Final CD Cover

Last summer I created the artwork for my friend Chris Farrell's new recording of classical compositions. I've always wanted to make an album cover and it was as fun as I thought it would be! Then it took time for him to record and process the music, and in December I did the layout for the entire cover. Here's how it turned out!

If you like classical music, I think you will love this! The compositions and musicians are wonderful,  and the recording is very professional. And can you imagine supporting a living composer instead of someone who has been dead for hundreds of years? How great! Here is where you can buy the album. If you buy the physical CD, Chris has shared the background and inspiration for each piece inside the cover. And of course you get a little more of my artwork, too :)

The Yampa is Printed!

It took a long time, but this Yampa River block has been carved and printed! I wanted to share some process photos and after it's been painted I'll post pictures of the final print. If you follow me on Instagram, I've also shared lots of videos of the carving and printing over there.

Above is the Little Snake River flowing into the Yampa with a tiny little heron standing on the sandbar.

And here are rafters floating past Steamboat Rock at the confluence with the Green River. I grew up rafting, but I've never been here. I'm planning to visit this spot in Dinosaur National Monument this spring.

Here is the finished 35 inch long linoleum block!

I tried printing with both black and brown ink, but I liked brown best. It suits the image best and is a more natural landscape color.

And here is a print reveal photo. I'm happy with how it turned out! It needs a few changes before it gets converted into a full size mural, but I'm glad I decided to make the image into a relief print before tackling such a big painting. Now I feel like I have a good guide for how the mural should look, and a fun print that can be available all on its own!