gk printmaking: 2011

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.

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

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)

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

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

Thursday, July 28, 2011

artEAST

Driven to Abstraction
UpFront Gallery, Issaquah, WA

September 2nd - September 23rd, 2011

Gwendolyn Kearns

gwen.kearns@gmail.com

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!