Thursday, December 10, 2009

Nutcracker Holiday Print 2009


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Nutcracker
Edition size: 200
five color blockprint with hand painted details on the face and border
image size:4X9.25 inches
paper size: same
oil based ink printed on Rives BFK paper
This Holiday Print fits perfectly into a #10 envelope (4 1/8 X 9 1/2) inches
linocut
i was going to print this on my etching press but i was having too many problems so i am only printing the blue on the press and the rest of the colors with a baren. for the gold i used a stencil and a gold pen.

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Saturday, November 28, 2009

Rainbow


Artist: VIza Arlington
Title: Rainbow
Collograph, 10 color relief puzzle collograph oil based inks on Rives BFK paper
image size 8 X 10 inches
Paper size 10 X 12 inches
I have been obsessed with rainbows lately probably since my Pug Speak died.

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Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Shoji Lanterns exchange print


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Shoji Lanterns
paper size: 4 X 10 inches
image size: 3 X 9 inches
edition: 100
Black oilbased ink woodcut on Hosho paper with chine colle using tissue paper and a little pastel in the light cast by the lanterns printed by hand with a baren. I didn't carve the light cast by the lanterns i just wiped those areas with a rag.
These are the solar shoji lanters that hang in my garden, a gift from my mom;) I love looking out at them from my window at night sometimes i imagine a little cricket singing in the spotlight.

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Tuesday, October 06, 2009

Washington Lottery Ad with my apple woodblock prints

Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Raven (Woodblock Print)


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Raven
Moku-Hanga (Japanese method woodcut)
sumi ink mixed with blue Iridescent Mica powder printed on Magnani Pescia pale blue paper
image size: 9X14
paper size 10X15
when the light hits this piece just so the raven has a subtle blue iridescence.

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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Labradoodle siesta

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Scarecrow

Saturday, June 06, 2009

Jill Portrait

Saturday, May 02, 2009

exchange 40 Passing Storm


i re carved the lines in the hills and changed colors and paper from Masa to Rives lightweight
i used sap green for the hills and sumi ink and paynes gray
moku-hanga (Japanese woodcut method) on Rives lightweight paper watercolor and sumi ink

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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

OX (Woodblock Print)



Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: OX
woodbock print two blocks
image size:9X14
paper size: 10X15
State Proof

I think that i like the one with the gray watercolor in the curls better. i also plan on using 18 or 22 karat gold leaf instead of this composition stuff its a little too yellow.

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Friday, March 06, 2009

Melissa ACEO (original watercolor one of a kind)


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Melissa
ACEO original ink and watercolor not a reproduction
acid free watercolor paper
image size:2.5X3.5 inches
signed by artist

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Thursday, March 05, 2009

Passing Storm (original woodblock print)



Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Passing Storm
moku-hanga (Japanese woodcut method) on Masa paper watercolor and sumi ink
paper size: 7.5 X 10 inches
image size:4.5 X 8
This is a state proof
signed by artist

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Friday, February 13, 2009

ACEO



Emily and Vanessa ACEOs

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ACEO





I started to make ACEOs as part of my create one piece of art a day resolution.
These are pen and ink drawings with watercolor.

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Friday, February 06, 2009

Top Hat (relief etching on zinc)



Artist: VIza Arlington
Title: Top Hat
Relief etching on zinc printed on Rives BFK
image size 1.5X4 inches
edition 50
signed and numbered

i have drawn directly on the zinc plate with a paint pen, then gave the plate an acid bath that left the lines that had drawn standing in relief. ink is rolled onto the surface and printed like a woodblock or linocut.
this was my first experiment with this process next time i will try using tusche and a pen and or brush the sharpie paint pen was kind of difficult to use but i was drawing on a very small plate.

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Thursday, February 05, 2009

Kneeling Girl (after Emil Nolde)


Artist: VIza Arlington
Title: Kneeling Girl (after Emil Nolde
Collograph on Rives BFK paper
image size 4X6 inches
paper size 7.5X10
edition:60VE
signed and numbered original print

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Winter Aspen (Exchange 39)


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Winter Aspen
moku-hanga (Japanese woodcut method) on Rives lightweight paper watercolor, mica and sumi ink three blocks (white with mica, blue, and black) hand printed
paper size: 6.6 X 15 inches
image size: 5.6 X 14 inches
edition 100
signed and numbered original print

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Saturday, November 22, 2008

ThreadBear Logo (Woodblock Print)


This is my first logo it is for a quilt shop in New Mexico.
I used beech plywood same as on Arion. It is really hard but other than that a very nice wood for carving.
i used my wood burning tool for all line work and a knife and gouges for clearing. the lettering took forever it seemed.
Graphic Chemical oil based ink with watercolor on masa paper. i think i might switch the red and green spools but other than that i'm pretty happy with the way it has turned out.
Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: ThreadBear
woodbock print hand colored
image size:9X12
paper size: 11X14

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Saturday, October 11, 2008

Arion exchange 38


this was my original plan but now i cant decide which one i like better
Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Astraeus
woodbock print two blocks
image size:9X14
paper size: 10X15

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Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Arion exchange 38


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Astraeus
woodbock print
image size:9X14
paper size: 10X15

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Sunday, September 28, 2008

Westinghouse Fan (original etching)


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Westinghouse Fan
etching and drypoint on Rives BFK paper
image size: 5X4
paper size: 7X5
edition: 50
signed original print
This great old fan still lives in my spare bedroom and works great even though the cloth cord is somewhat scary.

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

la de da


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: la de da
etching on Rives BFK
image size: 4X6
paper size: 6x9
edition: 50
signed original print

Monday, September 15, 2008

Islands




the island shadows are bothering me so i am in the process of taking them out. now i have to scrape, burnish and redo my aquatint on the water. for such a simple looking drawing it has been a long process i bet i have printed at least 10 states os far.
Artist: VIza Arlington
Title: Islands
Etching, aquatint, dry point, etching on Rives BFK
image size 6X9 inches
this is one of my Alaska inspired prints

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Monday, August 11, 2008

Cole (trial proof)

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Saturday, August 02, 2008

three pears / first way


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Three pears first way
moku-hanga (Japanese woodcut method)
on Rives BFK heavyweight paper
waterbased inks
image size: 3.25X7.25
paper size: 5.5X9.25 inches
signed and numbered original print

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Sunday, July 27, 2008

Orca (woodblock print)


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Orca
moku-hanga (Japanese woodcut method) on Rives BFK heavyweight paper
waterbased inks
paper size: 7.5X10 inches
signed and numbered original print
This is the first print inspired by my recent trip to Alaska.

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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Untitled (original linocut)


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Untitled
Two color blockprint hand colored butterfly
with watercolor
image size:4X4 inches
paper size: 5X5
oil based ink printed on Rives BFK paper

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Monday, June 23, 2008

Gibby Napping (solar plate etching)


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Gibby Napping
solar plate etching on Rives BFK
image size: 5X7
signed original print
this is a solar plate etching from a quick gesture sketch i made of my horse Gibby while he was napping.

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Tuesday, June 10, 2008

DARFUR REFUGEE (Forgotten)


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: DARFUR REFUGEE (Forgotten)
charcoal and pastel drawing
image size:18X24
paper size: 18X24
drawing is on archival drawing paper

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Moon and Sea (original collograph)


Artist: VIza Arlington
Title: Moon and Sea
Collograph on Rives BFK paper
image size 8.75 X 6 inches
signed and numbered original print

Saturday, April 26, 2008

Sailboat (original collograph)



Artist: VIza Arlington
Title: Sailboat
Collograph, hand colored on Rives BFK paper
image size 9 X 9 inches
signed and numbered original print

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Pied Piper (original etching)


Artist: VIza Arlington
Title: Pied Piper
Etching, dry point, hand colored
image size 4 X 6 inches
paper size 6X8
signed and numbered original print
Rives paper

Elephant (original collograph print)


Artist: VIza Arlington
Title: Elephant
Collograph, hand colored on Magnani Pescia pale blue paper
image size 4 X 6 inches
paper size 6X8
signed and numbered original print

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Aeolus woodblock print


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Aeolus storm God and Keeper of the Winds
Moku-Hanga (Japanese method woodcut)
sumi ink on Rives BFK paper
image size: 4.5X6.5
paper size 5.5X7.5

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Thursday, January 31, 2008

Pied Piper


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Pied Piper
Woodblock print hand colored with watercolor
image size:8X11
paper size: 10X15
signed and numbered original print

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Friday, January 18, 2008

Hare and Crescent Moon


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Hare and Moon
Linocut
image size:4X6 inches

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Monday, December 31, 2007

Ch Bandits Juggernaut


VIza Arlington
Ch Bandit's Juggernaut
Etching, aquatint and dry point on Rives BFK
image size 7.25X10.5 inches
paper size 10X12
edition: 50
signed and numbered original print
This is one of my dads champion English Pointers. If you are interested in hunting dogs and
Tennessee Walking Horses Please visit his website http://www.arlingtonkennelsandstables.com

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Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Tungsten (Periodic Table Printmaking Project)


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Wolfram
Moku-Hanga (Japanese method woodcut)
sumi ink and red watercolor for my chop mark on Rives BFK paper
image size:6X6
paper size 7X7

This print was created for the Periodic Table Printmaking Project
http://home.comcast.net/~clarksbarn/periodic/elements.html


Tungsten (Swedish tung sten meaning "heavy stone"), even though the current name for the element in Swedish is wolfram (sometimes spelled in Swedish as volfram), from the denomination volf rahm by Wallerius in 1747, translated from the description by Agricola in 1546 as Lupi spuma, meaning "wolf's froth" after the way tin is eaten up like a wolf after sheep in the process of its extraction.
From Wikipedia

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Sunday, December 16, 2007

Penguin (woodblock print)


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Penguin
moku-hanga (Japanese woodcut method) on Rives BFK paper sumi ink
paper size: 4.25 X 5.5 inches
image size:3.25 X 4.5

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Thursday, November 15, 2007

Rabbit


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Rabbit
Linocut
image size:4X6 inches
paper size: 6X8
oil based ink printed on rives lightweight paper

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Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Lake Coeur d'Alene (exchange 34)


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Lake Coeur d'Alene
seven color reduction blockprint
image size:8X5.5
paper size: 10X7.5
oil based ink printed on BFK lightweight paper
artist proof
this started from a photo i took that didnt turn out but i liked the composition
so i decided to make a blockprint from it. there was a fire nearby so the sunset was very pretty and orange.

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Thursday, November 01, 2007

Raven


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Raven
Linocut
image size:4X6 inches
paper size: 6X8
for this print i used a water based ink and i hate it so i will try again with oil inks

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Tuesday, October 23, 2007

bistro chair


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: bistro chair
Linocut
image size: 5X7 inches
paper size: 6X9

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Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Bluefish Painting







Artist: Viza Arlington
Medium: original acrylic painting with mixed media
Size: 60X 40 inches

large acrylic painting with mixed media collage. gold fish net fabric on the yellow fish and silverleaf. 60X40 inches. on streched canvas sides are painted and its ready to hang.
black fish have matt and glossy paint for detail it was hard to capture with camera but the close up photos give a pretty good idea of how it looks in person. I will be hanging this at the restaurant i work at called Bluefish.

Friday, August 03, 2007

Summer Time (summer solstice exchange print)


Artist: VIza Arlington
Title: Summer Time
Etching, aquatint, and dry point on Rives BFK
image size 4X6 inches
paper size 5.5 X 7.5

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Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Iraq print exchange trail proof


VIza Arlington
Etching, aquatint, drypoint and softground etching on Rives BFK
image size 6X9

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Monday, July 09, 2007

Gifts


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Gifts
paper size: 7.75 X 11.75 inches
image size: 6.75 X 10.75 inches
two color woodcut on Rives light weight with chine colle using tissue paper treated to balance the pH levels printed by hand with a baren.

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Wednesday, May 16, 2007

new trial proof



changes: silver leaf instead of silver ink. black on black fish

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Fishes trial proof for exchange 32


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Fishes
four color woodbock print
image size:9X14
paper size: 10X15

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Saturday, April 14, 2007

Hand Pulled Prints International XIII


I am very excited and honored that my print "hibiscus" is on the postcard and catalog for the Hand-Pulled Prints Internaional XIII at StoneMetal Press.
Hand-Pulled Prints Internation XIII
Juror: Lyle W. Williams
Exhibition now through June 1, 2007
The StoneMetal Press Printmaking Center Suite 101,
Building B Blue Star Arts Complex
San Antonio, TX 78210
www.stonemetal-press.com

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Wednesday, March 07, 2007

Poppies


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Poppies
Monotype (one of a kind print) with pastel over drawing
image size: 8X10 inches
paper size: 8X10
signed original one of a kind print
this is a trace monotype with pastels. I prefer pastels over watercolour because they are more opaque i can minimize the dark spots that can occur when doing a "trace" monotype.

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Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Tattoo


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Tattoo
charcoal drawing
image size:18X24
paper size: 18X24
drawing is on archival drawing paper

Monday, February 26, 2007

Caged


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Caged
charcoal drawing
image size:18X24
paper size: 18X24
drawing is on archival drawing paper

Friday, February 23, 2007

Money Plant II (Original Monotype) from ghostprint


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Money Plant II
Monotype (one of a kind print) with sumi ink drawing, watercolor and pearlescent mica powder (on the "coins" )
image size: 8X10 inches
paper size: 8X10
signed original one of a kind print

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Money Plant I (Original Monotype)


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Money Plant I
Monotype (one of a kind print)
paper size: 8X10
signed original one of a kind print

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Thursday, February 22, 2007

Fleeting IV (Original Monotype)



Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Fleeting IV
Monotype (one of a kind print) with pastel over drawing and watercolor
image size: 8X10 inches
paper size: 8X10
signed original one of a kind print

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Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Passion Flower II (Original monotype)


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Passion Flower II
Monotype (one of a kind print) with watercolor
image size: 8X10 inches
paper size: 8X10
signed original one of a kind print

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Monday, February 19, 2007

Forced Blossoms (Screenprint Monotype)


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: forced blossoms
screenprint Monotype (one of a kind print)
image size: 8X10 inches
paper size: 8X10
signed original one of a kind prin
i used water soluble crayons to draw my image directly onto the screen then pulled transparent base through the screen.

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Berries (Screenprint Monotype)


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Berries
Monotype (one of a kind print)
image size: 8X10 inches
paper size: 8X10
signed original one of a kind print

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Sunday, February 11, 2007

Debt Slave


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: debt slave
charcoal drawing
image size:18X24
paper size: 18X24 inches

Thursday, February 08, 2007

self-portrait


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: self-portrait
charcoal drawing
image size: paper size: 8x10

Wednesday, February 07, 2007

Redhead


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title:
charcoal drawing
image size:18X24
paper size: 18X24 inches

Monday, January 22, 2007

Nakhl


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Nakhl
charcoal drawing
image size:18X24
paper size: 18X24 inches

Thursday, January 18, 2007

Year of the Boar trial proof


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Year of the Boar
Woodcut on Rives BFK with Chine Colle using tissue paper treated to balance the pH levels
paper size: 4X6
signed original print

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Lantern


Artist: VIza Arlington
Title: Winter
Etching, aquatint, and sulfur tint on Rives BFK
image size 5 X 7 inches
paper size 5.5 X 7.5

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Monday, December 04, 2006

Owl



Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Owl
Woodcut on Rives BFK with Chine Colle using tissue paper treated to balance the pH levels printed by hand with baren. All colors are tissue paper only the black was printed.
paper size: 16X20
edition: 40
signed and numbered original print

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Monday, November 20, 2006

Gingerbread Angel Christmas Card


Screenprint
6 color
paper stencil
acrylic ink

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Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Political exchange print




Black and white or color I can't decide.

Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Any Excuse Will Serve A Tyrant
woodcut on Masa, oil based ink, photo copy transfer (the words)
image size:10 X 13
paper size: 11 X 15 inches
signed original print

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Monday, October 23, 2006

Monotypes





Artist: Viza Arlington
Monotypes
signed original prints

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Thursday, September 28, 2006

fulcrum


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: falcrum
Monotype (one of a kind print)
image size:8.75 x 11 inches
signed original one of a kind print

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Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Cry Havoc And Let Slip The Dogs Of War





Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Cry Havoc And Let Slip The Dogs Of War
Monotypes (one of a kind prints)
image size:8.75 x 11 inches
signed original prints

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Iraq (Monotypes)






Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Iraq
Monotypes (one of a kind print)
image size:8.75 x 11 inches
signed original prints

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Saturday, September 23, 2006

Ponderosa Pine II


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Ponderosa Pine II
moku-hanga (Japanese woodcut method) on Rives lightweight paper
watercolor and sumi ink
image size:4.5 X 7.5
paper size: 6.5 X 9.5 inches
edition size: 65
signed and numbered original print

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Thursday, September 14, 2006

sword and dagger


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: sword and dagger
etching on Rives BFK
image size: 3 X 4.5
paper size: 5 X 6
edition: this print is not editioned
signed and numbered original print

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Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Black Wig and Rubber Corset


Artist: VIza Arlington
Title: Black Wig and Rubber Corset
Etching, aquatint, drypoint and sulfur tint on Rives BFK
image size 4.5 X 6 inches
paper size 8 x 10
edition: 50

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Wednesday, September 06, 2006

Pall-Bearers


Artist:VIza Arlington
Title:Pall-Bearers 2006
Etching, aquatint, drypoint and sulfur tint on Rives BFK
image size: 4.75 X 4 inches
paper size: 8 x 10
edition: 50
signed and numbered original print

art - printmaking - etching - intaglio - aquatint - drypoint - religion -Pope John Paul II

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Mourning the death of Pope John Paul ll


Description

VIza Arlington
Mourning the death of Pope John Paul ll, 2006
Softground etching on Rives BFK
image size 5 1/2 X 6 1/2 inches
paper size 8 x 10
edition: 50
signed and numbered original print

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Sunday, August 06, 2006

The Dirty Show 7.5 September 22-23-24




Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Naughty
Medium: Monotype
Naughty will be at the dirty show 7.5 in Detroit

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Monday, July 24, 2006

When The Bough Breaks


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: When The Bough Breaks
Litho Sketch
image size:4X6
paper size: 8X10
edition: 12
signed and numbered original print

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Three Nudes


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Three Nudes
linoleum cut and linoleum etching
image size:9X12
paper size: 10X15
edition: 65
signed and numbered original print

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Nude


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Nude
linoleum cut
image size:9X12
paper size: 10X15
edition: 50
signed and numbered original print

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Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Dirty Fingernails Say A Lot A Celebration Of "Pure" Printmakers



Dirty Fingernails Say A Lot A Celebration Of "Pure" Printmakers
July 28 - September 15, 2006
Foundry Art Centre
520 N Main Center
St. Charles, MO 63301
www.foundryartcentre.org
636-255-0270
Here are my two prints that will be in this exhibit.

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Monday, July 17, 2006

Hibiscus


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Hibisus
Woodcut on Rives BFK with Chine Colle using tissue paper treated to balance the pH levels printed by hand with baren some painting with water color
image size: 19X25.5 inches
edition: 40
signed and numbered original print
This is the best picture I could get but it doesn't show how vibrant the colors really are but it is close
but that is why I used the tissue paper even though its a pain to treat it with the "make it acid free" spray I just love the way tissue paper looks. I am also planning to spray it with a varnish that has uv protection in it. This tissue paper claims to be reasonably lightfast and so far my north facing window test is suggesting that it is but a little extra protection cant hurt right?

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Sunday, July 09, 2006

ponderosa pine


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: ponderosa pine
Softground etching, drypoint, and chine colle on Magnani Pescia pale blue paper, burnt umber etching ink
image size: 5 1/2 x 7 3/4
paper size: 8 x 10
edition: 30
signed and numbered original print

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Tuesday, July 04, 2006

poppies





Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Poppies
Monotypes
image size:8.75 x 11 inches
paper size:10 x 13.25

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Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Enchantress


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Enchantress
moku-hanga woodcut (Japanese woodcut method) on Masa waterbased ink
image size:
paper size: 8 x 9 inches
edition size: 45
signed and numbered original print

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dandelion


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Dandelion
Drypiont
Image size: 2 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches
paper size:
edition: 85
signed and numbered original print

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Sunday, June 25, 2006

Gossip


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Gossip
Woodcut on Rives lightweight printed by hand with baren
image size: 5 x 7
paper size 6 x 8 1/2
edition: 50
signed and numbered original print

art - printmaking - woodcut - woodblock -hand printed - relief printing

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Wednesday, June 21, 2006

www.artatlarge.com


"untitled"

This is my monotype currently on display at ART@LARGE
"Going Underground"
Art At Large 4th Annual Juried Competition / Exhibition - Curated by: Pet Silvia
June 15 - July 1, 2006