Color linocut reduction on wove paper.
Edition of 100.
Signed, titled, and numbered in pencil.
Image size: 9 x 12 inches.
As with many of my linocut prints, I've explored some of the paintings I did years ago for ideas. In my guest bedroom, I've had this watercolor painting hanging for many years now. I've always liked the painting and decided to translate it into a print.
Drawing it out on the block was not terribly difficult but figuring out how to apply and print the colors was much more challenging. I used multiple colors for each impression. Each color is applied to the block with a brayer (roller) and precision is not part of the formula for getting it right. I've likened the process to being like painting with baseball bat. It's crude.
As an aside, for those of you who don't know the word "Downeast," the farthest shoreline of Maine (which meets Canada at the St. Croix River) runs east west in the Gulf of Maine. It is also much south of the northernmost parts of Maine. Hence, Downeast.
I finished this print just before the Covid-19 shutdown and it was a good one to take a break after since it took five weeks to complete.
