Woodcut Landscape Paintings

Unframed  10 x 7.5 inches Framed 13.25 x 10.25 inches During these difficult times I have been finding respite and refuge in nature, once again painting outdoors, after many years o...

Unframed  10 x 7.5 inches Framed 13.25 x 10.25 inches During these difficult times I have been finding respite and refuge in nature, once again painting outdoors, after many years o...

Japanese Artisans - Japanese Woodblock Print J Japanese woodblock depicting six women, all wearing vibrant kimonos, working on crafts by Tosa Mitsuoki (Japanese, 1617-1691). Japanese,c. 1600. Handcraft depiction (dye works).Section from a painted screen with presentations of handcraft.Kita-in, Saitama. Stamped lower left. Presented in a white mat and giltwood frame. Frame: 19"H x 14"W Mat: 18.25"H x 13.25"W Image: 14.5"H x 9.5"W Tosa Mitsuoki was a Japanese painter, reinvigorating the Yamato style of classical Japanese painting. Yamato-e originated from interest in reproducing early Tang dynasty paintings, and was later reinvented and further refined to fit Japanese cultural perceptions in the late Heian period. Yamato, sometimes referred to as wa or kazu had become synonymous with the Tosa-ha by the Muromachi period as a way for Japanese artist to distinguish their works from those of mainland Chinese paintings, kara-e. Yamato-e incorporated various visual and literary techniques for establishing narrative. Works were not always accompanied with text and may rely on heavily on period specific visual motifs, icons, and symbols to relay a story or theme. Tosa style by the time of Mitsuoki focused heavily on depicting themes of plants and nature, famous places, meisho, the four seasons, shik, bird-and-flower, kacho. Many of these popular symbols and icons from mimicking Chinese practices, treating the original Chinese masterwork as a sort of prototype to improve upon. Popular formats for Mitsuoki's pictures were wall scrolls kakemono, or handscrolls that would be read from right to left with the accompanied story, sliding doors fusuma and folding screen panels byobu that featured up to six panels. Mitsuoki's style incorporated the depth and calligraphy techniques of ink wash brushwork similar to Song dynasty and Yuan dynasty Chinese court paintings...

Bonnieux Village Luberon France Bright and expressive white line woodcut in watercolor of Bonnieux Village Luberon France by Marilyn Heyman Marilyn H. Heilprin, (American, 1926-2020). Heilprin is an author, poet and artist from Bethesda, Maryland. Signed lower right "Marilyn Heilprin, titled lower left "Bonnieux WC 3 (watercolor #3). Marilyn Heilprin was born in New York City and has a B.A. from Smith College (1948) and M.A. in international relations from The American University (1963). A former research associate, writer and editor for federal agencies and private publishers, she attended writing workshops at Breadloaf, The American University, and Writers' Center in Bethesda, MD. She has published poems in literary journals and was a finalist in the Maryland State Poetry and Literary Society chapbook contests. She co-authored Leo Saal's memoir "Crossings: A Life in Russia and Germany in the First Half of the 20th Century." Feb. 2020, Marilyn Heilprin, 93, a retired editor, writer and researcher who created one of the earliest compendiums of international statistics and organizations. Image, 9"H x 12"W Sheet, 14.5"H x 16.5"W Frame, 15.25"H 17"W x .5"D Mrs. Heilprin, a former resident of Bethesda, Md., was born Marilyn Heyman in New York City. In the 1950s, she was a researcher and writer on handbooks about Mongolia, Finland, Germany, Austria, Lebanon, Syria and Israel for the Washington-area branch of the Human Relations Area Files, a nonprofit formed by several universities. The "Provincetown Print", a white-line woodcut print. Rather than creating separate woodblocks for each color, one block was made and painted. Small groves between the elements of the design created the white line. Because the artists often used soft colors, they sometimes have the appearance of a watercolor painting. Marilyn Heilprin, Ruth Cahnmann, George Chung, Susana deQuadros, Susan Due Pearcy, Leo Saal and Ann Zahn...

Unframed  10 x 7.5 inches Framed 13.25 x 10.25 inches During these difficult times I have been finding respite and refuge in nature, once again painting outdoors, after many years o...

Unframed 10 x 7 inches Framed 13.25 x 10.25 inches The artist activates her landscapes with sensuous applications of pigment. She layers bold hues and constructs rhizomatic forms—t...

Cityscape. Paper, acrylic, 100x70 cm Expressive painting, view on Old Town buildings

Unframed  10 x 7.5 inches Framed 13.25 x 10.25 inches During these difficult times I have been finding respite and refuge in nature, once again painting outdoors, after many years o...

Unframed  10 x 7.5 inches Framed 13.25 x 10.25 inches During these difficult times I have been finding respite and refuge in nature, once again painting outdoors, after many years o...

Unframed 10 x 7 inches Framed 13.25 x 10.25 inches The artist activates her landscapes with sensuous applications of pigment. She layers bold hues and constructs rhizomatic forms—t...

Monotype print.

Cityscape. Paper, acrylic, 100x70 cm Expressive painting, view on Old Town buildings