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love-letter (my adventures in Lugano 2012)
#artjournal #jetstream #draw365 #drawing #art #swiss #fun by @peter_seelig
©2012 Julia Forsyth, San Francisco Raven, block printing ink and Sharpie pens on upcycled map, 5" x 8"
All drawings, prints and paintings are for sale in my Flickr stream. E-mail me if you find something you like!
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©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.***
Three in front, two behind and the rest in the ashtray
#artjournal #oilpastel #draw365 #pencil by @peter_seelig
©2012 Julia Forsyth, Fort Worth Barred Owl, block printing ink and Sharpie pen on upcycled map, 8 inches by 10 inches
Powered through formidable foes like the quail looking like he was sideways talking out of his beak "Bugs Bunny classic mobster style" (re carved a little) and still not finding my favorite printing spoon (used my bamboo baren) to print out a test print I'm happy with. Will be printing on better paper and adding to my Etsy store soon!
©2012 Julia Forsyth, Berkeley San Francisco Odie, block printing ink hand-printed on upcycled map, 8" x 10"
This will be for sale on April 14 at the McKinney ArtWalk 2012 - Art in Bloom. I'm one of 15 artists showing in an outdoor gallery all day through the Laura Moore Fine Art Studios in McKinney, TX. Email me at julia.p.forsyth@gmail.com if you're interested in purchasing it before that. :)
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Sold LynneHub in McKinney TX 4-12
©2011 Julia Forsyth, RAVEN, 5" x 8", block printing ink on paper
Hand printed, hand pulled commission linocut print
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...and now, YouTube! www.youtube.com/user/JuliaForsythArt Get your hot-off-the-presses linocut tutorials!
Raven makes his stage debut as a supporting actor here: youtu.be/qTfp-Qgy8WY
© 2014 Julia Forsyth, California Quail, Akua intaglio ink on paper, 8x10
Available on Etsy, $50 right here: www.etsy.com/listing/195283808/california-quail-linocut-r...
This is a linocut print of a beautiful California Quail. The California Quail's gorgeous patterned feathers, their funny plump bodies, and of course their sassy built-in accessories, their head feathers, have fascinated me for a long time. I finally made a linocut print using this bird as my inspiration. I also included lots of background greenery inspired by some foliage by our creek in our neighborhood.
This print got its start as a drawing in my sketchbook that I began while I was showing my artwork and sharing information about my summer art camps at the Farmer's Market in Chestnut Village in downtown McKinney, TX. Once I finished my drawing, I transferred it to my linoleum block. Then I carved away the white part and left all the black parts on the block. Once the carving was completed, I inked up my block with Akua intaglio ink, put my inked block on my Daniel Smith paper, and used my wooden spoon to print the ink on the paper. 10 minutes of intensely rubbing the spoon over the whole block resulted in this print. Enjoy!
Shipped flat in clear acid-free poly envelope with acid-free cardboard sandwiching the protected print. Then this clear enveloped, cardboard-protected print is slipped into an addressed plastic mailing envelope and is sent on its way!
For more information, check out my website at www.juliaforsythart.com.
© 2014 Julia Forsyth, California Quail, Akua intaglio ink on Daniel Smith paper, 8x10
* Artist retains all reproduction rights and copyrights.
* Sale does not reflect transfer of copyright.
©2012 Julia Forsyth, Silent Frozen Exhale, block printing ink hand-printed on bleached mulberry paper, 8" x 10"
Silent Frozen Exhale is linocut print inspired by Spring Noel's "I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas" photo: flic.kr/p/aZJiYF. She captured this owl in a quiet winter moment of silence. The collector and I really liked this unique image and were so excited when Spring Noel gave me the okay to use her image as the photo reference for my commission linocut.
Usually owls have their eyes opened, but I liked that this barred owl looked like he was super-deep in thought. Shhh....
To see how I transferred another barred owl drawing from the paper to the block, here ya go: youtu.be/qTfp-Qgy8WY
To see how I got all the paper off the linoleum block once the another barred owl drawing was successfully transferred, here ya go: youtu.be/EASccCIIhfI
Curious to see how to carve a lino block? Take a look here: youtu.be/I5QuEq8pKnQ
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Thanks!!
©2013 Julia Forsyth, Wassily Kandinsky Concentric Circles art example for elementary, acrylic, Sharpie, paint pen, and oil pastel on cardstock, 8.5" x 11"
I'm going to be starting a new lesson tomorrow on Wassily Kandinsky and using his Farbstudie Quadrate, 1913 painting (concentric circles in squares painting) as the jumping off point. Not sure if it will be a watercolor, oil pastel, or cut construction paper for them, but I wanted to have something to show them for the basic idea of the shapes and the project for tomorrow.
First time using oil pastels - still experimenting. I had some fun blending them. It's been a while since I blended anything!