Nancy Wilkins

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White Pine
monoprint
15" x 22"

AK4
monoprint
22" x 30"

Crossing Bridges
monoprint
22"x 30"

Red / Orange / Pine
monoprint
15" x 22"

Cityscape III
monoprint
22" x 30"

“These oil-based monoprints are created using varying combinations of printmaking techniques: monotype; traditional intaglio methods (drypoint and etching); a non-toxic photoetching process; and collagraph.

Though each monoprint contains a repeatable aspect, it is made spontaneously - run through the press many times, adding and subtracting elements. I could not recreate any exactly again. Each is a unique print.

I am interested in building layers of rich color and texture that will create a sense of depth that takes the viewer into, as well as keep their eye on, the surface of the print.

I am drawn to, and return again and again, to stark, open landscapes, geometric shapes, and to creating layers of rich saturated color. Though frequently I am not conscious of it, I believe I am always somehow thinking about the concept of impermanence - through my prints, attempting to come to terms with the fact that everything changes, is fleeting and impossible to hold onto. The prints capture that movement for me and are grounding.”

Born in St. Louis, MO, Nancy has lived in Portland, OR since 1987. She received a B.F.A. in printmaking from Marylhurst University in 1999. Since that time she has been a self-employed studio artist. She teaches periodically, and has shown her work in several prestigious juried art shows in the Northwest.