by Debra Claffey | Apr 17, 2019 | Updates, Works-in-progress
After months of being “finished”, it needed adjusting. I decided to carve new contours into the wax collage. 36 x 36 inches, Indigo Ice #5. ← Gallery Twist and Impressions...
by Debra Claffey | Apr 14, 2019 | Updates, Works-in-progress
One of four pieces the gallery has included in this wonderful show, Impression IV. The gallery, in Lexington, Mass. is open 11-5 until May 5....
by Debra Claffey | Mar 14, 2019 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Updates, Works-in-progress
This is a 2 x 2 inch linocut print on sumi paper. I was experimenting for a show at the Center for Contemporary Printmaking that is coming up. It’s more difficult to do a tiny print than you might guess! I’m calling this Night Bloomer #1. ← Hidden...
by Debra Claffey | Mar 2, 2019 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Events, Exhibitions, Updates, Works-in-progress
Postcards for upcoming show at Gateway Gallery have arrived. The show, of large work on paper is titled Hidden Lives, which is also the title of the largest work shown here. THe Gatway Gallery is at Great Bay Community College in Portsmouth, NH. The show will...
by Debra Claffey | Mar 1, 2019 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Exhibitions, Updates, Works-in-progress
Here’s a detail from Hidden Lives, a 72 by 144 inch piece I’ve been working on. In 1988 I made an oil monotype from a 72 x 144 inch oil painting on canvas, by transferring the image from the canvas onto 12 x 12 inch paper panels. You can follow the...
by Debra Claffey | Feb 26, 2019 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Events, Updates, Works-in-progress
This show raises funds so that up to ten additional artists can attend who otherwise might not be able to. Artists donate the cards and they are sold at the Conference for $30 each. Last year, ten artists were able to attend. They included artists who would be...
by Debra Claffey | Feb 24, 2019 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Thoughts, Updates, Works-in-progress
My tabletop is my monotype plate. This is why I like hand-printing from a panel. I get to keep these great marks. Alas, I’ve run out of panels, so this will have to get cleaned off… ← New monotype without a press Postcards for the 13th International...
by Debra Claffey | Feb 22, 2019 | Updates, Works-in-progress
← Another layer on monotypes in progress Printing without a press, and without a plate....
by Debra Claffey | Feb 22, 2019 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Updates, Works-in-progress
There are four panels, each 36″ wide and about 72″ high. It’s both direct painting (that got transferred to another piece) and two layers of monotype on sumi-e paper. ← Waiting for paint to dry. New monotype without a press...
by Debra Claffey | Feb 21, 2019 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Thoughts, Updates, Works-in-progress
I really am grateful for my little studio, but I run out of room! and often!. As soon as the paint dries, I can move on… ← Next layer went on today. Another layer on monotypes in progress...
