Agave
In front of my atelier there is a plant container with an agave. I saw it thousand times, now I started a print.It was more difficult than I thought, but […]
Author Archives: Abel Dewitz
Nachtschelms 6. Kind
Ich habe großen Spaß an den Nonsense-Gedichten von Christian Morgenstern. Vor Jahren habe ich eine kleine Serie zu diesem Gedicht gemacht: Kleinformatige Holzschnitte mit Collageelementen. Eine Anfrage zu einem Aussstellungsprojekt […]
Oyster Shells
These Oyster shells are a reminiscence of the swedish coast, where we found them. Strange shapes, so individual but nevertheless following a structural design. And the incrustations and the barnacles! […]
Geranium pratense
The Meadow Cranesbill is beautiful throughout the year. The blossoms in red or blue, the seedpots looking like a cranes beak and in spring the leaves in vivid green. This […]
Giersch
Goutweed isn´t always the gardeners friend, because it´s difficult to get rid of it. But don´t forget: You can have the leaves for salad.This is the second print dedicated to […]
Pestwurz
Die Pestwurz – entlang der Waldwege zeigt sie ihre großen Blätter. Dies Motiv stellt mich vor zwei Herausforderunge: die Farbe Grün und ein Motiv ohne Farbkontraste. Zwei Gründe, es trotzdem […]
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 […]
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 […]
