Ainescannell
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Printmakingart
http://printmakingart.blogspot.co.uk/
Here I write about artworks I create which in the main are made using printmaking techniques. I used to paint but after about 10 years I discovered printmaking and realized I was on the wrong bus !!! I love printmaking especially intaglio. Messing about with materials and experimenting with techniques and effects provide stimulation and immense inspiration. Mine is the realm of the imagination - as that is how we have created this world (which is an odd thing to say given that my art work is 'other worldly').
None the less it is very connected to what we are as human beings. You will have to see it to understand. I also post about art I come across that I find remarkable in some way.
Sometimes I discuss exhibitions / competitions i have been involved in. I participate in a lot of international competitions. I was delighted recently to have my work selected for the Krakow Print Triennial - it is the top event of the printmaking world. I was honored to be included.
note to paperblog : Hope I got the RSS FEED address right - first time I have attempted to identify this. It would not accept the entry I put so I duplicated the url. If this ends up with you not including me.............. then so be it.
Best wishes
Aine
LATEST ARTICLES ( 69 )
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Artist (who is Isolated Thru' Ill Health) Decides to Voice Her Thoughts,...
It has been so long that I seem to have been 'stuck' stunted' etc etc. that is, with regard to my creativity. I guess, for me, it all changed vis a vis the... Read more
Posted on 17 July 2024 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Z is for Zea Mays
I have known about ZeaMays for a good few years now.. I can't remember what it was that first brought me onto their website. Established by Liz Chalfin, in 2000... Read more
Posted on 01 May 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Y is for Yoon (Rina)
I first came across the wonderful artwork of Rina Yoon while the INKTERACTION.ning printmakers community website was still up and running. That shut down about ... Read more
Posted on 30 April 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
X is for Xing, Xu, Xiuhua, Xing, Xiao, Xinping, Xianqiao, Xin Lu and Xuewu
Wow that's a mouthful of printmakers names from China. I have long admired printmakers from China. Quite often the works will be done on a large scale using... Read more
Posted on 28 April 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
W is for Woodcut Printmaking - Karen Kunc - the Smart Way
I have blogged on here in the past about an artist called Karen Kunc. Her relief wood cut prints are mind bogglingly sophisticated. Read more
Posted on 28 April 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
V is for Vietnam
Massacre at Huế City, VietnamThe “Huế Massacre” is something that took place in Vietnam not that long ago. It was in 1968 and was at the hands of two opposing... Read more
Posted on 27 April 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
U is for Umber
and I suppose when I think of Umber - what I’m seeing in my minds eye is actually what is called "raw umber”. I don't know a lot about it other than, that it... Read more
Posted on 27 April 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
T is for Trace Monotype
Originally in the field of fine art - I trained as a 'painter'. but you know......I was never settled or content with what I was doing. Of course there were som... Read more
Posted on 26 April 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
S is for Sirin
I came across this word a few days back whilst researching something else? Anyway that word SIREN connected with my longstanding interest with the idea of... Read more
Posted on 24 April 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
R is for Raffia
What is it?Raffia material comes from a plant form which is a type of palm.These kinds of plants are found in Africa, and Madagascar. Read more
Posted on 23 April 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Q is for Queen (as in Her 'art Stash'!!)
Q is for QueenThis image which is one of the most wonderful things in this world belongs to QUEEN Elisabeth 2. It is housed in her "Royal Art Collection". But... Read more
Posted on 22 April 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
P is for Pollaiuolo, an Artist from the 14th Century
I still dont feel completely certain whether this renascence artwork 'Portrait of a young woman' is actually attributable to Piero or to his brother Antonio, de... Read more
Posted on 21 April 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
O is for OMDAHL Elisabeth (artist Printmaker from Norway)
Oh Elisabeth......she is an artist whose work I have long admired. I first came across her artwork on a Facebook group called "I Love Printmaking". Read more
Posted on 20 April 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
N is for Nua Gua
"Nua Gua's Dream" Aine Scannellpigment inkjet print 33 x 48 cm, 14 x 17 inchesmade for an exhibition with the Printmakers Council. Read more
Posted on 19 April 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
M is for My Mokulito - Using Wood as a Matrix
In my research on this subject, Mokulito is often referred to as an “easy process”. Being as I'm a printmaker I have the feeling that this is not true…..but…..o... Read more
Posted on 18 April 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
L is for Lodz International Print Biennial
I submitted to and was selected for exhibition at the very first Lodz International Print Biennial.........that was in 2016. Here are a few photos from the... Read more
Posted on 16 April 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
K is for Klimek Elizabeth
Isn't this delightful?It's a constructed form made from a lithograph and silkscreened original print by Elizabeth Klimek. (USA) Now that I think on it - this... Read more
Posted on 16 April 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
J is for Jennifer Nieuwenhof
She is an artist based in AustraliaI have followed her blog for years and found her approach to printmaking so interesting and much fun. Spend some time browsin... Read more
Posted on 15 April 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
I is for Imago Mundi
I suppose when people hear the phrase Imago Mundi, they tend like me, to associate it with a medieval vision in the form of a map of the world. Read more
Posted on 15 April 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
H is for Happy
Why because a gallery "Print Space Dundee" at 3 High Street Newport on Tay who represents my work, phoned to tell me, that one of my artworks had just been sold. Read more
Posted on 13 April 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE