Acrylic with ink overlay is a process that I’ve been working on for about a year. With a wet acrylic pigment I create the background on canvas. Then with a carved woodblock that I have done I roll it with an oil based ink and press the block on the painted canvas.

Carving intrigued me using it was the challenge. The only knowledge of carving wood or printing was a fifteen-minute program that I saw on a Japanese network. I was hooked that week I bought tools, wood and cleared out our dinning room and made a work area.

I soon wanted to focus on a subject matter; while fishing I decided on it.

This work reminds me of the pop art; multiple images slightly different usually different color arrangements.

I can see this process having the ability to turn into a large installation.

Work completed in 2014-2015