Obama Linocut
January 18, 2009 by John Steins
Filed under Lino-Cuts
I’m racing against the clock trying to get my linocut dedication to Barack Obama done in time for Tuesday’s historic inauguration. The mouth region needs more definition but I’m a little timid to go there for fear of wrecking the whole thing, so I’ll take it bit by bit. Also, the view of earth from space that I put in the background needs work since it may not be immediately obvious at first glance what it is. Of course that shape suggests other symbolism as well.
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The line work on the shirt and collar have a great movement!
I bet the prints from this look great.
Hi, Yes the lines worked out okay except I keep wondering if I shouldn’t have cut away more and lighten his face a bit more.
Hard to go back if you end up over cutting!
John