Lithographs by Caroline Ambrus

During the 1990’s I produced many lithographs. For artists printmaking is a great media. It provides endless possibilities for experimentation. These are called artists proofs. I made many of these and then often abandoned the project as I found producing a set series of identical prints just boring. Lithographs are prints produced from slabs of limestone. The artist draws onto the stone with a greasy crayon. Greasy ink is rolled over the image and the clear areas are kept moist which repels the ink. The stone with the paper placed over it is passed through the press and the image is transferred to the paper. The great strength of lithography is that making tonal drawings is easier and more direct than other methods of printmaking. The image shown here are mainly from my limited print runs. I feel that many of my printmaking experiments were better left in my bottom drawer.