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9 posts with the tag plant
David Bentley
lino
Where it all came together. After a term and a bit at print making class I took a retirement holiday in Perth. A print in the Kings Park visitors centre, by local artist Nicola Cowie, with beautiful W
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David Bentley
drypoint_etch
Continuing my run of dry point work I did a few more grass plants collected on the daily dog walk. #drypoint_etch #plant #black
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David Bentley
drypoint_etch
A drypoint etching, hand coloured. I used a clipping taken from our plant and traced it (with some difficulty) since I’m not that great at copying. I also fund a random plant at the same time (didn’
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David Bentley
lino
When I first created and printed this I was not sure about it. But in adding it to the archive I had another go at colour balancing and the brighter image, while not as true to life, has more “pop”.
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David Bentley
drypoint_etch
A drypoint etch from collected plant cuttings, printed at 1:1 size. Pleasant enough but lack oomph. Interestingly this is one of my last drypoints - did I subconsciously lose interest, or was it sim
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David Bentley
ink
An experiment inking leaves directly. I didn’t have the right process and the result is just okay. Part of the learning process. #ink #plant #green
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David Bentley
lino
An exercise in simplicity, reproducing a tree with selective inking and masking. #lino #plant #white
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David Bentley
drypoint_etch
This was a bit of fun, the grass seeds were attracted to the static of the acrylic sheet as I was etching. But the result looks like they are blowing in the wind. #drypoint_etch #plant #white
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David Bentley
lino
What could be simpler, three trees on a lawn. The original print was a couple of months earlier before I resolved on a colour scheme. #lino #plant #landscape #yellow
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