Current prints using digital images on polymer film

New work

I have been experimenting with light sensitive polymer film attached to copper plate. I attended a workshop at Gillian Kline's studio, where artist Lesley Duxbury demonstrated her expertise with this technique. A photographic transparency is place over the plate which has the film attached to it using water and a squee gee. Held in place with a sheet of glass this is exposed to the sun. The image transfers to the film on the plate. The plate is "developed" in a bath of water and dissolved washing soda crystals and then left to harden. Length of time exposured to the sun is dependent on many factors. I inked up the plates and printed them using the etching press. These plates can also be etched in the normal way but I chose to see what the effects were just as it was. You cvan view the 5 prints in "Current Prints". I chose a theme of decay or time passing and tried to get the effect of the images decaying as on an old film strip.

What's Happening

The Freestone Printmakers, a group of artists I belong too and all engaged in various forms of printmaking exhibiting at "The Courthouse Galllery" Stratford. Gillian Kline , who runs the "Freestone Press" organised and currated the exhibition. It is on untill the 23rd July. http://www.stratfordcourthouse.com.au/
A number of the Briagolong artists are also exhibiting  "Office Art" at the premises of DMG Financial Sale. This is a semi permanent exhibition which the public are invited to view during working hours.

New work

I often see inspiration while driving to and from work. Yesterday the light through the red gums as I was coming towards Briagolong from Stratford caught my eye. Luckily I had my camera and took a few shots of the Cathedral like effect of these magnificent trees. Got out the charcoal today and got to work on a watercolour wash. Have a look in current works-drawings. Also "finished"? another rockpool in the series.

Have just had a successful exhibition with the Freestone Printmakers at the Gecko Studio Gallery at Fish Creek vic. Am currently planning and finishing works for the 10th anniversary exhibition at our Gallery in Briagolong

A work in progress!

Just organizing this blog site. Keep you posted.