Land of Loose Ends

Here's my most recent print from the now-concluding Pressing Matters V: Printmakers Group Show at the San Geronimo Valley Community Center.

I made a linocut block print titled Land of Loose Ends. Here's the process and result:

I made this sketch in my mini pocket sketchbook.

I later made this larger drawing.

I redrew the drawing to tracing paper which I transfered onto a linoleum block.

I cut the block.

Here's a proof print.

copyright by Larry Rippee

Larry's latest block print

Here's another recent block print by me.

It's titled "Portrait of a Henry David Thoreau-back".

It's a linoleum block print treated with an India ink wash--which is why it's numbered 1/1.  This one is sold. I exhibited in the Spring Art Show last May.

Here are a few little sketchbook roughs that led to my "Thoreauback" print.

c Rippee 2014