drypoint Pattern/Repetition

Jasper Johns, Hatching Pattern, 1976, aquatint and drypoint
this drypoint cheerily creates an interesting pattern through the use of line and repetition. the lines almost create these interesting shapes that interlock with each other like a puzzle. 

drypoint line

Anna- Lina
Arne Bendik Sjur
1996 Drypoint Edition of 20
4x5 inches
Norwegian artist Arne Bendik Sjur's work is about people and relationships. Sjur creates his evolving series by working on a single plate, printing an edition, then reworking the existing plate through multiple states. This continues until the series is complete. By obscuring and adding elements, the artist is able to portray the passage of time, transformations, and metamorphoses - suggesting the transient nature of reality. The small scale of each work and the meticulous rendering draws in the viewer and captures the imagination. The use of line in the sleeping childs' face is amazing. The lines created give the face a relaxed and soft look/ It is minimally shaded but still gives the impression if a real face. 

Linocut texture

Ready for  Nap
By Carolyn Witschonke
2012
Linocut

After a safari trip to Botswana and Zimbabwe in August 2010, member artist Carolyn Witschonke was inspired to preserve her memories of special happenings on that trip. 

This is one of 14 linocuts the artist created after her trip to africa. This linocut shows great depth in texture and is very interesting. Her use of line and shape in the grass and mane of the lion are amazing. 

linocut balance

Plasma by Karina Muayes
Linocut, 2011
currently in the The Old Print Gallery
Karima Muyaes was born in Mexico City, Mexico, in 1960. Her formal education began a the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), continued at the School of Fine Art at the Universidad de la Americans in Mexico City, and concluded at the School of Art in Toronto, Canada. Muyaes has studied with a number of renowned international artists including Santos Balmoir, Juan Alcazar, and Curlee Holton. For over ten years, Muyaes has been an integral part of the internationally famous Experimental Printmaking Institute at Lafayette College, Easton, PA. 
This linocut is depicting radial balance with the use of lines and has a very interesting composition even though the artist is just using simple lines. 

Lino Cut Shape

Original linocut print in black of a bird printed on light gray textured cardstock paper. Additional details drawn in black ink.
5 x 7 inches, signed and dated by artist Laura Wennstrom on the front.This print is a unique mixture of printmaking techniques & illustration and is completely original.  The use of simple geometric shapes is very interesting because it it creates a complex composition within the bird.