A while ago, I took a photo of a coral fossil because I thought the patterning was really cool. It was from a museum visit in San Francisco with my kids. I decided to use the pattern as a jumping off point for an abstract linocut print.

Using the reduction print technique, I made this two-color lino print on 11”x14” white paper. I used Cranfield Caligo Safe Wash Relief Ink and printed the yellow layer first, followed by the black. Here’s a short Instagram video of me rolling out ink on the block to test a color.

It’s titled, Grooves, and is a limited edition of four prints. The linocut is available on Etsy.

Reduction Linocut Print - Grooves (2021)

The linoleum block used for the reduction lino print.

This is a new abstract linocut print titled, Borrowed Time. The block print has a graphic feel with circular and triangular geometric shapes contained within a red structure. It’s printed on 16” x 20” white Stonehenge paper.

Borrowed Time (2021) - Lino Print

Part of the process I enjoyed with this particular linocut was coming up with the three colors that would work best - I did tests with different variations. I made the lino print using the jigsaw printmaking technique. In the photo below, you’ll see some of the different carved linoleum blocks I used.

Linoleum Blocks

It’s currently available on Etsy.

This year I began offering original linocut prints for sale on Saatchi Art. Having been selling my printmaking art on Etsy for many years, I decided it was time to branch out.

I’ve been creating a lot of new linocuts over the last few months and these are a few of the limited edition prints that are now available on Saatchi Art.

Deluge | Black and White Linocut Print

This monochromatic, contemporary linocut is printed on 30” x 24” acid-free paper and is a limited edition of two prints. It’s titled, Deluge, and I really enjoyed losing myself while carving the abstract sky, clouds and rain patterns. You can see some work-in-progress photos and videos on Instagram.

Deluge - Linocut Printmaking on Saatchi Art

In-Flight Meal | Original Lino and Pochoir Print

This is a small, one-of-a-kind print of an abstracted airplane meal that I recently finished. Maybe this speaks to my sadness of not having any overseas trips to plan and look forward to due to the current pandemic. But, who doesn’t need airplane food art in their life :). It was made with a combination of reduction linocut and stencil (pochoir) printmaking techniques.

In-Flight Meal - Airplane Meal Linocut Print

Land and Sea III | Landscape Linoleum Block Print

A modern landscape linocut print made with many layers of subtle but colorful overlapping linoleum prints. Number III in a series of original artworks exploring the changing light, weather and feeling of time spent on footpaths, hiking trails and outlooks along the California coast.

Land and Sea III - Abstract Landscape Linoleum Block Print

Please, give me a shout if you have any questions!

I’ve started a series of abstract aerial landscape linocut prints that I’ve been working on since last year. They’re original artworks made from hand-carved linoleum blocks and I have three in the series so far.

As I’ve talked about before, I try to take a lot of photos out of the airplane window every time I fly. I love that view. Earlier this year, I was reading a library book about Georgia O’Keeffe and was surprised to find out that she too was inspired by views from the airplane window.

I’ve titled the series, “Aloft,” and these are the first three abstract lino prints.

Aloft I - Linoleum Block Print

Aloft II - Lino Print

Aloft III - Linocut Print

This is a short video of me printing Aloft II from linoleum blocks on an etching press in my printmaking studio. I used the same process for each of the prints in the series.

I’ve done a lot of work drawn from my passion for plane flight - you might be interested in these past posts:

I recently finished a large lino print using my Conrad monotype press. It was the first big linocut I made on it. The linoleum cut print was made using the jigsaw method - a great way to make multi-color prints. Essentially, with this technique you cut your linoleum block into pieces, which are then inked separately, and put back together (like a jigsaw) before printing.

First layer of an assembled jigsaw linocut.

Here are some tips that I’ve learned when making jigsaw lino prints with unmounted linoleum:

• Starting with a whole piece of linoleum, I usually first deeply carve the outline of the jigsaw pieces with a v-gouge.

• If I’m not trying to be too exact, I might use some good sissors to cut out the shapes. If I want more precise cuts, I use a wood carving or X-Acto knife.

• Trim any stray bits of burlap that overhang the edges.

• Ink the lino pieces separately before assembling them into a whole.

• Draw an outline of the assembled jigsaw on a piece of newsprint. In other words, if it’s a 11”x14” print, I’d draw an 11”x14” rectangle on newsprint. This gets placed underneath the inked jigsaw pieces so when you go to place the inked blocks down to print, you know they all need to fit within this outline.

On the pink section of my new 30”x 24” linocut print in the photo, I did a reduction and printed a second pattern on top. This is the final linoleum cut print.

Finished jigsaw linocut print

This is a one-of-a-kind print that combines several printmaking techniques, including linocut, trace monotype and stencil. It's part of a series of artworks depicting the final approach into San Francisco International Airport (SFO) as you fly over the Bay and the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge. The East Bay hills, including Mt. Diablo, are in the background.

Landing at SFO Airport

The unframed print is on white paper measuring about 14" x 22" and comes numbered (1/1), titled ("Approach I") and is signed in pencil. It’s available in my shop.