Edgar Allan Poe, linocut
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| Poe linocut by juana almaaguer |
Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears.
Poe
Poe
Above is my latest Poe linocut print. I wanted to do something this year to commemorate Halloween. The result is this portrait linocut.
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| poe fountain pen drawing |
I used my metropolitan pen to do the drawing which was loaded with brown that I made from mixing De Atramentis inks. I drew this portrait on scrap paper. I guess I had been testing out a pen which explains the strange "mmmmm" marks and the writing showing through from the other side of the paper.
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| edgar allan Poe linocut wip |
I reduced the size of the drawing with the photocopier and transferred my drawing to the linoleum block using carbon paper.
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| linocut and printing ink |
Once it was carved and I liked the test prints, I got ready to do the printing. I printed on lightweight printmaking paper and some pages from a vintage engineering book.
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| Poe linocut book art by gallery juana |
I'm in the mood for reading Poe the rest of October! Do you have any favorite reads for this season?
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wishing everyone a good weekend and joining sunday sketches
WOW! I love your work! And I love Poe, too! During Halloween time (for me, the whole October) I usually read Poe and Lovecraft, two of my most favorite! :)
ReplyDeleteI love your Poe lino cut. I also love Halloween and the whole kitchy mess of it all!
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wow well done Juana! And I love the quote too.
ReplyDeleteThis is so, so cool! I love Edgar A. Poe's work, too. Blessings!
ReplyDeleteJuana ~ This is wonderful so well sketched and then carved! My local mystery book club is reading Poe for October and then discusses 3 of his short stories ~ They would love this linocut!
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artmusedog and carol
Oh, this is FUN, Juana! You got a terrific likeness--and especially those "sunken" eyes of Poe's The print is wonderful! And Poe is perfect reading for now! I especially L.M. Alcott's Little Women about now, as the beginning of the novel takes place this this time just before Christmas. I also just finished reading a by Joanne DeMaio: Snowflakes and Coffee Cakes which takes place Oct-Dec. and set in New England--very sweet, fun and with touch of romance... ;o) Happy Autumn Days, my friend ((HUGS))
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