Varnishing Day
In recent weeks I have finished a batch of ten new pieces and let them dry thoroughly. Now it’s time to varnish them. Because my work is a combination of…
Immersed in Green
As I observed two weeks ago, the South Carolina gardenscape is GREEN. The view from my studio at the back of my home has glimpses of a sunny golf course…
UNEXPECTED COMBINATION
My studio is cluttered with stacks of prints on the floor and on my inspiration board. I have a stack of old paintings that I want to recycle. Through my…
Midsummer Green
Midsummer in South Carolina is all about green. Even though the weather is hot and dry, the native vegetation remains green, if a bit dusty and wilted. Spring flowers fade…
Keep Going
“The world is crazy. Creative work is hard. How do you keep going?” – Austin Kleon I’m considering this question as I work in my studio these days. I’m reading Austin…
Small Palmettos
This week I’m reworking small 7x5” monotypes of palmetto trees by mounting them on panels. The sabal palmetto is the state tree of South Carolina and often appears in my…
Starting Is Fast; Finishing Is Slow
Last fall, I was invited to paint during a corporate event at Columbia Museum of Art. If you missed the original post, you can read about here. Painting at CMA…
Mounting on Cradled Panels
This week I’m still focusing on finishing some of my works on paper. I mounted three 12x12 inch pieces on cradled panels. I wanted to mount some of my 9x9…
Is It Finished?
Summer Garden #1 Monoprint on cradled panel 12x12 inches ©2020 Lucinda Howe In the past few weeks, I’ve been making artwork on paper. I’m satisfied with the images, and I’ve…
Practicing
This week I’m journaling about coneflower shapes and practicing gelli plate printing. I’m incorporating stone wall shapes into the prints to ground the floating flower shapes. I’m also experimenting with…