Original “Parable #2” Black Cat, White Dog Hand Pulled Linocut Print

Description

Original hand-pulled linoleum cut by Dan Cautrell, an artist and printmaker currently based in Duvall, Washington. Bold and graphic in … more Original hand-pulled linoleum cut by Dan Cautrell, an artist and printmaker currently based in Duvall, Washington. Bold and graphic in black and white, the image features 2 panels:

The Black Cat had a Rainy Day...
And the White Dog went out in It.

---Artist: Dan Cautrell
---Title: Parable #2
---Date: 1993
---Medium: Linoleum cut (linocut)
---Edition: 27 / 50 (# 27 from an edition of 50 total prints)
---Pencil signed with red ink chop
---Printed on 100% rag Arches paper (heavy handmade cotton paper)
---Includes Certificate of Authenticity and Artist’s Statement
---Ready to frame and enjoy

Paper size: 8 x 15 inches
Plate size: 6 x 12 inches

This is an original work; it is NOT a giclee (a giclee is a reproduction).

In the artist’s own words:
I didn't start doing art until I was 25 years old, after I got married and my mother died and my first child was born. I learned everything I needed to know about art at Cerritos Community College, where I started as a student in painting and drawing and got introduced to printmaking. This was the flash point of my career as an artist. I tried etching and screen printing; one was too industrial and the other too hard. I finally settled on linoleum printing which was actually the first print technique I ever did. My first public art installation was in Riverside, California, of mural panels around a construction site. This was another milestone in my career: Public art, or “Art for the People” is a theme in all my work. I did my first community art workshop in Riverside, which led to many other artist residences in schools and community centers, doing art with kids and underserved communities. I also wrote my first grant proposal for art funding there, for a community arts project. Riverside was pivotal in my development as an artist; it was the first place where I felt like a legitimate member of a real art community. I later moved to Washington where I was embraced as an artist by the small community of Duvall in the Snoqualmie River Valley east of Seattle. I continue to do linoleum prints, conduct community workshops, pursue and create public art projects, write for grants, and generally define myself as an artist. less