Serigraphs by Scott and Lindhagen - Various Subjects including Abstract and Surreal

Serigraphs by Elizabeth Scott and Hal Lindhagen shown in Chronological Order

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Serigraphs: From 1980 to 2000 Hal and Liz made many editions of serigraphs of subjects that interested them. This is a retrospective of their silk screening days.

Complete List of Scott/Lindhagen Editions with current prices, sizes, dates, issue price ( 2 page pdf)

In 1980 Elizabeth and Hal created their first series of serigraphs:
The Days of the Raven. These images were based on the photos by Edward Curtis and from the archives in Victoria, of the Kwakiutl tribes, Pacific Northwest Coast, from the early 1900s. The serigraphs were sold as sets, and the editions are almost completely sold out.

"Horizons"
Released to galleries in May of 1981, a series of 5 serigraphs that celebrate the beauties of the West Coast.

In the later part of 1981, Liz and Hal had finished 8 more editions, 4 of which were reflections on the city of Vancouver , BC, and the other four images were simply interesting subjects at that time!

1982 we revisited the Vancouver skyline, went camping, made a foray into abstract art, and made a serigraph with photographic separations. Also in September of 1982 in Vancouver, Liz and Hal's daughter Liana was born.

1983 was a busy year living with a toddler in an 800 square foot apartment overlooking English Bay, in the West End of Vancouver. A few editions were made, a choice from numerous ideas, to develop the ones that seemed most intriguing, including a triptych of a crater.

Working along on other ideas of interest, Liz and Hal published 9 editions of serigraphs in 1984, but did not print the entire edition . Working on just 50 pieces of paper, the image can "come up" in a matter of days instead of weeks ( layers of paint through stencils on silk screens, each set up, registered, color mixed and printed, and cleaned up... the number of imprints required varies ... and is part of a very fluid process ! ). If the image is a good seller, we can print some more (which is called State 2) with a better understanding of the desired effects in the piece. Note: this can give rise to quite a different version of the image than State I !

In the summer of 1984 Liz and Hal made a trip to Ellesmere Island in the Canadian Arctic with a Pouch double collapsible kayak . Sketches and photos made on that adventure became the basis of the Arctic Series. Also a slide show called “Through the Ice Gate” was made from Echtacrome slides, that was shown on CBC at the time, and also published as text in Explore magazine ( link to pdf)

1985: Zephyr, Mountain Wave

1986: Out of the Sun was created to feature the Arctic landscape from the air. Large works are more difficult to do with silkscreening, but they have a certain power and allure, so in 1986 we worked large: completing Now and Then (Vancouver) , Through the Narrows to the Open Sea ( the Lions Gate Bridge), add Inner Harbor , also known as "Coal Harbour" in Vancouver. It was the year of Expo 86 in Vancouver, and we thought we might be exposed to a larger clientele that year, but it seemed that all the shops were a "closed shop" and our works did not find a space inside the World Exposition. Rats !

1987: Great Northern Divers and Rainbow Trout were conceived as a "vertical diptych" and these fish and birds are found throughout BC, so the landscape is pretty vague. Grise Fjord (triptych) was our largest piece to date, and depicts a sweeping view of the south coast of Ellesmere Island in the Canadian Arctic.

1988: Landforms I and II are a horizontal diptych, and North 76 Degrees, our largest piece so far, is a triptych that makes a large statement on a wall. tip for the Iceburg and Pinnacle of Ice, also large pieces, are the continuation of our interest in the Canadian Arctic, and particularly , the icon of the iceberg ! which can represent many things much more human.

In 1989 we continued to work large and created Arctic Waters I and II, Herodier, Ursa, Ice Blink, Open Water (diptych), and On the Step

1990 was a year of experimentation with what screen printing was best at: gradations: Transpace I-V feature gradations to create an impression of 3D. Out of the Blue, Whispering Sea (diptych), Islet, The Fall, Strait of Georgia, Haven each in their own way stretched our capabilities with texture through silk screening, and further use of gradation.

1990 Mandala Series: First Light Vancouver, Coastal Islands, Orca Cavort, Terra Bovinica, Forty Winks, Evening Rounds, Kluane. These images were all in the circular frame, in State 1, and some of them feature "spontaneous squeegee effects" in the background areas! ( We invented that term)

1991: Trips with kayaks, small boats, and small child to Vancouver Island brought us the inspiration for Windy Point and Sand Bridge. Landforms III and IV came from an artistic/abstraction revisit to the Arctic muse, our collection of photographs and drawings.