Posts tagged lino printing

These are a couple small abstract linoleum block prints that I made. I hand carved the patterns and printed the linocuts on 8“x10” paper. These open edition prints are titled, Askew I and Currents I, and are available on Etsy.

Abstract Linoleum Block Print, Askew I Lino Print by Rich Fowler — Detail of *Askew I* - Linoleum Block Print

Abstract Block Print, Currents I Linocut by Rich Fowler — *Currents I* - Abstract Block Print

Boarding All RowsFebruary 14, 2024Abstract Linocut, lino printing, patterns, linocut, modern linocut, geometric linocut, printmaking, block printComment

The Met and IFPDA Talk Linocut

IFPDA’s Print Month in October 2021 featured an online program called, Prints in Relief; Print Study Day Presented by The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The IFPDA is the International Fine Print Dealers Association. One of the three speakers was Rachel Mustalish, Conservator at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, who gave a talk titled, Linocuts: Making and Meaning.

I recently went back and watched it on YouTube and thought it was a compelling introduction to linocut printmaking, including its early days. The lino printing portion of the video starts at about the 58:33 mark.

Some of the subjects she touches on in the talk are:

The invention of linoleum.
The basics of making a linocut print.
The Lark, May (1895) by Bruce Porter and other early linocut work.
The aesthetic characteristics of a linocut and comparisons to woodcut.
Linocut examples from Matisse, Claude Flight, Sybil Andrews, Lill Tschudi, Cyril Power and Picasso.
The style and influence of artists associated with the British Grosvenor School.
Contemporary approaches to linocut from artists such as Chuck Close, Bill Woodrow, Victoria Mamnguqsualuk and Kara Walker.

You might watch it if you’re interested in the history of the medium.

The History of Lino Printing and its Artists

The Linocut Process

Picasso and the Reduction Linocut

Boarding All RowsMarch 29, 2023linocut, history of linocut, lino printing, printmaking, relief printmaking, linoleum, Picasso, linocut artistsComment

Series of Sky Inspired Linocut Prints

Last year, I worked on a series of linocut prints inspired by desert skies in places such as California’s Joshua Tree National Park and Anza Borrego Desert State Park. The series of limited edition lino prints is called Here and Now and these are a couple of them.

Linocut Print by Rich Fowler Titled Here and Now II — *Here and Now II* - Linocut Print by Rich Fowler

The linoleum block print above is printed on 14”x11” Stonehenge paper (250 gsm), while the one below is larger and on 28”x22” paper.

Large Linocut Print Titled Here and Now III by Rich Fowler — Detail of the Lino Print Titled, *Here and Now III*

You can see a short video of me printing layers of this linocut on Instagram. The finished print is made up of more than 25 block printed impressions.

Both linocuts are available for sale on Etsy.

See Other Recent Linocuts

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My Linocut Process

Boarding All RowsMarch 17, 2023linocut, art, modern linocut, block print, desert linocut, sky, california, Caligo Safe Wash Relief Ink, lino printing, printmakingComment

New Essdee Soft Rubber Lino Printing Brayer

I recently bought an Essdee soft rubber brayer to try out for linocut printmaking. It’s the two-inch wide version with a blue handle. If it works well, I’d like to get the four or six-inch roller, too.

Essdee Soft Rubber Linocut Roller — New Essdee Soft Rubber Lino Printing Brayer

How to Lino Print for Beginners

The Reduction Linocut Technique

Best Linocut Inks

Boarding All RowsJanuary 30, 2023linocut brayer, linocut roller, linocut supplies, printmaking, linocut tools, lino printing Comments

Geometric Gold Lino Print on Black Paper

This is a geometric lino print I made called, Gathered. The linocut is printed with Gold Cranfield Traditional Relief Ink on 9” x 12” black paper. I carved the abstract design in battleship gray linoleum and hand printed it on my monotype press. It’s available on Etsy.