Comments for Lyn Bishop : Sharing Secrets http://lynbishop.com/blog On art, culture and collaboration Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:35:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Artist Trading Cards at Boquete Artworks by Lyn Bishop http://lynbishop.com/blog/2011/04/08/artist-trading-cards-at-boquete-artworks/#comment-749 Lyn Bishop Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:35:27 +0000 http://lynbishop.com/blog/?p=354#comment-749 Thanks Robyn, I'm looking forward to getting to know you and your art better! Let's make a play date soon. Thanks Robyn, I’m looking forward to getting to know you and your art better! Let’s make a play date soon.

]]> Comment on Artist Trading Cards at Boquete Artworks by Robyn Cole http://lynbishop.com/blog/2011/04/08/artist-trading-cards-at-boquete-artworks/#comment-748 Robyn Cole Fri, 22 Jul 2011 18:34:03 +0000 http://lynbishop.com/blog/?p=354#comment-748 Nice to come across your blog! I'm building my web site and was just playing around with Google and some searches and up popped your blog as one of my choices. (Fortunately my blog was also in the choices, too! :-0 ). Anyways, nice writing! Enjoyed reading it and as I sit here in my art studio, I'm looking at the ATC cards I received from you. One is very similar to your "Poetry of Flowers", shown above, and the other has your portrait. I look at them every day! Nice to come across your blog! I’m building my web site and was just playing around with Google and some searches and up popped your blog as one of my choices. (Fortunately my blog was also in the choices, too! :-0 ).

Anyways, nice writing! Enjoyed reading it and as I sit here in my art studio, I’m looking at the ATC cards I received from you. One is very similar to your “Poetry of Flowers”, shown above, and the other has your portrait. I look at them every day!

]]> Comment on Alternative methods in monotype printing by Meta Geske http://lynbishop.com/blog/2011/01/09/alternative-methods-in-monotype-printing/#comment-747 Meta Geske Sat, 02 Jul 2011 19:11:26 +0000 http://lynbishop.com/blog/?p=263#comment-747 Something that worked for me when a press was unavailable: After putting a protective paper on the floor, I laid the plate down, the wet paper over, layered over that newsprint and then a Persian rug with the right side down on top. Then I walked on it. I believe at that time I was using Createx printmaking inks. Something that worked for me when a press was unavailable: After putting a protective paper on the floor, I laid the plate down, the wet paper over, layered over that newsprint and then a Persian rug with the right side down on top. Then I walked on it. I believe at that time I was using Createx printmaking inks.

]]> Comment on Alternative methods in monotype printing by Lyn Bishop http://lynbishop.com/blog/2011/01/09/alternative-methods-in-monotype-printing/#comment-681 Lyn Bishop Fri, 15 Apr 2011 22:17:50 +0000 http://lynbishop.com/blog/?p=263#comment-681 The press gives better pressure for a more even print, and yes, the nice indentations from the edge of the plate. Some people use a marble rolling pin instead of a wine bottle, but I used what I had on hand. The acrylics are "looser" than printing inks, but like you mention, you can add gel medium or other products to stiffen them up. Thanks for your comment! The press gives better pressure for a more even print, and yes, the nice indentations from the edge of the plate. Some people use a marble rolling pin instead of a wine bottle, but I used what I had on hand. The acrylics are “looser” than printing inks, but like you mention, you can add gel medium or other products to stiffen them up. Thanks for your comment!

]]> Comment on Alternative methods in monotype printing by Dawn http://lynbishop.com/blog/2011/01/09/alternative-methods-in-monotype-printing/#comment-677 Dawn Thu, 14 Apr 2011 02:53:32 +0000 http://lynbishop.com/blog/?p=263#comment-677 I'm researching monotype/monoprint and stumbled upon your site. I'm very interested in trying it out (I've experimented in the past with wood block printing) as I have a painting style that would translate well (if that makes sense). Your solutions sound just fine to me. I wonder why you still would prefer a press...and are you able to get the nice indentations from the edges of the plate with the wine bottle? perhaps not as much as from a press. do you think the even pressure of a press always gives a crisper look than hand pressed? lastly, how do the acrylics turnout in lieu of the printing inks? i just watched a youtube from Golden Acrylics (which I use) and it seems that with the addition of gel medium or retarder gel or with their "open acrylics" it can work as well as ink. nice work! I’m researching monotype/monoprint and stumbled upon your site. I’m very interested in trying it out (I’ve experimented in the past with wood block printing) as I have a painting style that would translate well (if that makes sense). Your solutions sound just fine to me. I wonder why you still would prefer a press…and are you able to get the nice indentations from the edges of the plate with the wine bottle? perhaps not as much as from a press. do you think the even pressure of a press always gives a crisper look than hand pressed?
lastly, how do the acrylics turnout in lieu of the printing inks? i just watched a youtube from Golden Acrylics (which I use) and it seems that with the addition of gel medium or retarder gel or with their “open acrylics” it can work as well as ink. nice work!

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