Fall Into Place

I feel like I'm returning to my roots a bit here with this one. When I first started printmaking, I admired the work of other printmakers who captured the beauty in everyday scenes. I tried - oh how I tried - to emulate them. 

I remember one print I tried to do, a simple one with a bountiful lilac bush outside a weathered clapboard house. Hooboy, it was a stinker. I knew nothing about color, or how to study one's subject. Hell, I don't even think I worked from a drawing.

This one has been different. Not only have I solved the bulk of my technical issues, but I have learned to really think through the color sequence.

I'm still not sure why I insist on starting with the darker colors. Maybe the challenge excites me.

There's several colors left, so stay tuned for how it falls together.