Reclaiming Unused Property
Ink, Watercolor John Wells Ink, Watercolor John Wells

Reclaiming Unused Property

The house is around the corner from me. It had a land use sign on it a few years ago and everyone expected it would be torn down and new apartments or condos would be built. But then a couple of years ago they owners took down the sign and the property has been sitting unused ever since. Years ago it was a lively house with lots of creative people living there.

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Summer Fashion
Ink, Watercolor John Wells Ink, Watercolor John Wells

Summer Fashion

“summer Fashion” Ink blotter and watercolor, 7x 10 in. For the black, I used the ink bladder transfer method that And Warhol used in his illustrations in the late 1950s, them I colored it with watercolor.

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Charlie Caplin & Edna Purviance
Ink, Acrylic John Wells Ink, Acrylic John Wells

Charlie Caplin & Edna Purviance

Here I was messing around with my Epson Stylus 3880 printer. First, using a light pad, I painted the colors with acrylic paint. Then I printed the black on top in a process similar to the one Andy Warhol used for his screen printing.

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