Category Archives: Abstract Printmaking

A Personal Art History

By Thom Wright 2023 My intent this year in continuing to make fine art paintings about man-made Climate Change follows the ancient Chinese adage that, “Dark and difficult times make great art”. Both literature and art have been poignant when they address the most important, contemporary issues of their age, and perhaps these arts gainContinue reading “A Personal Art History”

On Monotypes About Forest Fires

By Thom Wright   Jan 2021 This past fall I returned to making monotypes, which are one-of-kind color prints made on my large press.  In three earlier posts, I presented my earlier works and described how they are accomplished, especially requiring a clear and fully developed design before beginning.  In this post I’ll focus on myContinue reading “On Monotypes About Forest Fires”

On Figurative Monotypes

By Thom Wright   Dec 2020 After about ten years of learning to draw the figure, and after seven years of learning the “monotype” printmaking process, I challenged myself in 2002 to do a series of figurative based monotypes.  It is a particular challenge in that each work is a single, multi-colored monotype that is madeContinue reading “On Figurative Monotypes”

Monotypes – Jazz Combo Series

ART STATEMENT for the Jazz Combo Monotypes Series Making visual art about live jazz music became the source of my inspiration and direction in a large group of monotypes titled “The Jazz Combo” series.  After leaving printmaking for 12 years, I still had my big press working and lots of cans of oil-based colored inks.Continue reading “Monotypes – Jazz Combo Series”

Welcome to my Art Website

Three years after I lost my art website to a hacking problem, I have now rebuilt it using the latest WordPress software. There is a Blog page now too, and I have upgraded the site to an e-commerce capability that offers my art work posted for sale. This Blog also serves as a forum forContinue reading “Welcome to my Art Website”