This painting is a watercolour that I did this summer. It is titled Nets for Nicholas and is part of a series that I intend to be charity pieces, with proceeds going to fund mosquito nets in malaria stricken countries. A simple $3.00 mosquito net decreases a person's risk of acquiring malaria by 90%! More information will follow as I finish the series and make the paintings available for sale.
Ok, so I had the opportunity to pull some test prints in litho on Thursday, and let me just say, I should have avoided that situation. But maybe not. When I go to do some more prints this week, I will have some learnedness in my back pocket. It is becoming one of the best hard works that a person will ever do. In that sense, it is not unlike labor and birth. It's a lot of hard work, but you would do it again in a heartbeat...and trust me, I know about that.
I just wanted to give a shout out today, that is so, so, soooooo good to be back in the shop getting my hands dirty. I'm thoroughly enjoying the whole zen process of litho, but I have to admit, that I was too anxious to start printing and therefore, made a new plate this morning and pulled a couple of prints this afternoon. Complete bliss!