I haven’t posted much here lately, as I have not been creating very much. I made these up for greeting cards/gifts for neighbors and friends. Bluebirds have always had a special place in my heart. Our little hilltop has always been a prolific bluebird area and it quickly became the namesake of our hilltop – hence the name of this blog. This particular print is a black linocut that is then colored with color pencil. This is one of the first of the run, and so the coloring is not my favorite.
I am thinking I will need to do a run in oil-based ink so that I can hand tint with watercolor. The colors would be more vibrant and not bleed water-based ink I used on the first run. I also tried one with marker for color.
I printed up quite a few of these, but some prints were duds with too much background noise or too much slipping and sliding (I let my 4th grade son help with the printing and these were great learning experiences for him.
This is the print in its early stages. Now I am debating which birds to tackle next. Any suggestions? Leave them in the comments!
Bluebird Hill Art 