David Everett, “Respite”, chiaroscuro woodcut, 10” x 8”, edition of 20.
Flatbed Press is excited to announce our newest print with David Everett in his ongoing series of color woodcuts. Respite, a chiaroscuro woodcut, features a Black-tailed Jackrabbit, which is indigenous to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Reminiscent of Durer's "Young Hare" painting, Everett celebrates the beauty and nobility of this amazing creature. Respite and each of the woodcuts in his series brings our attention to an animal that may be iconic to the southwestern region, but in our contemporary lives are often overlooked and even forgotten. Stalker and Brigandine, also a part of the series, were published over the past eighteen months. Respite is the third of this ongoing series.
Everett, who is well known for his large wood-carved three-dimensional polychrome sculptures of all manner of animals and unique combination of animals (fish, fowl, reptile, and mammal) used his chisels to carve the images into plank cherrywood woodblocks. In order to add color and dimensionality to the images, he used the “chiaroscuro woodcut” technique which involves two carved blocks for each image. The primary block carries the detail and main carving of the image and the secondary block adds color and has the image’s highlights cut into it. The secondary color block is printed first and the ink allowed to dry. The primary (key) block is printed last over the color. This historic technique was employed by Durer and other artists creating woodcuts.
Each of the prints in the series was hand-printed from the woodblocks in small editions of 20. Stop by Flatbed to see all three prints and start a collection! We recommend that collectors with an interest in Everett's southwestern series subscribe to receive one of each of the first impressions of the existing prints and have reserved impressions of the prints to come. Subscribers receive a significant discount on the prints. Call or email for more information.
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