Sunday, December 13, 2009

"I wonder if I can find a good burger around here."

I was asked somewhat last-minute to take part in a print exchange between students of Ohio State and USU. The theme was "Wanderlust," which is a word that makes me somewhat uncomfortable. You could use any media and the (final) paper size was 11x11. Mine is 6 colors printed in 4 runs on machine-made Mulberry. You'll notice that it's a portrait like 99% of my other prints. This time was the smallest face I've ever done and I'm happy with the addition of an environment. Doing this made me wish that I had more time to spend in the print studio. It also made me question whether I'll ever finish a print that I don't wish I had done something different with. I'm generally 90% satisfied but there are always little things here and there that I wish I could change but by that point I've generally carved 2-4 blocks for the print and can't see how carving one more would actually help it. Anywho, hope you like it.


5 comments:

Mysha said...

matt- I love the colors! How did you do his helmet?

matthew carl nelson said...

I used two separate blocks. The first I did the bright yellow and then the oliveish green for the linework. Then I used a stencil on the second block when doing the grey and pounced the edges to soften them, then I carved the actual round helmet and printed it over the top with a semi-transparent white.

Adrienne said...

It's alright. I guess.

amyluck said...

Now that I've seen where you work on all your prints I picture you slaving away late at night with frizzy-Matt-hair and wild eyes...and then the masterpiece is finished!! I love it Matt!

Mark, Lana and Gabe said...

Is that Ronald Reagan on the moon, or some other planet, or just walking around in an astronaut outfit up in the mountains.