A Hummingbird for the New Year

This year's friends and family New Years card is ready to go out in the post.  And yes, the hummingbird is definitely giving some side-eye to 2025.  This is a 5 color, one block, Moku Hanga print on Japanese washi paper. 

 

Some Sparkle for the Holidays

Red Rider
24" x 12" oil on canvas 

 

Experiments in Moku Hanga

 I have had a few Japanese Shina wood blocks in the studio for a while and finally decided to give the Moku Hanga printmaking adventures another shot.  This print is of a great blue heron that hangs out fishing the upper part of the Egan's Creek greenway here on the island.  

The print is for a print exchange so a limited edition of 11 were made for that, and there are a couple of artist proofs that will be available for sale at the IAA gallery.  Some of the progress shots are below. 

Fishing
9" x 7" handprinted, 13 color
2 block Moku Hanga reduction