Reduction Linocut Process -- 3-color Reduction Print of an Oak Tree

Three color reduction linocut print by Michael Halbert.
Artist and Printmaker: Michael Halbert
Title of Print: Oak Tree
Physical Dimensions: w x h Paper: 30 x 22 in. Plate: 24 x 18 in.
Support: Rieves printmaking paper
Medium and Technique: 3-color reduction linocut printed with relief printmaking inks
Date: 2017
I did this linocut in my first Printmaking class (Printmaking I) at Meramec Community College in 2017. The drawing came from a scratchboard illustration I did of an oak tree for TWA years ago. That tree was also used in the book "The Purpose Driven Life" and a version of it with roots added was used on the cover of that book. So I used that drawing as inspiration for this linocut. I used the Speedball Linoleum Cutters for most if not all of the carving. I now use the more expensive woodcut tools for cutting both wood and linoleum, but I may go back to the Speedball kives and buy the blades in bulk.
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