Everlearner
@jimcliffe.bsky.social
Retired electron wrangler. Astronomer, artist, ham radio operator, and occasional cat herder. Living with the love of my life and blessed beyond anything I have any right to expect.
Victoria, B.C. Call sign VE7HAR.
Victoria, B.C. Call sign VE7HAR.
Practicing with watercolours and watercolour pencils. It's a learning thing, but I like how the feathery image worked.
#watercolour #practice #art
#watercolour #practice #art
November 10, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Practicing with watercolours and watercolour pencils. It's a learning thing, but I like how the feathery image worked.
#watercolour #practice #art
#watercolour #practice #art
October 29, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Yeah... It is... Forgot to set a non-transparent background...
Second try...
Second try...
October 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Yeah... It is... Forgot to set a non-transparent background...
Second try...
Second try...
I love the intricate geometry in this style. Ruler and compass is a little too ambitious for me, but I tried replicating a rosette window with the circle/arc function in Inkscape.
October 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I love the intricate geometry in this style. Ruler and compass is a little too ambitious for me, but I tried replicating a rosette window with the circle/arc function in Inkscape.
I learned lots from this run. Most important, if you're going to file the plate edges smooth, don't do it where you'll be printing! The little plastic bits get everywhere.
Drypoint on 4"x5" acrylic plate, printed on 6"x9" stock.
#drypoint #printmaking #lazycat
Drypoint on 4"x5" acrylic plate, printed on 6"x9" stock.
#drypoint #printmaking #lazycat
October 14, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I learned lots from this run. Most important, if you're going to file the plate edges smooth, don't do it where you'll be printing! The little plastic bits get everywhere.
Drypoint on 4"x5" acrylic plate, printed on 6"x9" stock.
#drypoint #printmaking #lazycat
Drypoint on 4"x5" acrylic plate, printed on 6"x9" stock.
#drypoint #printmaking #lazycat
Harvest Moon from our balcony in Victoria. Take with Canon EF 100-400mm IS II USM lens. Not as clear as using a dedicated telescope, but it's what I had at hand.
#astrophoto #moon #Luna
#astrophoto #moon #Luna
October 7, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Harvest Moon from our balcony in Victoria. Take with Canon EF 100-400mm IS II USM lens. Not as clear as using a dedicated telescope, but it's what I had at hand.
#astrophoto #moon #Luna
#astrophoto #moon #Luna
Feels like an appropriate day to be drawing cages.
September 18, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Feels like an appropriate day to be drawing cages.
Not my best morning.
September 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Not my best morning.
September 9, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Based (loosely) on a bristle worm. OK, it's imaginary. But it's an imaginary invertebrate!
#Invertober2025 #invertebrate #printmaking #linocut #linoprint
#Invertober2025 #invertebrate #printmaking #linocut #linoprint
September 5, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Based (loosely) on a bristle worm. OK, it's imaginary. But it's an imaginary invertebrate!
#Invertober2025 #invertebrate #printmaking #linocut #linoprint
#Invertober2025 #invertebrate #printmaking #linocut #linoprint
Victoria, BC. Learning drawing and art very late in life.
September 3, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Victoria, BC. Learning drawing and art very late in life.
So, the next step in my experiments is drypoint. The acrylic sheet I used was a leftover from a construction project, so I expected a lot more "plate tone". Engraving and Inking the plate will be a learning process. But for a first try, I'm pleased!
#printmaking #drypoint #print #woodzilla
#printmaking #drypoint #print #woodzilla
August 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
So, the next step in my experiments is drypoint. The acrylic sheet I used was a leftover from a construction project, so I expected a lot more "plate tone". Engraving and Inking the plate will be a learning process. But for a first try, I'm pleased!
#printmaking #drypoint #print #woodzilla
#printmaking #drypoint #print #woodzilla
August 13, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Almost home. Two days in New Westminster, then back to Victoria. I've been taking lots of pictures for ideas for lino,screen, and gelli prints.
#BritishColumbis #axolotl #unbc
#BritishColumbis #axolotl #unbc
August 11, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Almost home. Two days in New Westminster, then back to Victoria. I've been taking lots of pictures for ideas for lino,screen, and gelli prints.
#BritishColumbis #axolotl #unbc
#BritishColumbis #axolotl #unbc
Took some time from the family visit to rest and do some sketching. These are from a park alongside the Fraser River in Prince George.
#sketch #art #princegeorgebc #PrinceGeorge
#sketch #art #princegeorgebc #PrinceGeorge
August 7, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Took some time from the family visit to rest and do some sketching. These are from a park alongside the Fraser River in Prince George.
#sketch #art #princegeorgebc #PrinceGeorge
#sketch #art #princegeorgebc #PrinceGeorge
August 1, 2025 at 3:51 AM
More testing. I think I've solved a problem, I was trying to print on too heavy paper. This is on 42g/sm mulberry paper, and I think it will work much better.
#linocut #linoprint
#linocut #linoprint
July 16, 2025 at 10:02 PM
More testing. I think I've solved a problem, I was trying to print on too heavy paper. This is on 42g/sm mulberry paper, and I think it will work much better.
#linocut #linoprint
#linocut #linoprint
July 14, 2025 at 3:14 AM
The latest linocut. I tried some mulberry paper as well as the multimedia paper. I think I'll need to start using some retarder with the ink to keep it usable longer. (Also, I learned to check the lino for flaws before using it.)
#printmaking #linocut #linoprint
#printmaking #linocut #linoprint
June 30, 2025 at 12:38 AM
The latest linocut. I tried some mulberry paper as well as the multimedia paper. I think I'll need to start using some retarder with the ink to keep it usable longer. (Also, I learned to check the lino for flaws before using it.)
#printmaking #linocut #linoprint
#printmaking #linocut #linoprint
Tried for an activation at Uplands Park / Cattle Point (CA-5539). Got a few contacts, but the noise was just too high. Still it was a good chance to get out on the bike, and to try out a mylar space blanket for a ground. That part worked very well!
#hamradio #pota #hamonabike
#hamradio #pota #hamonabike
June 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Tried for an activation at Uplands Park / Cattle Point (CA-5539). Got a few contacts, but the noise was just too high. Still it was a good chance to get out on the bike, and to try out a mylar space blanket for a ground. That part worked very well!
#hamradio #pota #hamonabike
#hamradio #pota #hamonabike
Success! If I do another run, I'll rebalance the colours so the crown shows up better.
#linocut #linoprint
#linocut #linoprint
June 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Success! If I do another run, I'll rebalance the colours so the crown shows up better.
#linocut #linoprint
#linocut #linoprint
That's more like it! Now to see how well I can get the registration.
#linocut #linoprint #printmaking
#linocut #linoprint #printmaking
June 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
That's more like it! Now to see how well I can get the registration.
#linocut #linoprint #printmaking
#linocut #linoprint #printmaking
I got this far with my No Kings project before i thought "There's something wrong with this picture."
#linoprint #linocut #oops
#linoprint #linocut #oops
June 13, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I got this far with my No Kings project before i thought "There's something wrong with this picture."
#linoprint #linocut #oops
#linoprint #linocut #oops