


A bilingual blog regarding the art (printmaking, pastels, watercolors, oils) & travels of artist Diane Cutter (formerly The Itinerant Artist)~~~~~~~ Un blog bilingue sobre el arte (grabados, pastel, acuarelas, oleos) y viajes de la artista Diane Cutter (antes The Itinerant Artist)



'Casa Alcaldia de Ceiba' ('Ceiba Mayor's Office') is the third watercolor of the Landmark Challenge I mentioned earlier. It's 4"x6" on Arches 140# Cold Press. Fortunately these are getting faster as I do more since architecture isn't really my thing.



Playing with watercolor and scraps of mingeisha awagami paper, I've created some tiny abstracts. I had accidently placed a sheet of this wonderful paper on my inking slab, not aware that I'd inadvertently made a monoprint. With this ghostly image I was ready to trash the paper (not useable for my normal printmaking) ... but thought to experiment with the shapes left by the ink residue... Here are some of the resulting 
I've signed up for a Landmark Challenge in the www.WetCanvas.com watercolor forum. The object is to paint local landmarks from our own community, things people don't necessarily see. I have a commitment of one painting every two weeks for a year, 26 paintings in all.




The Baren Summit fast approaches. My suitcase is more than half full of essentials ... another artist will know what I mean ... I leave tomorrow morning, wending my way to the Pacific Northwest via New Mexico. Minor decisions such as what clothing I take will be decided by what comes out of the dryer this evening but the important art supplies are lovingly stowed.




Playing with monoprints on styrofoam, as a result of an 'original' print exchange on WetCanvas!, I found to be fun and challenging. On a smooth piece of styrofoam, I used a ballpoint pen to make incisions. Then the plate is inked (I used Akua-Kolors) and printed. Here is the well-used plate after about 30 pulls...
The latest linocuts, really E-Z Cut, are packed and really to mail out for the most recent www.printmakers.info print exchange. I had planned a larger edition but wasn't very careful with the plate, which is softer and more pliable than an eraser... Lo and behold, it is now in two pieces so this is an edition of 25. I'm not particularly fond of E-Z Cut for exactly that reason: it's too easy to cut. I'll use up the rest of what I have but probably won't buy it again.
'Thistle', colored pencil, 5"x3.5" on Colorfix paper.
En planear una serie de flores en linoleo, he estado dibujando unos estudios pequenos. Ha sido muy beneficioso para mejor entender la estructura del flor.
'Cardo', lapices a colores, 5"x3.5" en papel Colorfix.
Playing with a medieval drawing technique of silverpoint, I came up with this frangipangi blossom. The technique is very mesmerizing, not for the impatient artist. And erasing is not an option causing some quick thinking on how to incorporate unintended lines.








'Taino Birds' ('Pajaros tainos') is another linocut design inspired from the petroglyphs around Puerto Rico. This is also an edition of 100, oil based ink pulled on mulberry paper.
'Pajaros tainos' es otro diseno linocut inspirado por los petroglifos alrededor de Puerto Rico. Este tambien es una edicion de 100, con tinta (oleo) negra en papel mulberry.
The latest linocut using Taino Indian designs: 'Taino Mosaic', edition of 100, printed black on Japanese mulberry paper, size 4"x6".