Pattern | Janet Towbin

Dec 06 2016

Tessellation 7

06/12/2016 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: JT | In: Art, drawing, Pattern, Photography

My newly completed drawing is the seventh in my series of Tessellations all based on a single shape. This one has taken me longer than usual to complete–our Thanksgiving trip to Cincinnati came just after I was about half-way into the drawing. Coming back to it after that time away was hard yet rewarding.

Concentrating on the drawing has taken my mind off politics (UGH!). I sat at my drawing table and got lost in lines and shadows. My only concern each day for hours at a time was whether a line should be darker or if an area would look more dimensional, showing more motion if shading was added. As the drawing appears right now, it may or may not be finished. I’ve decided to look at it for a few days–and then determine if it might need a bit more added detail in some of the open areas. Time will tell.

Tessellation 7; 2016; graphite on paper; 22″ x 30″

Here is a fun detail shot of the drawing I took at a low sideways angle. I was completely surprised with how dimensional it looked this way. Who knows? I might turn this oddly angled “anamorphic-looking” photo into a mirrored pattern drawing. The fun never ends!

Tessellation 7 (detail on an angle); 2016; graphite on paper; 22″ x 30″

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Sep 21 2016

Tessellation 6

21/09/2016 | Comments: 2 | Posted by: JT | In: Art, drawing, Pattern

A new drawing completed this week; it’s number 6 in my Tessellation Series. I hope to add more drawings to this series and then search out a place to exhibit them. All the drawings are based on the same shape that is an interlocking pattern. The tessellated shape is very evident in this iteration–but in other drawings the shape is quite hidden.

Tessellation 6; 22″ x 30″; Graphite on paper; 2016

Tessellation 6 (detail); 22″ x 30″; Graphite on paper; 2016

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Circle Swirls: Drawing and Linocut

27/08/2016 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: JT | In: Art, drawing, Pattern, Printmaking

My newest relief print is based on the drawing “Circle Swirl” from my Patterns of Obsession series. Printed in an edition of 10 by Brent Bond at Santo Press, it is another laser-cut linocut. It amazes me how precisely the laser-cut can be on the linoleum’s surface. I am pretty thrilled with how it turned out. Soon I will be adding a digital color layer to the print making it into something else entirely. Can’t wait to get that started! It’s going to be so much fun to see how it evolves with color.

First, the drawing:

Circle Swirl; 2016; graphite on Stonehenge paper; 16″ x 16″ image size; 22″ x 22″ paper size. POR

And the print:

Circle Swirl by Janet Towbin Circle Swirl; 2016; Laser-cut linocut; edition of 10; 16″ x 16″ image size; 23″ x 22″ paper size. $400.00

And here is a little teaser for you…my computer rendering (it’s a work in progress–the specific colors may change) of how I intend to add color to the print. Keeping my fingers crossed it will compare to what I can do in Photoshop.

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4 New Prints

04/06/2016 | Comments: 0 | Posted by: JT | In: Art, Pattern, Printmaking

I am pleased to present my latest work: four new editions of laser-cut linocuts which were printed this past week by Brent Bond at Santo Press. They are based on combining two of my drawing series, “Patterns of Obsession” and “Swirls.” The black and white prints are in an edition of 10 on Hahnemühle paper. The 2-color prints, which feature graphite ink on a color ground, were printed in an edition of 20.

The 1-color (black and white) prints are $100.00 each or $150 for the pair. The 2-color prints are $150.00 each or $250.00 for the pair.

Here are my newbies:

Circle Swirl, 2016; laser-cut linocut; 8″ x 8″ image on 11.25″ x 11″ paper; edition of 10

Twisted Swirl; 2016; laser-cut linocut; 8″ x 8″ image on 11.25″ x 11″ paper; edition of 10

Circle Swirl II; 2016; 2-color laser-cut linocut; 8″ x 8″ image on 11.25″ x 11″ paper; edition of 20

Print by Janet Towbin, Twisted Swirl II,

Twisted Swirl II; 2016; 2-color laser-cut linocut; 8″ x 8″ image on 11.25″ x 11″ paper; edition of 20

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