tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041026155195090161Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:04:33 +0000artworkprintingprintmakingblockprintingpastelsplantsmisc.reduction printObamaPaeoniaart faircreaturesetsygardenmmmmpeonieswaterless lithographyhttp://starkeyart.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (starkeyart)Blogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041026155195090161.post-5248114779844003233Mon, 12 Dec 2016 04:47:00 +00002016-12-11T23:47:21.020-05:00 So I just had a show for the month of November in the Works On Paper Gallery at Sinclair Community College. It ended up completely different than what I had planned, but it all worked out rather nicely. They are all monotypes, and it was a nice break from woodblock trees and forests to do something else for a little while. The funny thing is, I was struggling at the beginning with imagery http://starkeyart.blogspot.com/2016/12/monotypes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (starkeyart)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041026155195090161.post-8757590196975653572Tue, 15 Sep 2015 05:13:00 +00002015-09-15T01:28:55.139-04:00 So there was a day this March when I looked out at the freshly fallen snow and realized that it was time to make a print of the view. I had thought about it many times during the past six years that I've been printmaking, and in fact many of the trees and limbs in my prints are modeled after those in my yard. Doing a whole landscape, though? It was time. I knew the view would be changing. http://starkeyart.blogspot.com/2015/09/changing-views.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (starkeyart)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041026155195090161.post-2835370744892547633Mon, 01 Dec 2014 04:41:00 +00002014-11-30T23:41:11.890-05:00 So, this print took a while.  Originally it was going to be quick, and it was intended to be used as a demonstration of woodblock reduction printmaking for a couple of talks/demos I was scheduled to give at the Dayton Art Institute.  I had it all planned out as I began to draw the limbs and leaves on this tree.  I would bring images of the pencil drawing, the marker drawing and ahttp://starkeyart.blogspot.com/2014/11/no-32-and-things.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (starkeyart)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041026155195090161.post-8281797146265468023Wed, 26 Feb 2014 02:42:00 +00002014-02-25T21:42:22.885-05:00 So I have a solo show coming up.  It's at Glen Helen in Yellow Springs and runs from March 4-April 29 with a reception on March 9.  I hang it in five days.  I had to come up with a name for the show, and just like when it comes to naming prints, I drew a blank.  And there you have  it, the reason all my prints are numbered.  Suddenly Numbered seemed like the http://starkeyart.blogspot.com/2014/02/numbered.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (starkeyart)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041026155195090161.post-5771669589944171968Sun, 11 Aug 2013 15:40:00 +00002013-08-11T11:41:37.040-04:00 I have no idea what the answer is to that question.  If you have any idea, please let me know.  The thing is, that when it comes to these multi-block prints, you can always add another block or keep editing.  The hard part is saying to yourself, "This is enough, it is what I want, I like this."  At least that's the hard part for me. This image?  It's http://starkeyart.blogspot.com/2013/08/how-do-you-know-when-print-is-finished.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (starkeyart)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041026155195090161.post-3513146608181521956Sun, 11 Aug 2013 15:09:00 +00002013-08-11T11:09:34.018-04:00Almost 2 years since I have made a blog post???  I have thought out a hundred of these things and yet they have not made it here.  Time to do some catching up.http://starkeyart.blogspot.com/2013/08/what.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (starkeyart)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041026155195090161.post-865867797717611901Mon, 12 Sep 2011 03:48:00 +00002011-09-11T23:48:48.828-04:00 So I spent today making this woodblock reduction print.  It's pretty surprising that I was able to start and finish an edition in one day, and equally surprising that I do a print that has much meaning other than being, well, trees.  It was inspired by a conversation I had a few days ago with my teenage son that was stuck in my head and doing the print was a good opportunity to get http://starkeyart.blogspot.com/2011/09/9-10.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (starkeyart)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041026155195090161.post-3215525098325575368Mon, 25 Jul 2011 02:55:00 +00002011-07-25T00:01:23.847-04:00artworkSo, I was feeling pretty good about being the featured artist at this charming new cafe, Amicis. There's not all that much wall space and I have plenty of prints and framed prints and empty frames, and I have a week to decide what will go. I was feeling pretty good about it until I made this postcard this morning an sent out invites to a ton of people and started getting back responses.Seeing http://starkeyart.blogspot.com/2011/07/receptions-and-things.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (starkeyart)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041026155195090161.post-1445033761853552030Tue, 08 Mar 2011 04:41:00 +00002011-03-08T00:43:44.070-05:00So, this is part of a big block I spent a few weeks carving at the end of 2010 and beginning of 2011. It was slow going at times because of the detail, but I was really enjoying this 24" x 20" piece of Shina plywood so I tried not to keep track of the time spent carving it. I'm realizing that I don't have much to say about it except that I still haven't figured out exactly how it looks best http://starkeyart.blogspot.com/2011/03/big-trees.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (starkeyart)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041026155195090161.post-2118730279049244944Wed, 01 Dec 2010 06:30:00 +00002011-02-10T08:50:05.968-05:00Where to begin with this one? Let's start with the week I spent making black and white prints for Visceral Gallery's Color Restrained show the last week of August, because that seems like the beginning of this story. These are the prints, made from one of my mix-n-match moku hanga experiments, previously printed in color. This was the first time I had tried printing in black and white since I http://starkeyart.blogspot.com/2010/12/black-ink-fresh-art-and-inspiration.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (starkeyart)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041026155195090161.post-4991568417900681878Thu, 04 Nov 2010 06:09:00 +00002010-11-04T02:31:04.373-04:00artworkpastelsSo, there was this crazy week at the beginning of September where I had about seven art deadlines I decided I would attempt within a week. After it was over and I caught up on sleep, I wondered what the point was, and if it was worth it to enter juried shows and write proposals for shows and try to get grants. I'm still not sure, but I'm happy to say that my efforts thus far have been rewarded.http://starkeyart.blogspot.com/2010/11/published.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (starkeyart)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041026155195090161.post-9164238825359886279Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:38:00 +00002010-08-13T08:32:40.364-04:00artworkprintmakingwaterless lithographySo, a few months ago I had about an hour to pop into a workshop at the Dayton Printmakers Co-Op by Sinclair printmaking professor Kevin Harris for a quick lesson on waterless lithography. For those unfamiliar with the process, it goes something like this... you draw on a grained aluminum litho plate, cover the drawing with a thin layer of silicone, wash off the drawing and voila, you are left http://starkeyart.blogspot.com/2010/08/waterless-litho-luv-aka-somebody-hide.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (starkeyart)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041026155195090161.post-2520592064875048159Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:49:00 +00002010-08-10T18:32:03.262-04:00art fairartworkprintmakingSo, Sunday I experienced my first art fair, Art On the Commons in Kettering, Ohio. It's a pretty big deal around here with about 100 artists juried in, 35 of them local, including me. I'm still thinking about it and trying to figure out what I did wrong and what I did right, and if it was worth the time and effort. Today I'm thinking it was definitely worth it now that I've cleaned up the http://starkeyart.blogspot.com/2010/08/art-on-commons-morning-after.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (starkeyart)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041026155195090161.post-8619633188908880864Wed, 04 Aug 2010 04:02:00 +00002010-08-04T01:09:19.144-04:00printmakingSo, exactly two years ago today I started my first reduction print, these hosta leaves. I know it was exactly two years ago today because it was my birthday and I woke up early on a Sunday morning while everyone else in the house slept in and decided I was going to give reduction printmaking a try. I remembered how unhappy I was with the results as I read this blog post where I refer to it as ahttp://starkeyart.blogspot.com/2010/08/celebrating-two-years-of-reduction.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (starkeyart)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041026155195090161.post-2415787026412416548Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:52:00 +00002010-07-23T02:04:51.734-04:00So, I haven't been a good blogger lately. I think I may have to do some back tracking as there has been quite a lot of activity going on the past few months. The FilmDayton letterpress poster project which consumed a couple months of my life, a variety of new printmaking techniques at my disposal and capturing my attention, my first two Baren Forum exchange prints and my space at the Cannery http://starkeyart.blogspot.com/2010/07/catching-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (starkeyart)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041026155195090161.post-81837430271422987Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:04:00 +00002010-02-24T01:20:12.680-05:00artworkSo, it was about a year ago when I entered my first juried show, the 19th Annual Dayton Area Works On Paper. To date, my percentages are pretty good, as this year it was the 4th juried show I've submitted to and the 4th show for which I've had an entry accepted. Even better, when the show opens this Sunday I'll be receiving my first award.When I was trying to decide which three things to enter http://starkeyart.blogspot.com/2010/02/20th-annual-dayton-area-works-on-paper.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (starkeyart)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041026155195090161.post-6529728917588285410Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:29:00 +00002010-02-24T00:02:23.899-05:00artworkprintmakingreduction printSo, I put the final layer of ink down on my Road Into Town print a couple of Sunday nights ago, giving it just enough time to dry before throwing it into a frame to submit to Dayton Area Works on Paper the following Monday. I've blogged about the making of this one here, here, here, here and here, but I just wasn't able to bring myself to print the final reduction until faced with a deadline. http://starkeyart.blogspot.com/2010/02/road-into-town-continued-once-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (starkeyart)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041026155195090161.post-771660679269669045Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:45:00 +00002010-02-13T14:33:31.588-05:00So, I'm not even sure where to begin with this one. I could begin with a description of the proofs I pulled today at the Dayton Printmakers Co-Op on my second trip there. I could talk about the Co-Op, but that needs pictures (blog post soon to come). Or I could start with how I got there in the first place, because thinking your days are numbered can lead to an interesting carpe diem story. http://starkeyart.blogspot.com/2010/02/and-now-something-completely-different.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (starkeyart)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041026155195090161.post-4502611171600678172Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:28:00 +00002010-01-05T06:46:44.339-05:00artworkprintmakingreduction printSo there it was, January 2 of the New Year, and I had just finished a reduction print and was thinking about clearing up my printmaking mess and putting away the Christmas decorations. Instead I kept staring at the two 12" x 12" linoleum blocks my 14 year-old son had picked out for me as a Christmas present, and he was putting the pressure on."Those are big, you need to make something cool!" andhttp://starkeyart.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-year-new-print-out-of-mouth-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (starkeyart)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041026155195090161.post-799737103917096095Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:44:00 +00002009-12-26T02:18:43.914-05:00So, here it is. My Christmas print. It's a monotype with about 8 impressions on Sekishu with Akua Kolor ink and measures approximately 7.5" x 10". I've found that it is really difficult to get a rich looking black with these inks, hence the multiple impressions. The fact that I don't actually have black ink might also have a little to do with that.This monotype is from a picture that came http://starkeyart.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-monotype.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (starkeyart)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041026155195090161.post-2774877271938423757Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:46:00 +00002009-12-05T22:32:22.440-05:00artworkprintingprintmakingSo, I put this monotype in DVAC's ARTtoBUY gallery shop. It was kind of a last minute decision because I wasn't sure I wanted to part with it, but since I'm doing the reduction of the same scene I thought I could let go. It's the view when I turn right after pulling out of my street, and it's quite a lovely view headed down the hill that leads into Bellbrook. It always looks different http://starkeyart.blogspot.com/2009/12/road-into-town-continued.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (starkeyart)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041026155195090161.post-8781277074515158146Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:13:00 +00002009-11-07T10:43:02.607-05:00artworkmisc.printmakingSo, last night I did my first printmaking demonstration at DVAC's opening of ARTtoBUY. First of all, the gallery looked great and I can't believe the transformation of half of it into an art gift shop. Hats off to Patrick Mauk who runs the thing, as he did an incredible job. Secondly, that place was filled! It was three hours of non-stop people and at many times it was difficult to even move http://starkeyart.blogspot.com/2009/11/first-demonstration.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (starkeyart)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041026155195090161.post-1235844497290999394Sun, 25 Oct 2009 07:24:00 +00002009-10-26T15:11:54.704-04:00artworkprintingprintmakingSo, it was a year ago, First Friday of November 2008, that I went to my very first First Friday. I had known about this First Friday thing since it's inception, where the galleries downtown are open late (and serve drinks), and had thought that it was something I'd like to attend but never really had the opportunity. That night, I just happened to be having beers with a friend from work and I http://starkeyart.blogspot.com/2009/10/so-it-was-year-ago-first-friday-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (starkeyart)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041026155195090161.post-4317559566739011437Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:19:00 +00002009-10-25T13:16:44.937-04:00artworkprintmakingThis is the first tree I carved. It was on EasyCut around the end of May in 2008. I remember being really disappointed when I tried to print it. The paper was all wrong. I think I printed on dry pastel paper. And I couldn't get good coverage. I was using Speedball Water Soluble ink applied with a brayer.I reprinted it this week with Akua Kolor waterbased inks, brushed on, doing multiple http://starkeyart.blogspot.com/2009/10/getting-there-printmaking-201.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (starkeyart)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041026155195090161.post-7589328311590633552Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:56:00 +00002009-10-06T23:22:55.533-04:00artworkprintingprintmakingI was originally going to include these with my previous post, but once I got off the subject with color, I thought it might be better to start fresh. Here is my block after the first and second reduction, as well as the printed results. The print from the first reduction is a little different than the block. I ended up carving away more of the shadow in the road because the shape was looking http://starkeyart.blogspot.com/2009/10/making-some-progress-part-ii.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (starkeyart)3