Piedmont Craftsmen Gallery
Opening November 4th
Marcia McDade McMann Featured Artist

 Most recently I have been using a simple printing technique to produce varied impressions on a theme.  Vistas, streams and rockscapes encountered on my favorite hiking routes provide the subject matter.
I choose an image from a sketch or watercolor study that was made on site. I photograph the study and reverse the image on my tablet, then I paint a loose impression on glass with printing inks and water base oils.  I press paper onto the glass and pull a one of a kind print.  I use this print as a point of departure for embellishment with soft pastels and colored pencil and sometimes paint while I refer back to the original study.   This  printing process has been employed by artist throughout history to produce unexpected textures that enhance the surfaces for drawing and paintings. Decalcomania