Friday, February 03, 2006
Linoleum revisited
So I'm back here, destroying the purity of the print world much more. This is the linoleum block print I was working on a few days ago, although it is almost unrecognizable as a lino print because of all I've done to it. I collaged and painted into it a whole lot, which I think and hope improved it a bit from the stark B&W I started with. It was fun, so I don't care. It is a street scene in Pittsburgh, in a rather notorious area called the Hill District, an area for which the series Hill Street Blues was named, but that is a different story. I lived in Pittsburgh for 9 years; three years getting an MFA at Carnegie-Mellon, and 6 more years because I was too stupid to realize that it was too cold and grey for me to survive. But at some point, my mind thawed, and I retreated to points south, never to shovel out my car again. All in all, Pittsburgh is a lovely city in its own way, and I'm glad for the years there.
Go Steelers!
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5 comments:
I get the feeling of an old "wild west" sense of Pittsburgh....probably appropriate given what you've inferred in your comments about the area.
Oh this is sooo good. I always love your industrial/architectural pieces and this is no exception!
You painted & collaged this piece perfectly. The buildings look so interesting, love the colors!
wow, i have to say that you did the job perfectly!
Hearty Agreement with everyone above, Otto! The block is wonderful, and everything you did to it made it even more so. I love this.
Belinda
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