zaterdag 12 mei 2012

Lino cutting edge: Showgirls

Karin Bos, Showgirls 1-5, linocut on paper, handcolored with watercolor and pencil, each 56 x 38 cm, 2002. edition of 10
In the summer of 2002 I used the warmth of the sun on my artists studio balcony to make these lino cuts. The heat softens the linoleum and it makes the cutting a little less difficult. The printing studios in Amsterdam were closed for the holidays, so colleagues Marc Kuyper and Joke Baas let me use their press to print it. Thanks again guys! After printing the edition, I hand coloured the lino cuts with watercolour and pencil. 
The edition was a huge success and I sold Showgirl prints to collectors in New York City, Los Angeles, Barcelona, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Stadtische Galerie Bietigheim-Biessingen and Stadtmuseum Borken, both in Germany, as well as to several collectors in the Netherlands. At this point, the series is almost sold out.

The oilpaintings based on the lino cuts, sized 50 x 40 cm, are all sold to private and public colletions in the Netherlands.

Karin Bos, Showgirl 1, linocut on paper, handcolored with watercolor, 56 x 38 cm, 2002.

Karin Bos, Showgirl 2, linocut on paper, handcolored with watercolor and pencil, 56 x 38 cm, 2002.

Karin Bos, Showgirl 3, linocut on paper, handcolored with watercolor and pencil, 56 x 38 cm, 2002. sold out

Karin Bos, Showgirl 4, linocut on paper, handcolored with watercolor and pencil, 56 x 38 cm, 2002.

Karin Bos, Showgirl 5, linocut on paper, handcolored with watercolor and pencil, 56 x 38 cm, 2002.

Karin Bos, Showgirl 1, oil on canvas, 50 x 40 cm, 2002, Collection CBK Alphen ad Rijn

Karin Bos, Showgirl 2, oil on canvas, 50 x 40 cm, 2002, Private Collection Eindhoven

Karin Bos, Showgirl 3, oil on canvas, 50 x 40 cm, 2002, Private Collection Amsterdam

Karin Bos, Showgirl 4, linocut on paper, handcolored with watercolor and pencil, 56 x 38 cm, 2002, Collection CBK Alphen ad Rijn.

Karin Bos, Showgirl 5, oil on canvas, 50 x 40 cm, 2002, Private Collection Eindhoven