E. Colin Williams Artist

We are on the hunt for paintings created by E. Colin Williams, ARCA - like this one of the terrace houses in Sydney, Australia completed in 1969. [You can read about this particular piece in my Substack - I'll add the link in caption/comment/wherever it fits best...]

Oh, Dad would have enjoyed this particular day out in Malta... Victor Pasmore Gallery Link to the post in the first comment...

Back in the day when I had shorter hair and a great lamp over my dining table, Dad did some sketches...

We are searching for paintings done by E. Colin Williams, ARCA! Do you have one in your possession? Have you seen one in a collection somewhere? Let me know! This is "Bill" Oil on Board, 20" X 16".

Along the way to finding a final version of the print that the printmaker is more or less happy with (there is ALWAYS another colour variation, smoothness of ink appliation variation, decisions about how many layers, etc.), the artist will create various tests.

Here's one that has no sky texture but does include a third printing of the mountains, adding a selected area of darker ink that was only rolled onto the top edge of the peaks. In the final version, though, the decision was made to leave the mountain tops more subtle and only print the twice (black ink first, then paler colour on top).

This resulted in a more subtle grey, closer in tone to actual rock.

There's nothing to say the printmaker couldn't do a new edition with completely new colours - even wild, fluorescent pinks and yellows.

Though the blocks and image design would be the same, obviously the result would be totally different.

This is an intermediate step in the process of creating the lino cut print, Three Sisters Morning Mist.

The whole print area was first printed in blue, sort of like underpainting a canvas. Then, we printed black for the key block (the basic mountain design, less the sky) twice - first in black and then a second layer that was off-white.

We used a different block (and creamy colour) for the sky. The final step (not shown in this example) uses yet another block (the foreground trees) which will be printed in dark green.

Each print will come with a Certificate of Authenticity.

Do you collect lino cut prints and/or Silkscreen prints? How often do you ask for a Certificate of Authenticity?

Print name: Closeup of 3 Sisters Morning Mist #1

Who will be the lucky owner of print #1?

Even though this print will eventually be an image of the Three Sisters (mountains in Canmore, Alberta in the Rocky Mountains of Canada), it all begins with a layer of colour. In this case, the blue will mostly disappear - under black when the mountains are printed, dark green for the foreground trees, creamy white for texture in the sky, and so on. [Photo by Nikki Tate]

Lovely to visit with Susan Sax-Willock at the Willock & Sax Gallery in Banff during my recent trip to the mountains. The gallery has this four seasons series and will also be carrying some lino prints. Willock & Sax Gallery - Banff

Willock & Sax - the 4 seasons Explore the vagaries of the four season with oil paintings by E. Colin Williams.

Enjoy this article in the current issue of Pearl Magazine about the 2017 Camino trip in Spain. The gallery at Royal Oak has some of the linocut prints available if you are local and want to have a look. [Photos by Don Denton, story by Nikki Tate Loves Books]

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The Mount Baker prints drying in the studio... [for more info about this print visit: https://www.saatchiart.com/art/Printmaking-Mt-Baker-Sleeping-Giant-Born-of-Fire-Limited-Edition-of-19/1190005/6424029/view ]

Mount Baker is front and centre in the view from our house. It's a compelling subject - both for painting and now as a linocut print.

Mt Baker Sleeping Giant Born of Fire - Limited Edition of 19 Art Print Saatchi Art is pleased to offer the art print, "Mt Baker Sleeping Giant Born of Fire - Limited Edition of 19," by E Colin Williams, available for purchase at $445 USD. Original Printmaking: Paper on Linocuts. Size is 8.3 H x 8.3 W x 1 in.

Here's a peek into what happens in the process of creating a linocut print...

Making the (lino)Cut - The Partnered Pen - Medium The art of printmaking is far from dead…

I may be celebrating my 1000 month but there is always something new to learn.

A Thousand Months — A Lifetime of Making Art My 83-year-old dad just can’t stop creating…

Plunging back into printmaking... I like the way this variation in the linocut sailboat series turned out...

Evening Finish - Limited Edition of 1 Printmaking by E Colin Williams | Saatchi Art Buy Evening Finish - Limited Edition of 1, a Linocuts Printmaking on Paper, by E Colin Williams from Canada, For sale, Price is $360, Size is 6 x 4 x 0.1 in.

Did you see this? Imagine having 2000 Picassos sitting around...

Picasso: The Late Work Museum Barberini, Potsdam March 9 to June 16, 2019 The future Jacqueline and Pablo Picasso Museum in Share 1 A s...

Looking forward to working with our guests in Provence in May!

Creative Exploration in Provence in Vaison-la-Romaine, France Luova is a Finnish word that means to create. But life is busy—how do we find time for creative expression? Spend a week in a villa in Provence in the...

Mountain Galleries

Senior Artist Colin Williams is the Artist in Residence this week | Colin returns to the castle where he was artist in Residence 46 years ago!

Who is that mysterious stranger in the castle? Yes - that's Colin Williams, Artist in Residence for the next week at the Banff Springs Hotel. More photos to come as he gets set up in his temporary studio... If you are in Banff/Canmore/Calgary area, pop on by to say hello - he will be demonstrating oil painting techniques and working on new creations... Colin is very excited to be working with Mountain Galleries and the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in this great program that brings area visitors together with artists. http://www.mountaingalleries.com https://www.facebook.com/mountaingalleries/?ref=br_rs

2015 ArtSea Festival, October 16-25

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Sidney Fine Art Show

Dad has two paintings (both oils) in the Sidney Fine Art Show. Come on out and support some amazing local artists from October 17-19 at the Mary Winspear Centre in Sidney!

Official poster for this year's show. Please share and help spread the word.

E. Colin Williams Artist's cover photo

Selfie Meets Hurricane Ethel - Artist vs Farmer

darkcreekfarm.com I was considering posting more snow photos (maybe we've all seen enough of those? And besides, our snowlettte hardly counts... ) or a dreadfully wobbly video of me chopping through the ice on the h...

NABLOPOMO - Farmer vs Artist

darkcreekfarm.com So while I'm being all practical and thinking about turkey sales and recipes, Dad is busy in his studio being all artistic... He has been doing a series of sketches and watercolours of turkeys in ...

Congratulations to the winners and honourable mentions in the Torrit Grey competition! Some amazing work - all in shades of grey!!

Self Portrait by Colin Williams