Collagraph: Artist’s Model

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Artist’s Model 10×6.75 collagraph with watercolor

Available in my Etsy Shop.
The plate for this collagraph (see process shots below) was made from mat board and construction paper – and it was printed in a small edition of 5, intaglio style. If you’d like to see a tutorial video on making one of these collagraphs, visit my youtube channel.

In a small edition like this (five), it’s great fun to leave empty spaces in the design of the plate, to allow for experimentation and whimsy while coloring of the print. In the scene above, the art on the wall and the window were left blank (see the unpainted print below) so I could draw, paint or collage whatever felt right on each print.

What do you do in your art-making to mix things up and open doors for further experimentation and frivolity?

This is print #1 (finished, sold) and #2 (in process).  You can see how altering the treatment of the window view and the art on the wall changes the overall look of the final collagraph.

Starting to paint the figure while pondering the view through the window Empty spaces in the collagraph design = room to experiment with imagery and themes

I left the scenery through the window and the art on the wall blank so each print could be altered in those areas with paint, pigments, collage, etc.

Pulling the collagraph after a trip through my Takach etching press.

Building the plate with a mat board base, and construction paper shapes, adhered with Liquitex Gloss Medium & Varnish.

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