The limited edition prints that you will see here
were created
from works originally done in several different mediums and styles.
The originals were meticulously and lovingly prepared and took
many hours, and in some cases many days, to complete.
These exquisite works can now be owned as a prized "Limited Edition"
print, and displayed at home or given as gifts to friends and family.
Each print is hand signed and numbered by the artist, Linda Jean Thille.
Enjoy!
Artist Notes:
"As you may have read elsewhere on this site, I DO LOVE printmaking!
I spent several years doing that exclusively at Moorpark College. I
did etchings, linoleum cuts, woodcuts, collographs, and monoprints (see
below
for explanations). I have always especially loved doing the linoleum
cuts, and as I actually print these by hand ..... without benefit of
a printing press, I still do turn them out when the inspiration hits!
Here I have a couple of the linoleum prints I have done........ Swan
on the Lake, The
Heron, and the Hummingbird.
It is only by coincidence that they are all birds!"
"Flight in Harmony and Northhead Lighthouse are lithographs of
my original watercolors. Flight in Harmony was done in celebration of
the annual International
Kite Festival in Long Beach, Washington. I submitted
it in the poster competition, but, sadly, it was not chosen...However....
the following year, I submitted another painting and it did WIN First
Place! I was, of course, thrilled.....but Flight in Harmony was always
my favorite."
"My Lighthouse painting was chosen as a feature cover for the Long
Beach Visitor's Guide. The REAL one can be viewed at North
Head Lighthouse. This setting is quite remote and the view of the
Pacific Ocean is, of course, absolutely spectacular.... this lighthouse
is truly quintessential. It was always one of my favorite places to
visit. I used to wander about the whole area, watching for whales or
other sea creatures, the wild flowers, birds and forest inhabitants.
When I decided I was ready to paint the lighthouse, I had to find the
perfect vantage point. I finally did find a spot perched on the hill
above the lighthouse in the brush. For many days I would return, carefully
sketching out the preliminary drawings for this work, while the seagulls,
that had discovered I brought along a lunch, insisted that I shared
equally with them!"
"Will o'the Wisp
is a lithograph of my original pointillist pen and ink drawing. I have
no way to calculate the amount of hours I spent on the drawing, but
the end result was well worth the time invested! I plan to make it available
as a note/greeting card soon."
Linda Jean
PRINTMAKING SIMPLIFIED
ETCHING: A zinc plate is painted with an acid-resistant
coating called a "ground".. This ground is then drawn into
with an etching needle to creat the desired image. The metal plate is
then put in an acid bath which bites (burns) into the metal that is
exposed. After the acid bath, the ground is removed. Ink is rubbed onto
the plate and then wiped off, but ink remains in the bitten image. The
plate is placed on the printing press.
Paper is placed over the plate. When run through the press under pressure,
the ink is transferred to the paper.
LINOLEUM CUT: A piece of special linoleum, purchased
at an art supplies store, is cut into using linoleum cutting tools.
When all cuts have been made, ink is applied using a roller to the part
that has not been cut away. The linoleum can be run through a printing
press just as the etching procedure. To print without a press, paper
is placed over the inked linoleum, and rubbed carefully with a wooden
spoon to transfer the ink. One always needs to remember in cutting that
what is cut away will not print (except as texture), so one needs to
think in reverse.
WOODCUT: This is done just as a linoleum cut, only
wood is used.
COLLOGRAPH: Consider this as a printed collage. The
design is achieved by gluing textures, cutouts, flat objects, whatever
to a piece of thin plywood. The finished design is then coated with
gesso. Ink is applied to the surface and then wiped like an etching.
Ink will remain in crevices. It is then printed on the press as previously
explained above under "etchings".
MONOPRINT: A design is painted on a piece of glass,
usually with oil-based paints or inks. This is again printed on a press
as in the above techniques. It could also be printed by hand, using
the wooden spoon as in the linoleum print.
