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Sanctuary by Ruthe Nepf

$500.00

2017

Linoleum relief print (2 plates: burnt sienna)

12.75” x 15.75”

Printmaking uniquely combines my desire to create art and my love of nature.  Of late, I am drawn to relief printmaking through linoleum carvings of native birds, local fauna and woodland creatures.  After researching my selected topic, I draw preliminary sketches, which I then reduce into one simplified interpretative image to create a bolder and more engaging print.  If possible, I like to add a little whimsy.  All my nature-inspired work, however, is motivated by my concern for the environment.  My hope is that my prints will inspire others to reflect on nature and join the effort to support and restore it. 

2017

Linoleum relief print (2 plates: burnt sienna)

12.75” x 15.75”

Printmaking uniquely combines my desire to create art and my love of nature.  Of late, I am drawn to relief printmaking through linoleum carvings of native birds, local fauna and woodland creatures.  After researching my selected topic, I draw preliminary sketches, which I then reduce into one simplified interpretative image to create a bolder and more engaging print.  If possible, I like to add a little whimsy.  All my nature-inspired work, however, is motivated by my concern for the environment.  My hope is that my prints will inspire others to reflect on nature and join the effort to support and restore it. 

In 1985 I graduated from Franklin & Marchall College with a BA in Fine Arts.  In 1989 I obtained my Juris Doctorate from St. John’s University Law School.  My two children arrived shortly after I started practicing law in NYC, where I still work today.  In 2015 I took a summer semester solar printmaking course at Stony Brook University and thereafter attended years of printmaking and papermaking courses at Gallery North’s community printmaking studio in Setauket, N.Y.  I was a trustee on the board of Gallery North from 2017 to 2023.