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SOLD! Ruby Red Raven, Jr. © Julia Forsyth #Draw365.361 #twitterartexhibit
©2012 Julia Forsyth, Ruby Red Raven, Jr., block printing ink and acrylic on acid-free paper, 4" x 6"
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So, I looked with an unforgiving eye at different color to surround the raven with since I've already done a red raven and a red eagle owl, but after seriously evaluating all my other acrylic colors (standard and hand-mixed) and polling some important people whose artistic input I trust, it was unanimous that red is the perfect foil for classic black and white. So red it is once again!
One big, painful mistake I made on the previous #twitterartexhibit was NOT spraying the water-soluble linocut with fixative before trying to coat the whole thing with varnish. That's the short cut to a gigantic, black-smeared, messy heartbreak. I'm one coat of fixative in - two more to go tonight. Then comes varnish time.
I am a little scared that it still might smear on me still, but I'm betting (literally betting hours of work and the time it took me to get this far already) that it will hold up after 3 coats. Cross your fingers!!
If you've fallen in love with Ruby Red Raven, Jr., stop by Exhale Unlimited Gallery in LA and snatch up! It's for sale as part of the #twitterartexhibit fundraiser.
Want to donate some art to Art Division for the #twitterartexhibit? They're an organization dedicated to training and supporting underserved youth (18-25) in L.A.’s Rampart District, an at-risk group within one of Los Angeles’ most densely populated and underserved communities. Through focused instruction, individualized tutoring and personal support, each student is given the tools they need to pursue higher education, achieve self-sufficiency and obtain careers in the arts. Here's more info: twitterartexhibit.org/callforartists. There's still time! www.artdivision.org
Opening night of the exhibit: Saturday, January 12, 2013 | 7-10PM
Show runs January 12 – February 10, 2013
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Friday, January 4th, 2013
WHERE
Exhale Unlimited (E.U.) Gallery
953 Chung King Road, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Hope to see you there!
***Update - this piece sold on opening night! Very excited to be a part of a fundraiser for some deserving young artists at Art Division.***
SOLD! Ruby Red Raven, Jr. © Julia Forsyth #Draw365.361 #twitterartexhibit
©2012 Julia Forsyth, Ruby Red Raven, Jr., block printing ink and acrylic on acid-free paper, 4" x 6"
www.facebook.com/juliaforsythart
www.etsy.com/shop/JuliaForsythArt
So, I looked with an unforgiving eye at different color to surround the raven with since I've already done a red raven and a red eagle owl, but after seriously evaluating all my other acrylic colors (standard and hand-mixed) and polling some important people whose artistic input I trust, it was unanimous that red is the perfect foil for classic black and white. So red it is once again!
One big, painful mistake I made on the previous #twitterartexhibit was NOT spraying the water-soluble linocut with fixative before trying to coat the whole thing with varnish. That's the short cut to a gigantic, black-smeared, messy heartbreak. I'm one coat of fixative in - two more to go tonight. Then comes varnish time.
I am a little scared that it still might smear on me still, but I'm betting (literally betting hours of work and the time it took me to get this far already) that it will hold up after 3 coats. Cross your fingers!!
If you've fallen in love with Ruby Red Raven, Jr., stop by Exhale Unlimited Gallery in LA and snatch up! It's for sale as part of the #twitterartexhibit fundraiser.
Want to donate some art to Art Division for the #twitterartexhibit? They're an organization dedicated to training and supporting underserved youth (18-25) in L.A.’s Rampart District, an at-risk group within one of Los Angeles’ most densely populated and underserved communities. Through focused instruction, individualized tutoring and personal support, each student is given the tools they need to pursue higher education, achieve self-sufficiency and obtain careers in the arts. Here's more info: twitterartexhibit.org/callforartists. There's still time! www.artdivision.org
Opening night of the exhibit: Saturday, January 12, 2013 | 7-10PM
Show runs January 12 – February 10, 2013
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Friday, January 4th, 2013
WHERE
Exhale Unlimited (E.U.) Gallery
953 Chung King Road, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Hope to see you there!
***Update - this piece sold on opening night! Very excited to be a part of a fundraiser for some deserving young artists at Art Division.***