York Boat On Lake Winnipeg 1930
Watercolor Woodcut Print
Image Courtesy David Duffin
I first saw the Watercolor Woodcuts of WJ Phillips in 1970 at a traveling exhibition of his work hosted by the Hudson's Bay Company. My cherished handbook with a biographical sketch of Walt has been kept safe in well worn condition.
I thought you might enjoy taking a look at it as it gives some insight into his life and provides a good read about his mastery of the watercolor woodcut print method in the Ukiyo-e Japanese style of printing..
which is turning out to be my favorite camera for taking photos. I also used the telephoto lens for the shot.
, and 
. In the early years she spent most of her time working with watercolors, but later on she mastered the art of the color block printing process and continued with that for the rest of her career.
for me is that she used oil paint as the pigment for printing which I find fascinating. Each color was painted on the block (one block for each color) with a dry brush, and then the impression was taken, and the block had to be repainted again and again for each subsequent print. Although she used wood blocks for some of her prints, it is documented that she favored the linoleum block over the wood for most of her print runs.
in a comprehensive fact filled manner with outstanding color illustrations.
by George Henry Hurst
by Angela Lord
by the MIT Press
