I have finally completed thel third and final print of the "Pow Wow Dancers" print series. It has taken a lot of time to complete the series, being the nature of the printing, that takes weeks to complete a print. Any single irregularity or mistake and the print is jumk, start over. This print turned out to be sixteen print layers, using over twenty color mixtures. My printing in gum continues to evolve. The very nature of gum printing is a process without end, or boundaries.
When I began printing, controlling the tonal range of the image was paramount. That no longer is a primary factor for me. The overall lighting, the mood, is the focus now. Manipulating and controlling the light with each successive color layer becomes dicey, with each new print layer. A miscalculation of color density, or color choice can add to the image or destroy it. The destroyed versions are painful.
Gum over Palladium Print
"Wow Wow Dancers"
Tucson, Arizona
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