Intaglio prints, text, encaustic

Two intaglio prints with encaustic, lower work with letterpress text.
Both are on watercolour paper on card.

I like the sea-like qualities of woodgrain.  The quote "'The unbound all", is from 'The Nature of Things' written by Lucretius in the first century BC, he was referring to the universe.

Experiments with intaglio printing and encaustic.

I liked the grain on the back of my plywood boards and decided to print them.

I might layer other imagery over the top later. 

Wood Residuum No.1 and No.2
Intaglio print and encaustic on watercolour paper on card

Residuum with Rust No.5 and No.6

Residuum with Rust No.5 and No.6
Inspiration for these works came from decaying locomotives;
the one below is at Oamaru, it had spent many years under the sea.

Some highlights from 'Headland Sculpture on the Gulf' 2015

It's quite a walk around the headland on a hot January day to see all 31 sculptures.  We did the walk yesterday morning, below are some of my favourite works and a couple just of the marvellous views.  For more information see www.sculptureonthegulf.co.nz

Target  James Wright

Garden of Shadows Virginia King

My Pic is My Bond Anah Dunsheath

Landform Veronica Herber

Above and below Field Apart A Muir and A Heaney

Above and below Flowers of the Sky  Tania Patterson

The knot not and the not now  Audrey Boyle

Stop the Clock  J and M Downes

Residuum with Rust No.4

Iron oxide on acrylic emulsion on cardboard

Residuum with Rust No.3

Residuum with Rust No.3 
Iron oxide patina on acrylic emulsion on layered card

Continuing work with iron oxide

Residuum with Rust No.2
Iron oxide patina on acrylic emulsion on cardboard

More work with oxidised iron

Residuum with Rust No.1
Rust on acrylic emulsion on card.

Caliper No.2

Caliper No.2Verdigris on acrylic emulsion on cardboard.

I like the way these instruments evoke the human form.

Calipers and Verdigris

Caliper No.1
Copper patina on acrylic emulsion on cardboard
(This work was inspired by the tools below)

Some of the beautiful measuring devices my father
used to use for his engineering projects

No's 14 and 15. Working with verdigris over cardboard collage

No's 14 and 15.  'Time-piece 1', 'Time-piece 2'
90x90mm
Verdigris and copper wax on acrylic emulsion on cardboard collage.

 

No.13 'N'

'N'
Iron oxide and verdigris on acrylic emulsion
on illustration board with imprinted letter, 90x90mm

12. Iron with D

'Iron with D'
Iron oxide and acrylic emulsion on illustration board

No.11 Iron

'Iron'
Iron oxide and acrylic emulsion on illustration board

10. Encaustic and oils stick

ExpansionEncaustic and oil stick on illustration board
90x90mm