Ann Aspinwall Art

Aspinwall adhered to a certain principle. She drew one freehand line as straight as possible. Under that line she drew another, following as closely as she could the one above it. Ea...

Each made with only two colors, the prints are masterful marriages of vibrant autumn leaves and crystalline sky. Titled Eklat (German for éclat) these works are a stunning display of...

Each made with only two colors, the prints are masterful marriages of vibrant autumn leaves and crystalline sky. Titled Eklat (German for éclat) these works are a stunning display of...

Each made with only two colors, the prints are masterful marriages of vibrant autumn leaves and crystalline sky. Titled Eklat (German for éclat) these works are a stunning display of...

Each made with only two colors, the prints are masterful marriages of vibrant autumn leaves and crystalline sky. Titled Eklat (German for éclat) these works are a stunning display of...

Each made with only two colors, the prints are masterful marriages of vibrant autumn leaves and crystalline sky. Titled Eklat (German for éclat) these works are a stunning display of...

Each made with only two colors, the prints are masterful marriages of vibrant autumn leaves and crystalline sky. Titled Eklat (German for éclat) these works are a stunning display of...

Arcadia is a salmon-colored and emerald abstract print. The undulating terrain of free-flowing lines meet in the center of the composition, luminous white horizon line. Aspinwall wor...

Brume II is a dark blue and green jewel-toned screen sprint featuring a serene, undulating terrain of free-flowing lines. Aspinwall works primarily in prin...

Crepe de Chine III is a jewel-toned screen sprint featuring a serene, undulating terrain of free-flowing lines. Aspinwall works primarily in print mediums because they afford her a m...

Crepe de Chine IV is a jewel-toned screen sprint featuring a serene, undulating terrain of free-flowing lines. Aspinwall works primarily in print mediums because they afford her a me...

Crepe de Chine II is a pastel-colored screen sprint featuring a serene, undulating terrain of free-flowing lines. Aspinwall works primarily in print mediums because they afford her a...

Crepe de Chine I is a pastel-colored screen sprint featuring a serene, undulating terrain of free-flowing lines. Aspinwall works primarily in print mediums because they afford her a ...

Aspinwall adhered to a certain principle. She drew one freehand line as straight as possible. Under that line she drew another, following as closely as she could the one above it. Ea...

Ann Aspinwall's Spirit of Place VII showcases the specificity and delicacy of her line work. The bold contrast of black and red is softened by the thin, wavering orange lines that tr...

Printmaker Ann Aspinwall draws a freehand line, as straight as possible; and beneath that line drew another, following as closely as possible the one above. Each successive line foll...

Printmaker Ann Aspinwall made this etching in 1999, while living in Venice. During those years she did several etchings that adhered to a certain principle. She drew a freehand line, as straight as possible; and beneath that line drew another, following as closely as possible the one above. Each successive line followed the line directly above, imitating all the curves and shakes. These imperfections, or deviations from the original line, became more and more prominent, each line being an interpretation of what came before it. Around that time, Aspinwall discovered the writing of John Dewey on the subject of rhythm in his Art as Experience (1934): Rhythm, writes Dewey, is an “ordered variation of changes.” There is no rhythm “when there is a uniformly even flow, with no variations of intensity or speed,” when “variations of pulse and rest do not occur.” “Variations of intensity are relative to the subject matter directly experienced. Each beat, in differentiating a part within the whole, adds to the force of what went before while creating a suspense that is a demand for something to come. It is not a variation in a single feature but a modulation of the entire pervasive and unifying qualitative substratum.” Ten years later Aspinwall returned to this plate. Looking at it again after a long time she perceived the strong influence of Venice; the texture calls to mind water and fabric. The artist was unable to decide on one color for an edition, so after printing many color proofs, she chose ten combinations of colored lines on colored Japanese papers. The prints evoke the light and surfaces of Venice. The title of the series, Tessuto Veneziano, means Venetian textile...

Printmaker Ann Aspinwall draws a freehand line, as straight as possible; and beneath that line drew another, following as closely as possible the one above. Each successive line foll...

Brume is a pink and green pastel-toned screen sprint featuring a serene, undulating terrain of free-flowing lines. Aspinwall works primarily in print mediums because they afford her ...