01 April 2020

Woodblock Wednesday - "Water" revisited

Returning to an old block, using paint that dried up in containers - just add water and it comes back to life!
Start with grey

Or start with green (algae, perhaps?)

The second layer is blue

The work area is getting chaotic

At the end of the session - two layers each, one more to go,
next time - experiment with colours

Ready for next time
Before "next time" I hope to start cutting a reduction block. It's been on my mind for a while, even to the point of jotting down a few ideas, and cogitating on a few photos seen on instagram -
Too simple? Needs to be large, with strong colour? 

Positive and negative, not sure that would work

Using gouge-marks to make areas of different
tones - would the registration have to be perfect?

Love the way the subtle red lines work, and the texture from
rolling oily ink on - how to get that with watercolour?
A pack of carefully cut circles, made in 2009 and rediscovered
 in 2019 included some ideas

Or maybe this, a printout of a screenshot of a photo?

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