Courtney Smith Printmaker

A happy toad on a rambling road. #printmaking #linocut #art

Carving done. Before and after inking my block. #printmaking #linocut #handcarved #art

Studio manager has approved the carving progress. Demands I meet the deadline. Printing fee is 3 tuna treats and a back scratch for tax. #printstudio #artistlife #studiocat

Incomming!!! THE Ramblin' Toad Press as a block print, by popular demand at my markets. #linocutblock #printmaking

Mushroom Grove final print reveal! #linocutprint #printmaking #mushroomart

This is so awesome 👏

Hello there! 👋 I’m Courtney, a printmaker based in Northern California. I create relief prints of quiet landscapes, pastoral life, and imagined worlds. Beyond art, I spend a lot of time chasing my toddler around and tending to my small homestead. #hello #printmaker #art

Linocut print of Australian Honey Eaters with gum tree flowers.

Linocut print of Australian Honey Eaters with gum tree flowers. #art #linocut #print

Guess I should’ve called it “Fermenting”? Anyway, this small 4” square block was a fun challenge for carving tiny details on.
#printmaking #linocut #blockprint #art

Mushroom Grove carving progress
#printmaking #art #linocut #wip

Stumbled upon a snug mushroom field perfect for a nap. Working on my latest linocut print!
#art #linocut #mushroomart #catart #PrintSky

Simple or subtle sophistication? A magnificent specimen!

Transferring a new design to linoleum. My least favorite part of the process, but it’s the beginning point for my feelings of anticipation to see a new block print! #printmaking #art #printsky #linocut #cozy

As described this is a very small linocut print of the night sky in blue with carved stars, Milky Way and a line across the sky and a line of silhouettes of evergreen trees in black along the bottom.

For the #Spacetober_challenge day 23 prompt space station I made a tiny linocut print of the track of the ISS across the night sky.

#linocut #printmaking #miniprint #night #forest #spaceArt #sciArt 🧪

Linocut print reveals never get old. That quiet pause before you lift the paper, right before all the work turns into something magical. #printmaking #art #reliefprint #inktober

A black ink linoprint of a toad with an astrolabe surrounded by constellations in the night sky

#drawtober prompt: Toad Astrologer

He found the astrolabe one night and unlocked the secrets of the stars

#drawtober #inktober #printmaking #printing #linocut #wip #TraditionalArt #artsky

Last look over the block before print day. Little imperfections are there...and no one but me will spot the less-than-1mm mistakes. #printmakerlife #art #linocut

Thank you!

Carving the line work of the mountains was very meditative, but now I'm wondering if I might have gotten a little carried away with the details. #ArtSky #printmakerlife #linocut

Finished the trees, and I'm starting to get that halfway-done feeling until I notice the clouds looming over me! #printmaking #linocut #PrintSky #art

Yosemite Valley linocut work in progress. I decided to make my life harder by going with a stippling texture in the area below El Cap. I hope it pays off 🤞
#printmaking #art #linocut #wip

My Echo Lake linocut print. Pondering some updates to this block, but they’ll probably be subtle. I’m always nervous about ruining the design! #art #printmaking #linocut #PrintSky

They’re all beautiful, especially love the bird print, but I’m biased towards printmaking!

Slow and steady carving progress on my newest linoleum block.
#printmaking #art #linocut #ArtSky

The Eric Ravilious Wood Engraving Postcard Collection (No. 1 – Selborne).
Six beautiful postcards featuring wood engravings for ‘A Natural History of Selborne’, by the 17th century naturalist, Gilbert White.
www.rathergoodart.co.uk/product/eric...
#ericravilious #Selborne #selborne #woodcut

Yes, perfect!

Insane detail 🤯

Thank you 😊

Beautiful carving and feather textures