“Warm” is a limited-edition serigraph. I drew this model from life many times in the spring of 2025 using charcoal and Conte crayon on 18 x 24 inch drawing paper. I created this figurative serigraph print edition in December, 2025, one of my earliest prints of this complexity.
I hand-drew all art including the border and transferred it to film. That’s the first step in a long process. I create one film per ink color and with that I make a screen stencil. I print each color of the design by hand. The prints in progress must dry before the next color is applied. Meanwhile I erase the stencil and create a new stencil for the next color in the process. This design includes seven colors and the process took about a month.
I made 25 total prints on fine art paper, then destroyed 9 whose quality was unsatisfactory. The remaining 16 are the limited edition. No other screen prints will be made of this design.
“Edition variée” — so called because artists love French terms — refers to the misprint effect that gives this otherwise relaxed scene a subtle hint of hurry. It makes each print, in a sense, a unique monoprint within the edition. E. V., or “variable edition” techniques challenge traditional printmaking conventions that usually prioritize perfect alignment. In this and two previous projects, I capitalized on the unexpected, slightly shifting registration and embracing inconsistencies to add movement and an emotional, visual texture. A bit vintage, like Andy Warhol’s “Marilyn” prints. The E. V. technique gave my earlier editions (e.g., “Resist Hate” and “1984”) a feeling of urgency and danger, “Warm” is energized by it.
Figurative art generally, and in particular drawing undraped models from life, is a foundational skill in classical art. Every serious collector owns at least one such drawing or painting. For all aspiring artists, I encourage starting early with figure-drawing classes, then practicing often in the studio with live models, as I have for about 35 years.
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