Email:  mbledsoe001@me.com

Website:  www.martibledsoe.com

Phone:  713-680-1413   

I am a visual artist residing in the Texas Hill Country with a summer studio in Colorado. I strive to interpret nature in its purest, abstract state. Through my monoprints I hope to create a moment of reflection on the rhythms and beauties of nature, the world and our relationship with it that often go unnoticed in our lives. In my studio I use the Reductive Ink monoprint process that I learned by studying with D. Michael Coffee. It is unique, in that one can use a combination of painting, drawing, and printmaking techniques. It results in a one of a kind image and some effects that cannot be achieved in any other form of art.

When I am working in my studio I try to respond intuitively both to my subconscious spiritual life and to the natural world. The reductive ink process really allows this to happen for me. Through inner reflection I am free to be in the moment and have an honest connection with the subject or a central motif.  I let the spontaneity of the moment direct the work with very little idea of where it will end up. I find this is a place or process where I can play and explore without judgment. I keep in mind the complexity and repetitious shapes, lines, and movement that are happening and enjoy layering images and colors in the ongoing process.  When working in black and white, I enjoy the richness and possibilities of contrasting tonality.  Making art this way then becomes an outcome not just a result.

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