Pressing Matters VI

Another glimpse at the 6th annual printmakers exhibit: Pressing Matters:

Here's another shot of Melissa West's block print "La Penitente". It's printed on fabric.

Another piece by Art Hazelwood, "Security" a screenprint.

"Madonna and Dog" a monotype/mixed media by Veronica Buros Kleinberg

 Another nice intaglio one by Bea Benjamin--"Baobabs".

 Geoff Bernstein's  aquatint " Afghan Musicians"

"Italy 2015" drypoint etching by Martha Cederstrom

Another delightful, edgy stone lithograph,"Desolation Angel 2" by Sam Vaughn

Diane Cokely's linocut:  "Somalia, Ethiopia, Libya, Syria, Sudan?"

Two aquatint etchings by Connie Smith Siegel

 Connie's self portrait. A woodcut she did in 1961!

One of Elan Kamesar's prints from the show. Also a woodcut.

From the reception: me with Dahlia Kamesar and Connie Smith Siegel.

Check out the previous post for more on the show. You can also see previous Pressing Matters exhibits by checking the archives of this blog.

"String Theory meets Big Bear Teaching Story".  A collograph by Fred Berensmeier

Postscript:

Here a couple of youtube links to more work by Pressing Matters printmaker Fred Berensmeier

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Elan Kamesar's Printmaking Exhibit

I was very pleased to finally get a chance to highlight the printmaking of Elan Kamesar this last month at the San Geronimo Valley Community Center.

Elan was born in San Francisco and works primarily in linoleum cut and lithography. 

He studied Fine Art at UC Santa Cruz, and has been a member of the California Society of Printmakers since 2004. He has traveled extensively in Latin America and Europe, and has worked in printmaking studios in Italy, Brazil, Mexico, Spain, and the Netherlands. 

His work has been exhibited internationally and is held in private collections throughout the world, including Launch Pad Gallery, Yokohama, Japan and the U.S. Library of Congress.


Here's a recap.

Setting up the exhibit.

A linocut

Lithography

 The reception.

Me with Elan's father, sculptor Jack Kamesar