Prints

Etchings, Linocuts, Silkscreens

“House and Grounds”

Inspired by David Hockney’s “The Rake’s Progress” series of etchings and Robert Motherwell’s early “The Homely Protestant”. Begun before my U. S. Air Force duty and finished soon after.

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“No Answers Here”

Inspired by University of Iowa MFA John Paul Jones’ beautiful etching “Annunciation”.

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“The Sky Is Falling”

Inspired by University of Iowa MFA Gene Matthews’ “Many Pitts” painting below. And using Maurico Lasansky’s single plate printing technique of yellow ochre 1st then black ink 2nd printing sequence.
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Note: The next three etchings were conceived while working as a janitor in an off-campus University of Colorado building that housed the women’s dance department.

“10th Aurora avec Delacroix”

Actual Delacroix painting “Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple” in the Vatican Museum with “airborne” figure below.
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“Who’s There?”
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“Shade”

Inspired by just looking out a window at 10th & Aurora University of Colorado
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“Speaking”

Conceived right after a speech that I made at an anti-war rally on campus at the University of Colorado in 1972. Still loving David Hockney’s work and early style.
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Spray paint “aquatint” etching
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Silkscreen with painted-on block-out like my acrylic paintings at that time.
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Etching done at Chicago Printmakers Collaborative around 2006
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Samples of 10 linocut prints done in 1988/89 below:

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8/2020 Linocut two colors done at Iowa City’s TAAG studio, now closed.
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