By the Corner

Sunbeams At Midday

Girl on A Bicycle

Ballerina Della Notte

Study for Casa De Campo

Giverny Alfabia

Uncovered

Celebration

Delicious

Stargazer

Figaro & Cleo

Aurora & Phillip  |  Sericel

A Sericel is printed on mylar film.  The first colours printed are the ink outlines, face down.  Then the rest of the colours are printed starting with any foreground colours working towards the back to help ensure clean registration.  

This is the opposite of any other print, where you work from the background forward, adding the small details at the end.  The result is an authentic looking animation cell.

Cat from the Wrong Side of the Tracks

Every Girl Should Have a Unicorn

Venetian Cat Singing Oh Solo Meow

Pink Tufted Small Beast in Night Landscape

This is one of my personal favourites.  It was printed on heavy duty watercolour paper.  I built up transparent inks simulating watercolour washes and the UV coat was matte, so it did not create a sheen.  The result was very natural.  I have seen some nice prints ruined by the sheen of the topcoat.  It can ruin (or enhance) the look of a print depending on how it is used.  A watercolour would never have a sheen to it!

Elephant Presenting a Flower to a Bird

Self Portrait as a Young Man Shaving

Sawfish with such a Long Snout

The Secret Art of Dr. Suess  |  Book Cover

Sea Cliffs and Redwoods

Fog Enshrouded

Live Oak Country

Toccatta and Fugue

A Touch of Magic

Beauty Beyond Believing

Gods Country

Before the Sun Goes Down

Forest Bouquet

A Vagrant Dream

Grey Dawn

Herd of Horses

Forest Symphony

Green Fields

I Wandered Over the Fields

Into the Forest

Blue Nocturne

Trees Draped in Autumn

Mist in the Dark Woods

Valley of Dreams

Quiet Solitude

Green Pastures

Solemn Solitude

As Far as I Could See

Conception

We the People

The Two Suitors

Le Moulin

Midnight Blue Delage

Hotel De Lecluse

Hotel De Lecluse  |  Dedication

Jim Buckles  |  Book Dedication

"Mysterious Landscapes"

Reef Garden Suite

This is a great example of a quadriptych (set of four).  In this case, they can be hung as a complete set of four, two sets of two (vertically or horizontally), or individually.

They were printed as two sets of two (horizontally).  I maximized the efficiency of each run on the press by "splitting the screen".   This means that the screen was divided into multiple channels created with cardboard.  The cardboard "walls" kept each ink colour contained.  Small squeegees were custom fitted to each channel and attached to the main bar (instead of the usual single long squeegee).  

I did this whenever possible... which maximized efficiency, but tried the patience of my printer (who was awesome : )) 

Butterfly Fish with Pink Anthias

El Gran Escenario  (Villa Verde)

Scion of Giverny

Water Lily

Srta. Trinidad Campins

Warmth Within

This was printed on black paper, which really made it pop!

Printing on black paper is an extra challenge.  The base colour (which is a solid block of ink) needs to be printed multiple times.  This can wreck havoc with registration, because this heavy initial deposit of ink changes the paper size.  On the other hand... it can potentially stabilize the print against future weather variations.  Better to have it happen in the beginning, when the print is less developed.  

It's a nightmare when you have a lot of little details that no longer align.  It is a little terrifying to start up a really detailed print when the weather is different from the normal day to day - especially here in Southern California where dry Santa Ana wind conditions can be juxtaposed against rain! 

Circle of Glance

Sophisticated Lady

Circle of Love (Beta)

Golden Sorrow

Majestic Tapestry

Prometheus

Introspection

Golden Shimmer

Veiled Lady

Instant Awareness

Royal Pose  (Green)

Anticipation

Dance of Flakes

Yumeji

Satin Profile

Golden Grace

Satin Ribbon

These prints involved a lot of R&D and experimentation.  It was challenging but fun!

The originals incorporated a lot of mixed media that were difficult to reproduce through the screen process.  

We used a lot of metallic inks and powders, glitter (all specs possible), transparent UV coatings in deep rich colours (resulting in an almost stained-glass effect). The "dimensional" lines and globs were drawn and shaded to simulate dimension.  For some prints, we printed an adhesive and added gold leaf by hand.  The artist then added further embellishments.

Prometheus is my favourite one.  

The swirling layers of "lacquer" turned out very natural looking.  The final print was very deep rich and luminous, it seemed to have an inner fire...

The Flintstones | 30th Anniversary

This print used more screens than any other project. It was also the most methodically planned and strategically sequenced. It could have required many more runs and/or turned out really messy. The result was very clean, with tight registration and rich vibrant colours. It was printed on both white and black paper stock. Each print was hand signed by Hanna & Barbera in addition to Melanie Taylor Kent.

Dodger Stadium  |  30th Anniversary

Lighthouse Point

Thunder Valley

Monument Canyon

Sunrise Canyon

Partly Padded & Mischief

The Kiss

Food for Thought

Pinocchio's World

Mickey Mouse's Greatest Love  ♥

Harbor at Portofino

Nice

Serengeti Soul

Saginaw's Song

Sunken Treasure

Giver of Life

The Awakening

The Waiting

Where are my Brothers...

Schim Schimmel  |  Book Dedication

Schim Schimmel  |  Appreciation!

Fork it Over

AwesomeNess

Gathering Flowers

Now and Forever

Archway

アーチウェイ

Glicine

Blessings

祝福

Devon

デヴォン

From the Past

過去から

Lac d'amour / Forever

永遠に

note: the couple is holding hands on land and embracing in the reflection...

Kitty on a Chair

キティ・オン・チェア

Porto Venere

ヴィーナス

Mikonos Cafe | Twilight

ミコノス・カフェ・夕暮れ

Mikonos Cafe | Noontime

ミコノス・カフェ・正午

Serene Hours

穏やかな時間

Dreamscape

ドリームスケープ

Oia

オイア

Mevagissey

Moonlight Rhythm

月光浴

Orta San Giulio

オルタ・サン・ジュリオ

Passage to Lumiere

ルミエへの通路

Winter Wonderland

サン・ルーに降る雪

Southern Star Atlas

スター・アトラス

Northern Star Atlas

スター・アトラス

Roquebrune

Fête

祭りのあとで

Windsong

風の歌

Fishing Friends

友達釣り

Walk Through the Forest

森の

Dreaming  (with Happy Dedication  : )

ドリーミング

Everyone who came through the studio while I was working on this, thought it was me in the image.  I liked to think it was...

テペイありがとう！

Teppei Sasakura  |  Book Dedication

"The Works of Teppei Sasakura"

Teppei Sasakura  |  Book Dedication

"Teppei Sasakura - Volume 3"

Fabrique de Chapeaux

Cafe Poggi

Villa Belliard

Le Carrefour de l'Odéon

Leon de Lyon

Via Leccosa

Au Petit Marquis

Winter in Borovici (with Horses)

Two Cats

Musicians in Borovici

David Lee  |  White Orchid

This is an example of a Giclée that had out of gamut colours that could not be reproduced with a digital print.  I created serigraphic touch plates to pop up the blues and yellow/orange in the center of the flowers.  I also added opaque white ink to enhance the whitest whites.

Mutsumi Inomata

Mustsumi's prints had various specialty touch plates.  This image had gold leaf on the background circle (which does not convey well in the photo).  It also had crystalina accents... to create magic : )

More information coming soon!