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Original Hand-pulled Stone Lithograph

Three Red-tailed Hawks

         - Original hand-pulled stone lithograph by Janet L. Wissmann

An edition of only 20 hand-pulled original prints. Three Red-tail portraits, finely executed in lithographic pencil on limestone then printed onto 100% cotton white d'Arches print paper. $200 plus shipping (unmatted)
These three poses are of the same Red-tailed Hawk which was a wildlife rescue animal. The bird's wing had been injured so badly by a collision with a car that he could not be released back into the wild. He became a bird that the wildlife rehabilitator used for educational outreach programs at nature centers and forest preserves in Central Illinois. The print actually has more margin than the picture above shows; image size is ~9.5 x 11.5 inches; paper size is 14 x 18. How to purchase this ltd.ed. print »
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Cornell Red Tailed Hawk cam




Sepia Red-Tailed Hawk - Original Stone Lithograph

Sepia Red-Tailed Hawk - Original hand-pulled stone lithograph. This print has a smaller outer dimension than the three-hawk print, but the head study is the same size; it's printed from the same drawing on the stone that was used for the 3-head prints.
Image size approx. 4 x 6" ;
Paper size 10 x 11" .
Edition: 9 s/n .
Printed with sepia-colored ink on cream d'Arches rag paper. Looks good in an oval mat. Only one print remaining.  
$155 plus shipping.  
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Cornell Red Tailed Hawk nestcam









Great Horned Owl - Original Stone Lithograph
Great Horned Owl -Hand-pulled original stone lithographic print by Janet L. Wissmann.
Edition size: 12 s/n prints on Rives BFK gray rag. $145 includes double rag matting of dark olive over black. Finished matted size 16x16". This matted print looks fantastic behind glass, with a narrow satin black frame. How to purchase this original print »

Matted print: dark olive over black; archival materials. Click pictures to enlarge.

Great Horned Owl -Hand-pulled original stone lithographic print by Janet L. Wissmann.
Edition size: 12 s/n prints on Rives BFK gray rag. $145 includes double rag matting of dark olive over black. Finished matted size 16x16". This matted print looks fantastic behind glass, with a narrow satin black frame. How to purchase this original print »



Puffins - Original Stone Lithograph


Puffins -Original hand-pulled stone lithograph by Janet L. Wissmann.
Edition 6 signed & numbered prints, plus two Artist's Proofs, on d'Arches cotton rag paper. Image size 7.5 x 10.25 inches; paper size 8 x 11.25 inches. $100. If you like stone lithographs, read more about this little print below. How to purchase this lovely little lithograph »
More about the Lithograph, Puffins
Regarding Puffins above, artist Janet Wissmann writes,
"I used a variety of media to indicate texture and darkness of the volcanic rock in this little stone lithograph showing three Atlantic Puffins perched on a rock ledge.
"First, I dribbled and spattered liquid mask onto the stone into places I wanted to keep white, including the cutouts of the three little puffins. A soft lithographic crayon dragged sideways across and down the paper lent the bold jagged strokes, and tusche (an india-ink like substance) was painted with a brush into the darkest blacks.


"Then I scratched and scraped the drawn stone surface with a razor blade to remove the threadlike areas around the ledge so that it would stand out a bit more from the deep black behind it. I washed away the mask that I had applied earlier. This mask prevented any of the media from touching the stone, so the result was spots that would hold no ink during the inking process later and thus would appear white in the final prints. Finally, I used a lithographic pencil and tusche to fill in the details in the tiny puffins."
Be sure to click on the pictures to see the details.

It is true that Janet Wissmann's experience with watercolors helped her in creating this charming little print; watercolor forces the artist to do some planning before beginning a piece. Most of these prints even have a deckle edge or two, just like an original watercolor painting might--a nice touch that shows the print is hand-pulled. How to purchase this item »
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Janet L. Wissmann, Watercolorist  Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin
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