Fine Art Printmaking & Painting
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 Left: Hand colored aquatint Above: Three color lino-cut monoprint Lower left: Hand colored multi-plate etching Below: Four color fine art lithograph |
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| Fine art prints are
different from the kind of printing we're used to seeing in brochures,
postcards, etc. Fine art prints are not mechanically reproduced prints
of art, but art themselves. Although fine art printmaking uses a
variety of techniques and approach to reach the final result, all of my
prints are hand drawn or painted onto a "plate" in a usually
painstaking and laborious process. After the plate is made, it is
hand-inked, then placed on a hand-cranked press with paper on top, then
run through the press to get an impression of the plate onto paper.
Fine art printmaking is a very lengthy and complex process. For
example, the print Meeting
at Dusk
took 3 weeks of very long days from drawing to processing to printing
to create a limited edition of 10 prints. Usually I print monoprints
(each painted plate yields a unique print) or color prints by hand
after
they are made in order to create artwork that is wholly original from
piece to piece. Prints can be made in editions, using the same ink and
paper to create a series of virtually identical prints. Usually I print
very small editions and print no more pieces after the initial edition.
Frankly, I'm done with it creatively and want to keep the quantity low
to increase the value of the prints. I employ a variety of types of
fine art printmaking that have different technical challenges and
results. Thank you for your interest in fine art printmaking and my work. Peace. Adabel |