Still painting

In addition to all the printmaking, I have been painting lots of new things. All still very much in process, especially the three large ones in the top image.

Discoveries

Lots of progress with the ink handling! These are all monotypes (the plate is blank except for the ink) made using a 9"x14" plexi plate. The top print was the first, and it almost did not happen. I had inked the sky intending to make a sunrise mountain landscape. Once I put on the orange color for the mountains, it became clear the image would not work. I almost scrapped the whole thing but decided not to waste all that ink. Using a brayer, I mixed the blue ank orange ink until it was smooth. This suggested a refinery image I painted a while back. After several other good ideas turned into mistakes turned into discoveries, this silver tank appeared. All four prints were run through the press twice, the second pass mostly used to add darker color and detail.

More prints

My best day of printing so far. I think these are power plants.

Experiments

Though it may not be clear on the computer screen, these prints all have silver ink in them. It looks pretty cool in person.

Spherical

I tried using a small circular plate (4" diameter). Still learning how to render volume. Ideally, I'd like it to be a balance between the drawing and the ink.

Prints! Pt. 2!

One plate can produce endless variations depending on how it is inked. This makes the process so exciting. The sofa was made from a plate produced by my studiomate and inked by me.

Prints!

One of my Christmas presents this year was a small etching press. Yay! These are from the first day of printing. Unfortunately, photos cannot reproduce the beautiful colors and the wonderful way the ink sits on the paper. Now I just wish I had more hours in the day.

More new work

The crane is a study for a larger painting. The tank is an experiment I started this morning. When the tunnel is finished, it will be one in a series of four.

Small Works show

I have several pieces in the Small Works show at Artzone 461 Gallery. The show consists of work that is 20" or smaller in any dimension and should be quite fun. Concurrently, in the main gallery is a show of large oil paintings by Randy Beckelheimer. What could be better than beautifully painted giant industrial landscapes? Info below. Hope you can stop by.

Small Works

January 15 - February 20

Artzone 461 Gallery

461 Valencia St. (btwn 15th and 16th), San Francisco, CA

415-441-8680

Gallery Hours:

Wednesday-Sunday, Noon-6PM

or by appointment

New year, new work

One of the best ways to keep warm in my very cold studio is to stretch canvas. Since it's been quite wintery here lately, I have built up a large supply of new canvases. I find blank canvas irresistible, so these won't sit around very long, but it's nice to be able to start so much new work at the start of the new year.

The top three paintings are sourced from Flip videos I shot in Texas and California. The tunnel is part of a series. Bottom two are older work getting closer to completion.

Website update

Lots of new work at heidimatic!

Progress on paintings new and old

Started several new paintings...

Six new ones in the past week. More photos soon.