Los Faros
Three reduction cuts with two kinds of blue. “El mar y los faros” (“The sea and the lighthouses”), that´s the theme of the International Miniprint Cantabria in Santander/Spain. Since I […]
Author Archives: Abel Dewitz
Tree Stump
A tree stump with splinters where the chainsaw had stopped, that´s what got me started. I tried not to mix the colors before printing, but to reach the final color […]
No Art!
This time I don´t show you art! Planning a print with a lot of overlays of colors it´s difficult to get the colors right. So I decided to make a […]
Color Pencils
Eine alte Buche ist gefällt. Auf dem Stumpf sind einige Splitter stehen geblieben. Hier eine Buntstiftstudie für einen möglichen Farbholzschnitt. Jede einzelne Farbe ist eine Überlagerung von (wenig) Blau, Rot […]
Don´t throw it away
There are always prints with some imperfections, perhaps a first proof. I keep them and from time to time I use them for a collage. Of course this new work […]
Pebbles 3
This group of prints is complete now. Three woodcuts from one plate for grey and one colourplate. Step by step, some small parts of the grey plate are carved away […]
Pebbles 2
A reduction print with eight layers of grey and one layer of blue. Ein Druck mit verlorener Platte. Acht Lagen Grau und eine Lage Blaugrau.
Pebbles
A small woodcut with eight layers of grey. Ein kleiner Holzschnitt mit acht Schichten von Grau. It´s a reduction cut, i.e. more and more of the plate is removed. Only […]
Developing a Print Part 5
Developing a Print Part 4
This will be a print with three parts. Two of them are ready now. But printmaking is not always straightforward. You always come to a crossing where you have to […]
Developing a Print Part 3
Now the first print is done. It´s the third part of a series of three. The paper was rather dry. So the black areas are not an even and smooth […]
Developing a print Part 2
The carving is done. With some water and a brush I remove the paper that I glued on the plate. Then it´s time for a testprint. This print includes the […]
