Posted in Uncategorized, tagged acid etching, Fundación Rodríguez-Acosta, Granada, Maureen Booth, printmaking courses, printmaking in Spain, Spain, Tormenta on December 4, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Soon after arriving in our village–this was 40 years ago–Mike and I took the kids, then eight and ten, on a picnic on the mountainside above the neighboring village of Guéjar Sierra. This was at a period in our lives when everything was new and uncertain. While Mike made a fire to roast some pork chops I got out my sketch pad and began to draw the scene below. There was one isolated stone cottage sitting there. This used to be very common in the Spanish landscapes at that time. (more…)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Granada, Maureen Booth, Maureen's recent prints, Spain on September 29, 2011| Leave a Comment »
I had some free time this summer–when I wasn’t making videos–to make some prints. Here’s a quick slide show with a selection of my recent work. It includes acid etching, solar plate, liquid metal, chine collé, and a reduction lino cut. Let’s see if you can tell which is which.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Granada, learning printmaking videos, Maureen Booth, Printmaking Master Classes, printmaking techniques, printmaking trechniqu, printmaking tutorials, printmaking videos, Spain on September 6, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Granada, Spain, September 6, 2011—A British-born fine-art printmaker who has lived two thirds of her life in Spain has just launched a new series of printmaking tutorial videos. She calls them her Printmaking Master Classes and with them hopes to help fine-art printmakers “take their printmaking skills to the next level.”
Maureen Booth is well known in international printmaking circles, both as co-founder of the World Printmakers printmaking-resource site and as an artist, educator and art activist. “These new learning videos are just a continuation of the teaching I’ve done during most of my life as a printmaking professional,” says Maureen. “Since inaugurating my Gallinero artists’ residence a year and a half ago, and working with printmakers from all over the world, I’ve become aware of what today’s artists are looking for and what they need in terms of techniques and skills. Thanks to this video project designed by Spanish video producer Juan Carlos Romera, artists from all over the world now have access to my printmaking workshops. I find that very exciting.” (more…)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bremen, Brenda Eubank-Ahrens, Granada, International School, Maureen Booth, printmaking workshop, Spain on June 15, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Brenda visited Maureen’s studio and artists’ residence a year ago (thanks to their mutual friend, Alice Doeldissen) and when the tour was over Brenda asked Maureen if she could create a workshop for a dozen or so of her 17-year-old art students from the International School of Bremen. The answer was yes, and the the group has just spent three intensive days working with Maureen learning solar-plate etching techniques. The artistic level of these 17 year olds was remarkably high, and that coupled with their enthusiasm made for some interesting results (see photo presentation below). (more…)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Granada, Maureen Booth, printmaking, Printmaking Today, Spain on May 25, 2011| Leave a Comment »
I’ve just been notified that an article I wrote is to be featured in the Summer 2011 edition of Printmaking Today, the British fine-art-printmaking magazine, which will be on the newsstands in the UK the first of June. If you live elsewhere you might consider subscribing to this excellent printmaking journal, published continuously since 1994 and full of great content for printmakers.
A few months ago I sat down to write a news release for my summer printmaking courses. Of course I know nothing about writing news releases so my text turned out to a series of rambling reflections on printmaking, printmakers’ websites and Granada. I showed the first draft to my husband and he laughed. “This isn’t a news release,” he said, “but it does have some interesting information for printmakers. Why don’t you send it to Printmaking Today and see if they want to publish it?” So I did and they did, and I’m delighted. I hope you can find a copy and that you find my article of interest.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Granada, Isabel Mitchell, Maureen Booth, saturation printmaking, Spain, Toronto artist on May 16, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Isabel Mitchell (left) taking a break in the shade with Maureen
A lot of printmakers may identify with Isabel Mitchell. She graduated with a degree in fine arts, then got married, had a family, and finally went back to school and got herself a “sensible degree.” Then she worked in business for a couple of decades, always yearning to get back to art. It was in this frame of mind that she stepped on a plane in Toronto three weeks ago, stepped off it in Spain’s Málaga airport, rented a car (and a GPS) and drove the two hours up to Maureen’s studio in Granada. She was to stay in the Gallinero residence for two weeks of saturation printmaking. (more…)
Printmaking Courses in Spain 