Two of my etchings have been accepted at the 33rd Annual National Print Exhibition at the ArtLink Gallery in Fort Wayne. It’s very exciting news to have both of my entries selected for this year’s ArtLink Show. This prestigious Exhibition has been around a long time and is always […]
Monthly Archives: April 2014
Amanda Ward gluing the pieces together for the theater backdrop.
The quaint Alpine village gets a backdrop
Preparations for the first painting in the series proceed. The finished theater has movable side panels that can be swiveled on dowels. Scene One will show a quaint Alpine village in which the inhabitants confront a mysterious stranger.
The Theater is Finished
Building a small theater in my studio for the next painting. The front is laminated paper on board, but the theatre can handle movable side wings and can be illuminated with small spot lights. The blowfish simply shows how the theater immediately creates context that suggests story and mystery. The […]
Preparation for the next painting
In the second state of Elisa’s bookplate I darkened the wing and added some texture, increasing the drama and visual impact of the piece.
Elisa’s bookplate State Two
The first state of the bookplate is complete. I have regrounded the plate and will strengthen some of the edges and clean up a few anomalies. I changed the position of the bird to show more clearly that it is flying, the keys spinning in the air before it. Ravens […]