Artist Statement

My artwork is inspired by nature, growth, movement and organic material. As a printmaker, I create many textures using a variety of mediums and techniques which include: monotype, collograph, collage, encaustic, etching, lithography, and direct printing. My work represents life in many different forms, however while the images may be recognizable, they are not designed to depict true reality. It is my intent to maintain the appeal of abstract art and to leave each piece up to the viewers’ interpretation.

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Trimpe/Parker Wedding

Oktoberfest 2012
11" x 14" Monoprint


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Around the Square

Tashiro Kaplan Studio 103, Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA
June 2012



000-00-0000
12"x12" Monotype (Lithograph) on Canvas


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Stenciling

Maple Leaf
8" x 8" Monoprint



Bluescreen
8" x 8" Monotype



Alphanumeric
8" x 8" Monotype



Coding
8" x 8" Monotype

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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

A Person's Identity



Whorl 1
Monotype (Shellac Plate)
8" x 8" on Canvas



Whorl 2
Monotype (Lithograph)
8" x 8" on Canvas



Whorl 3
Monotype (Draw-through)
8" x 8" on Canvas

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Monday, June 11, 2012

Tangled Up

Barnyard
6"x12" Monotype



Black Widow
6"x12" Monotype



Blood Orange
6"x12" Monotype



Lemons & Lavender
6"x12" Monotype



Olive Tree
6"x12" Monotype



Sorbet
6"x12" Monotype



Starlight
6"x12" Monotype
Needle in a Haystack
6"x12" Monotype



Cranberry Cocktail
6"x12" Monotype



Grey Skies
6"x12" Monotype



Creamy Caramel
6"x12" Monotype



Hit the Slopes
6"x12" Monotype

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Monday, October 31, 2011

Working with straight edges

Dad's Flannel
12"x12" Monotype on Wood Panel



Comfort
12"x12" Monotype on Wood Panel



Circuit Board
12"x12" Monotype on Wood Panel



Sidewalk Chalk
12"x12" Monotype



Blueprint
12"x12" Monotype



Two Moons
12"x12" Monotype on Wood Panel w/ Soft Gel


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Foliage

Opium
10"x13" Monotype



10 Feet Under
10"x10" Monoprint



Bird's Nest
6"x12" Monotype



Dreaming of Dahlias
9"x15" Monoprint



A Gentle Current
9"x15" Monoprint (12x18 framed)



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Fleur de Lis

Streets of Paris
22"x28" Framed Monoprint



French Heraldry
15"x22" Monoprint



Citronella
10"x12.5" Monoprint



Greenpeace
9.5"x13" Monoprint



Fleur de Lis
10"x10" Monoprint on Wood Panel



Free Lily
10"x10" Monoprint


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Friday, September 16, 2011

Solar Plates

Breaking Protocol
5"x7" Solar Plate Monoprint with Gouache on Wood Panel



Orcas Island
5"x7" Solar Plate Monoprint with Gouache on Wood Panel



Restricted Reach
5"x7" Solar Plate Monoprint with Gouache on Wood Panel



Spring Fling
5"x7" Solar Plate Monoprint with Gouache on Wood Panel

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Thursday, July 28, 2011

artEAST

Driven to Abstraction
UpFront Gallery, Issaquah, WA
September 2nd - September 23rd, 2011
Gwendolyn Kearns
Breakthrough
20" x 30" Direct Monotype on Wood Panel
Breakthrough was a breaking point in my printing style where I came across a new process of printmaking, in which did not use the printing press at all. I call this Direct Monotype because the ink is rolled directly onto the paper in multiple layers using brayers and stencils. I actually discovered this process through cleaning my stencils on newsprint. I liked the way the ink was wiped off of the waxy stencil material and onto the newsprint in an overlapping pattern. When I realized that I wanted to frame my newsprint, I decided I had to start experimenting with real print paper!


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