Wednesday, February 12, 2025

PLAYING ON TOP OF PRINTS

 I had a lot of prints - most small 1/4 sheet sizes.  Never sure what to do with them as printing them seems to be the end of my inspiration for printmaking! Ha ha. 

But figured I could always keep them out in a box where I could see them occasionally…and try to do more with them besides just collage work.  So I am playing with adding things with drawing over them to see what I come up with.

The last one is from the Inchie Challenge from Amy Maricle I signed up for - she gives us a word prompt every day and we do something in a small format (supposed to be 2 x 2 inches but I often go bigger than that and then glue the resulting piece in my sketchbook).  This has been fun to do and keeps me working toward something - you never know what those little pieces will become in the future.  Hope you all are being creative.

We got more snow and a coating of crunchy ice over top - it’s beautiful but cold and I’m ready for spring but it will come…until then, I’ll stay in my little art room and do something, or listen to music (I have rediscovered K.D. Lang and if you have not heard her version of the Roy Orbison song, Crying, you need to do it now - but have a tissue handy.)






3 comments:

Debbie Nolan said...

Rhonda this a great idea for having fun with doodles. I like the white pen... it shows us so nice on a dark background. Do you ever watch Diane Antone on You-tube? She is always doing fun doodles with watercolor. I have enjoyed watching her create some small works. Well hope you and I will soon be seeing some spring signs. We are getting a bit more winter this coming weekend. Hope it will be short and sweet! Hugs!

Lisa Le Quelenec said...

I see a mermaid hiding in the top one!

RH Carpenter said...

Thanks, Debbie and Lisa. Never saw Diane Antone, Debbie, will check her out but there are so many artists on YouTube that I could really go down the rabbit hole in some areas but so many artists are sharing so freely! It’s a wonderful thing. Another winter storm here with rain and then snow snow and more snow coming…but no flooding like center/southern KY. Hope you are doing well.
Lisa, I love it when mermaids show up :)