Cost: Free – Pre-registration required - Limited Space
Date: Friday, February 21, 6-8 pm
Ages: 16+
Curious about how Mezzotints are made? What even IS a Mezzotint?! This demonstration by printmaker Douglas Bosley will dive deep into the labor-intensive process of creating dynamic, high-contrast prints. Bosley will share the process of preparing the plate with the fine-toothed tool called a “rocker” and then burnish parts of the plate to differing degrees to achieve varying tones and highlights. After prep, Bosley will print a plate and share tips and tricks for achieving the rich, velvety black characteristic of these prints. Then head into the gallery to see a selection of new mezzotints from Linda Whitney before her exhibition closes that weekend.
About the instructor:
Douglas Bosley graduated from Western Washington University in 2009 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in printmaking and an MFA from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2012. His work has been included in numerous shows nationally and internationally in Australia, China, Ireland, Italy, Japan, and New Zealand. He is the recipient of an Illustrator of the Future award and was awarded first place in the National Society of Arts and Letters National Competition in Printmaking for 2013. From 2013 to 2015 he was an honorary fellow and artist-in-residence in the Forest lab at the Department of Bacteriology at the UW-Madison. In addition, his work is held by several collections, including the Yekaterinburg Museum of Fine Art, the Museum of Texas Tech University, the Southern Graphics Council Print Collection and Archives, and the Wisconsin Union Art Collection.
