US Capitol, Winter

 

 

SEE IT IN PERSON

This print is hanging at National Airport in Washington, DC as part of Artomatic Takes Flight. You can view the print until the end of June, 2011. It is hanging in the art gallery area in the historic Terminal A, just outside the doors to the underground walkway to the rental car facility. You can't miss it!

 

 

 

REVIEWS

"...Another screen print, this one by Frank C. Pappas, shows the United States Capitol – expertly convinc[ed] me that it could easily be an etching." --- District Arts Review, April 7, 2010.

 

 

 

SHOWS

-This print will is currently featured as part of Artomatic Takes Flight, a multi-artist show at Washington's National Airport between March and late June, 2011.

 

-Selected by jurors to appear as part of the historic Burwell-Morgan Mill's spring Art at the Mill Festival in Clarke County, VA. April-May, 2011.

 

-On display in March and April 2010 at the Civilian Art Projects gallery in Washington, DC.

 

-Shown at the Corcoran Museum's Gallery 31 in late April, 2010 in Washington, DC.

 

 

 

DETAILS

 

Title

"US Capitol, Winter"

 

Medium

Hand-Pulled Original Relief Surface Screenprint on Arches88 Printmaking Paper

 

Image Size:

18" x 24" (Approximate)

 

Total Size

22" x 30" (Approximate)

 

 

 

NOTE

This is a varied edition. While multiples of the image negative were created, each print of the image positive was finished by hand using unique mixes of wax and oil paint. No two prints are exactly the same. Please feel free to contact the artist to see what other versions of this print are available.

 

 

 

DESCRIPTION

A relief surface screenprint of the US Capitol by Frank C. Pappas.

 

The negative of the image was printed multiple times in transparent acrylic base. Once dry, a mixture of cold wax and oil paint was applied by hand to the relief surface, filling the valleys in the design with pigment and bringing out the positive of the image.

 

Once the pigment was dry, the entire piece was hand-polished to remove excess wax and pigment, clean the border, and to make deliberate changes to the mood, tone, and other aspects of the finished piece.

 

This piece was hand-pulled by the artist on Arches88 fine printmaking paper. A combination of non-toxic acrylic inks, oil paints, and wax were used to create this print. All prints are original creations of Frank C. Pappas and are signed, numbered, and include a certificate of authenticity.

 

Also, the process of hand pulling prints may leave marks, ink dispersions, or other unique artifacts that vary from print to print. The relief surface screenprint process adds further unique characteristics to each print. You are welcome and encouraged to contact the artist to receive descriptions and/or additional photos of features unique to specific prints prior to making your purchase.

 

This print ships insured, unframed, and unmatted.

 

 

 

COPYRIGHT

Frank C. Pappas retains all copyrights to all photographs, screenprints, and other works of art made available for sale. Copyright *does not transfer* with the sale of this or any other original or multiple.

 

 

 

ARTIST STATEMENT

My inspirations as an artist are rooted in wanderlust and the discoveries, revelations, and memories I gather along the way. The despair of urban decay, the joy of wildlife, the magnificence and power of history - all are subjects to which I am drawn, time and again.

 

The photographs I make stand on their own. They're also interpreted through traditional and digital processes, re-imagined as screenprints reminiscent of their photographic origin or further transformed into wholly unique graphic prints. Many of my screenprints also reflect a passion for experimentation, eschewing a single-minded embrace of traditional processes to incorporate the use of waxes and oil paint, sanding, adhesives, and other modern techniques.

 

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