John Amoss


'Warm Spot'

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Artist's comments ... This print was made using the water-based hanga method. The blocks were 3 sanded basswood planks (5 sides)

  1. black - keyblock
  2. tan - background/yellow eyes
  3. light brown - leaf shadows
  4. pink - nose & ears / dark brown fur
  5. gray - fur shadow

Please see this page in the [Baren] Encyclopedia of Woodblock Printmaking for details of the process involved.