded monotype, printed with Akua intaglio ink, approx. 2 ¾" square</td></tr>
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This book is a one-of-a-kind work of art. The monotype and hand assembly of the covers makes it impossible to duplicate.The inks used are Akua water-based intaglio inks. The pages have tints of yellow and blue, but what doesn't really show in a photo is the inclusion of gold. The pages sparkle as you turn them.Linda Prentisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11595941424446236690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110817381237003301.post-18722985342079372342016-02-10T07:50:00.001-08:002016-02-15T09:07:52.849-08:00Landscape AbstractionsLandscapes have their special challenges. The basics are horizontal and vertical elements. These two prints are based on those abstracted elements, without reference to a specific place. They are imaginary landscapes, similar to the concept of the collages posted yesterday.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Landscape," editioned solarplate etching on BFK Rives paper, approx. 6" x 9" (sold)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Landscape," monotype, approx. 9" x 12" (sold)</td></tr>
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<br />Linda Prentisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11595941424446236690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110817381237003301.post-73149652857036566522016-02-08T14:44:00.001-08:002016-02-08T14:44:09.687-08:00CollageCollage is different than any other artform. I save scraps of discarded paper or fine art papers and combine them by cutting or tearing into shapes and overlapping or fitting them onto a rectangle or a square. When I find a pleasing composition, I glue the pieces down. The contrast, direction, texture, and color of the papers are important. No subject matter is needed, but vertical and horizontal movements suggest landscape.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Untitled, Collage on bristol board, approx. 3" x 5"</td></tr>
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