Rhode Island Red

Rhode Island Red. Darrel Perkins. Linocut. 2018. 6x8"

Michael Jackson Christmas Card

Michael Jackson Christmas Card. Darrel Perkins. Linocut. 2017. 5x7" 

Burn It Down, Feel The Warmth

Burn It Down, Feel The Warmth. Darrel Perkins. Linocut. 2017. 5x5"

Atop the Past

Atop the Past. Darrel Perkins. Linocut. 2017. 4x12"

Jellyfish

Jellyfish. Darrel Perkins. Linocut. 2017. 9x12"

Style is the Answer to Everything

Bukowski. Darrel Perkins. Linocut. 2017. 6x9"

The House is on Fire But You Can't Beat Our View

This linocut print will become the cover to an upcoming zine I'm putting together with some other local artists.

Fitting Together

Fitting Together. Darrel Perkins. Linocut. 2017. 4x5"

Window

Window. Darrel Perkins. Linocut and Chine Collé. 2017. 4x6"

Adoration

I enjoy finding and manipulating the space between figures, in this case fitting them together like puzzle pieces.

As You Wish

Sketching while watching The Princess Bride the other night led to this drawing and subsequent linocut.

Bursting Kiss

Bursting Kiss. Darrel Perkins. Linocut. 2016. 6x8"

Street Printing

I love this.

Viennese Color Woodcuts

The Schirn, an exhibition hall in Frankfurt, Germany, has some great coverage of the amazing color woodcut prints being made in Vienna

 at the turn of the twentieth century. If you can't make it to their exhibition in person, they do a great job presenting it on their website.

Courtship

Courtship. Darrel Perkins. Linocut. 2016. 5x7"

I got to witness an adorable young courtship at a wedding last weekend and felt compelled to commemorate it with a print.

 

Reflection

Reflection. Darrel Perkins. Linocut. 2016. 8x10"

Process photos: Original concept sketch, redrawing on linoleum, carving, and the final print.

Let It Ring

Let It Ring. Darrel Perkins. Linocut. 2016. 5x7"

Three Little Pigs

Three Little Pigs. Darrel Perkins. Linocut. 2016. 6x10"