Happy Isles, Yosemite

Every day for two weeks I crossed a bridge over this river, the Merced, on my way to work.

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Blue and green, blue and green…I wondered how th

Blue and green, blue and green...I wondered how the walking press would do on such a textured fabric. As soon as I finished printing this shirt, I came across this image of a David Driskell painting called Pine and Moon on view now at the Portland Museum of Art through mid-September #daviddriskell #portlandmuseumofart #surfacedesign #botanicalprint #swingtop #handprintedtextiles #portlandmaine #wearableart #blueandgreen #symbolism #busstop85 #natureprintingsociety

Yosemite Falls and Cook’s Meadow early this morn

Yosemite Falls and Cook’s Meadow early this morning in that golden slanting light. The falls are low because there was no snowpack last winter and now no melting snow to feed Yosemite creek 2400ft. above. Class met in the shade of a black oak next to the Ahwahnee meadow and I could feel the heat shimmering off the grasses....#yosemitefalls #yosemitenps #nationalpark #yosemite #cooksmeadow #artistsoninstagram #contourdrawing #watercolorsketch #californiadreaming #globalwarming

Sketches from Happy Isles,the Tioga Road, and lea

Sketches from Happy Isles,the Tioga Road, and leaf prints from an ornamental garden here. Everyone here feels the same after the long 2020, and we bask in the big sky despite the 100 degree heat, painting and printing in the shade of a black oak in the Ahwahnee meadow. If you live near, there are day passes available, the park is not crowded. #californiaadventure #yosemitenationalpark #yosemite #yosemitenps #sketchbook #mercedriver #happyisles #leafprints #printmaker #summerinthesierra #nationalparkart #bigsky

Join me live on Zoom on Tuesday June 8 as I demons

Join me live on Zoom on Tuesday June 8 as I demonstrate printing fish and leaves and show how families can use Into the Woods to have a peaceful and hands-on experience in nature. I should, but I won’t be printing cicadas!
See @ansnature for the link to the 7 PM Eastern talk, $15 for non-members. #natureprints #botanicalart #gyotaku #fishing #redsnapper #meditate #familyart #naturalist #cicada

It’s time for Brood X, the 17 year cicadas! In t

It’s time for Brood X, the 17 year cicadas! In the morning the air quivers with their song, at noon it’s so loud it’s almost visible. This is my one cicada print, though it doesn’t capture their music, it hints at their wobbly flight. . . #broodx #cicada #cicadas #insect #maryland #natureprint #cicadaseason #artistslife #printmaker #toomanylegs #midatlantic#natureprintingsociety #goodfortune #noteatingthese

Live ZOOM interview happening this Friday April 16

Live ZOOM interview happening this Friday April 16 at 7 Eastern / 4pm PST.
I’ll be interviewing Dwight Hwang who will be be sharing his thoughts, philosophy and answering questions.
Check below for details.
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#Repost
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From Sue Fierston, NPS president:
We will talk for about an hour, including a slideshow of Dwight’s work. You will be able to watch the interview but you will be on mute, so if you have questions for Dwight (and I hope you do!), please ask them in the chat.

This is the second interview in the Nature Printing Society’s LEAP Live series, and I’ll be setting up more through 2021. All of the interviews will be stored at the University of California, Davis as NPS oral history, part of the NPS Archive project.

NPS members will receive the zoom link by email on Thursday. If you aren’t a member and would like to join in, please make a $10 donation on our website (natureprintingsociety.org) and we’ll send you the link! #fishing #gyotaku #natureprinting #artistsofinstagram #fish #fishinglife #artandscience #perfectimperfection

Practicing this red snapper print to show tomorrow

Practicing this red snapper print to show tomorrow’s class using Akua ink, the colors are awesome to blend! Today’s Zoom was for beginners, everything in easy to clean up Speedball water-soluble. #artistslife #fishprint #gyotaku #teacherslife #fish #natureprint #nature #printmakingprocess #smithsonian #lifeonzoom

Two minutes before class, my gyotaku examples and

Two minutes before class, my gyotaku examples and great jazz from the Smithsonian archives....#gyotaku #fish #fishing #perch #stripedbass #artistsoninstagram #zoomclasses #printmaking #natureprintingsociety

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Blue and green, blue and green...I wondered how th

Blue and green, blue and green...I wondered how the walking press would do on such a textured fabric. As soon as I finished printing this shirt, I came across this image of a David Driskell painting called Pine and Moon on view now at the Portland Museum of Art through mid-September #daviddriskell #portlandmuseumofart #surfacedesign #botanicalprint #swingtop #handprintedtextiles #portlandmaine #wearableart #blueandgreen #symbolism #busstop85 #natureprintingsociety

Yosemite Falls and Cook’s Meadow early this morn

Yosemite Falls and Cook’s Meadow early this morning in that golden slanting light. The falls are low because there was no snowpack last winter and now no melting snow to feed Yosemite creek 2400ft. above. Class met in the shade of a black oak next to the Ahwahnee meadow and I could feel the heat shimmering off the grasses....#yosemitefalls #yosemitenps #nationalpark #yosemite #cooksmeadow #artistsoninstagram #contourdrawing #watercolorsketch #californiadreaming #globalwarming

Sketches from Happy Isles,the Tioga Road, and lea

Sketches from Happy Isles,the Tioga Road, and leaf prints from an ornamental garden here. Everyone here feels the same after the long 2020, and we bask in the big sky despite the 100 degree heat, painting and printing in the shade of a black oak in the Ahwahnee meadow. If you live near, there are day passes available, the park is not crowded. #californiaadventure #yosemitenationalpark #yosemite #yosemitenps #sketchbook #mercedriver #happyisles #leafprints #printmaker #summerinthesierra #nationalparkart #bigsky

Join me live on Zoom on Tuesday June 8 as I demons

Join me live on Zoom on Tuesday June 8 as I demonstrate printing fish and leaves and show how families can use Into the Woods to have a peaceful and hands-on experience in nature. I should, but I won’t be printing cicadas!
See @ansnature for the link to the 7 PM Eastern talk, $15 for non-members. #natureprints #botanicalart #gyotaku #fishing #redsnapper #meditate #familyart #naturalist #cicada

It’s time for Brood X, the 17 year cicadas! In t

It’s time for Brood X, the 17 year cicadas! In the morning the air quivers with their song, at noon it’s so loud it’s almost visible. This is my one cicada print, though it doesn’t capture their music, it hints at their wobbly flight. . . #broodx #cicada #cicadas #insect #maryland #natureprint #cicadaseason #artistslife #printmaker #toomanylegs #midatlantic#natureprintingsociety #goodfortune #noteatingthese

Live ZOOM interview happening this Friday April 16

Live ZOOM interview happening this Friday April 16 at 7 Eastern / 4pm PST.
I’ll be interviewing Dwight Hwang who will be be sharing his thoughts, philosophy and answering questions.
Check below for details.
.
#Repost
.
From Sue Fierston, NPS president:
We will talk for about an hour, including a slideshow of Dwight’s work. You will be able to watch the interview but you will be on mute, so if you have questions for Dwight (and I hope you do!), please ask them in the chat.

This is the second interview in the Nature Printing Society’s LEAP Live series, and I’ll be setting up more through 2021. All of the interviews will be stored at the University of California, Davis as NPS oral history, part of the NPS Archive project.

NPS members will receive the zoom link by email on Thursday. If you aren’t a member and would like to join in, please make a $10 donation on our website (natureprintingsociety.org) and we’ll send you the link! #fishing #gyotaku #natureprinting #artistsofinstagram #fish #fishinglife #artandscience #perfectimperfection