Leslie Plimpton received Honorable Mention for her dry point etching titled, “Jean Paul Gaultier” at the 82nd Annual Santa Paula Art & Photography Exhibit.
Member News: Bay Hallowell
Selected prints by Bay Hallowell will be on view at Youth Interactive’s State Gallery in Santa Barbara during April 2019. This solo exhibition was curated by Crista Dix in honor of Poetry Month. Inspired by provocative words and phrases, Hallowell allows the letters that form them to lead her into explorations of shapes, colors, textures... Continue Reading →
Member News: Leslie Plimpton & Christina Altfeld
Leslie and Christina were both juried in to the BuenaVentura Art Association’s 39th annual open show at the Ventura County Museum. Congratulations to Leslie who won 3rd place for her piece titled “The King of Fashion” it is a dry point etching that is hand tinted. The juror was Wiliam Wray.
Member News: Christina Altfeld
Christina Altfeld is the Artist in Residence at the Channel Islands Maritime Museum in Oxnard. She has a studio set up with a press as well as a gallery of her coastal inspired prints. You can see her working on Fridays and Saturdays 10am -1pm.
Welcome to our Newest Member: Most
Most has a B.A. in Studio Arts from Cal State Channel Islands. He is a graphic designer and silkscreen printer & printmaker who creates unique prints and sticker art. Self taught in the sticker art medium he began printmaking in 2013 when he discovered he could print his own vinyl stickers by carving his designs... Continue Reading →
Member News: Christina Altfeld & Bay Hallowell
Christina and Bay were both juried in to the 100 Grand Exhibit at Sullivan Goss Gallery in Santa Barbara. The show will be up through the month of January. Gallery is located at 11 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 805-730-1480, open daily 10am-5:30pm https://www.sullivangoss.com/exhibitions/100-grand-2018
Intaglio Etching
Intaglio (in-tal-ee-oh) Intaglio is used to describe a specific family of printmaking that utilizes the incised line in a surface (usually a metal like copper or zinc) to retain ink which is then transferred to a special paper by way of extreme pressure. It is the direct opposite of relief printmaking. The method originates from antiquity,... Continue Reading →
Monotype Vs Monoprint
Printmaking 101: Monoprint vs Monotype Side by Side monotype by Ellen Verdon Winkler When visiting the gallery you may notice that many artists create monoprints and monotypes. Unlike some print techniques which go by various names (screenprints and serigraphs are the same thing), these two processes are different! Both monoprints and monotypes involve the transfer of ink from... Continue Reading →
