not many of these brand new #goldfinch #woodcuts left after yesterday's #printmaking market. if you have been following the process and want a better look at the finished work, I just listed it on my website. feels weird sharing something happy and joyful at the end of such a horrible week. when I'm feeling bad, I try to make #art: to help me work out my feelings and cheer myself up--I hope the finished work helps cheer others up and encourages them to make some art. #birds #mastoArt

Hope everybody's hanging in there and doing ok! We made it to FRIDAY! --and LAYER 8 of our Goldfinch woodcut--Dark green. I'm in LOVE with the texture of the thistle plaint in this print. -just one final layer to go: BLACK If you want to be among the first to see the finished print, I'm going to bring it to LOCAL INK at the Kennedy Heights Art Center in Cincinnati, tomorrow (saturday the 9th) from 11-4pm. #art #printmaking #woodcut #birds #goldfinch #mastoArt #analog #handmade #thistle

Hi All! I'm excited to reveal 2 new layers of our woodcut!! 6 (right)-a light brown for the female's feathers and 7(left) green of the thistle plants-of our woodcut. This print is on track to show IN PERSON this Saturday at Local Ink 2024 - at the Kennedy Heights Art Center in Cincinnati from 11-4pm- Hope to see you there! #printmaking #birds #woodcut #kentucky #art #goldfinch #thistle #mastoArt #handmade

It's a really super exciting day because I printed LAYER 5 (left) of my latest woodcut. At this point, you can clearly see the plants and bird outlines--in contrast to layer 4 (on the right) -we'll be building up color relationships and texture for the remaining layers. Hope you all are having a great day!! #printmaking #woodcut #art #arte #kentucky #birds # thistle #handmade #mastoArt

For TUESDAY we were able to print TWO colors in one trip through the press--there was enough space between the orange and purple to ink the block with both orange AND purple. Layer 2 on the RIGHT Layer 3 on the LEFT. All colors for this woodcut come from the same block (MIDDLE) #printmaking #art #mastoArt #birds #woodcut #kenutcky #workInProgress #handmade #analog

Hope you all have had a great weekend--perfect weather to start the next in my series of 'Birds of Kentucky' !!! Layer 1: light grey is on the right Layer 2: yellow on the left with this technique all colors come from the same block-pictured in the center #printmaking #woodcut #kentucky #birds #art #handmade #goldfinch

I usually don't post twice in one day, but I've been so excited about finishing this woodcut and showing it off: Ladies and Gentlemen----my latest woodcut: CARDINALS!!!! It's a 6x12 woodcut on 8x15" paper--and there are only 18 in this edition. If you'd like to add one of these to your art collection (and support my work) ̶I̶ ̶a̶m̶ ̶t̶a̶k̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶o̶r̶d̶e̶r̶s̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶m̶y̶ ̶w̶e̶b̶s̶i̶t̶e̶ ̶s̶t̶a̶r̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶n̶o̶w̶.̶ UPDATE: sold out!! Thanks all for your overwhelming support! #printmaking #woodcut #birds #cardinal #art #mastoArt #kentucky

I usually don't post twice in one day, but I've been so excited about finishing this woodcut and showing it off: Ladies and Gentlemen----my latest woodcut: CARDINALS!!!! It's a 6x12 woodcut on 8x15" paper--and there are only 18 in this edition. If you'd like to add one of these to your art collection (and support my work) I am taking orders on my website starting now. Wishing a Happy Halloween to those who celebrate! #printmaking #woodcut #birds #cardinal #art #mastoArt #kentucky

Good Morning!!! I wanted to share LAYER 5 of our Cardinal Woodcut!!! Only one more to go!!!! #printmaking #art #cardinal #birds #handmade #woodcut #mastoArt #

For Woodcut Wednesday, Here's a 'peel and reveal' of Layer 4 of my latest woodcut: deep red - 2 more layers to go!!! Hope you all are having a great week so far!!!! #printmaking #woodcut #birds #cardinal #workinprogress #art #mastoArt #handmade #kentucky #arte