BEV DOOLITTLE "SHOSHONE SWITCHBACK" ORIGNIAL STONE!!! Start Price USD 1,200.00 Current Price USD 1,200.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, October 14, 2008 End Time Friday, October 24, 2008 Location Mesa, Arizona See more about 'BEV DOOLITTLE "SHOSHONE SWITCHBACK" ORIGNIAL STONE!!!' Description LAST CHANCE!!@ ISSUE PRICING!!+ FREE SHIP! YOU ARE BUYING FROM NOT ONLY A AUTHORIZED GREENWICH WORKSHOP GALLERY. I AM ONE OF THE TOP 10 (#6) GREENWICH GALLERIES IN THE NATION AND #1 IN ARIZONA!!!! WE SOLD OVER 1/2 MILLION $$$'S WORTH OF BEV'S ORIGINAL STONE LITHGORA[HS INCLUDING HER PERSONAL INVENTORY WORKS OVER THE PAST 18 MONTHS. BUY JOINING MY COLLECTORS LIST YOU RECEIVE FIRST NOTIFICATION OF FUTURE RELEASES!! JOIN A VERY EXCLUSIVE CLUB!! WHY PAY $1000'S FOR A PRINT THAT HAS AN EDITION SIZE IN THE 1000'S. YOU CAN OWN A BEV DOOLITTLE ORIGINAL. AN ORIGINAL STONE LITHOGRAPH  THAT IS CONSIDERED TO BE AN ORIGINAL WORK OF ART BY THE ART WORLD!!Speaking Through Stones Stone lithographs are regarded as originals because they are not reproductions of an existing image but rather the creation of a new work of art on stone, through the hand-pulled inking process, that art is transferred to paper. Lithography literally means "writing on stone." Bev starts by sketching ideas on paper. Once she is satisfied with a composition, she recreates it on the highly polished, fine-grained surface of the limestone with a lithographic (waxy) pencil, a process that takes days for a large or complex image. Brushes, tusche (in stick or liquid form that works to hold ink similar to crayon), pens or etching needles can also be used to soften, scrape or form the drawn images. Besides being an original work of art, much of the inherent value of a stone litho lies in this difficult drawing stage and the irreversible nature of working on stone. Small mistakes can be fixed with a sharp blade, but otherwise the artist needs to start anew by grinding down the stone to a flat polished finish, or starting on a fresh stone. Lithographic stones are super-smooth limestones mined from a specific quarry in Bavaria. They range in size from something that looks like a 2" thick postcard weighing 10 pounds, to a 26"x 40"x 4" thick stone that weighs over 1,000 pounds. Once Bev is satisfied with the image on the stone, special etching compounds are used to fix the drawing on the stone and to make the drawing more receptive to ink. The printing process is based on the principle that grease and water do not mix. The stone is inked, and wiped down with a wet sponge. The parts of the stone not protected by the greasy pencil soak up the water. The flat, polished parts of the wet stone repel the ink. Ink holds fast to the drawing, and when the paper is pressed to this surface it picks up the image in a flopped version of what the artist first drew onto the stone. The stone is sponged wet and re-inked between each print. A delicate balance between ink and water (keeping the stone wet and properly inked) must be maintained throughout the run. Acid-free, 100% rag paper is preferred. The edition is left flat to dry for a few days before Bev signs, titles and numbers each sheet in pencil. Bev Doolittle prints her stone lithographs in the studio of master printer Wayne Kimball in Utah. Stone lithographers are considered master craftsmen and artists in their own right, since the interpretation of the artists' original drawing onto stone, and then to paper, is a collaboration between artist and printer. A talented master printer can both "correct" unwanted mistakes and suggest methods to execute an artist's idea. KEEP SEVERAL THINGS IN MIND. EACH IS CONSIDERED AN ORIGINAL! EACH IS HAND SIGNED!! THE CHANCES OF ONE EVER SHOWING UP ON THE SECONDARY MARKET ARE "SLIM TO NONE" AND IF SO, WHO KNOWS AT WHAT PRICE. THE ORIGINAL STONE LITHOGRAPH BEING OFFERED IS A MAJOR COLLECTORS PIECE! THESE ARE THE LAST ORIGINAL STONE LIGHOGRAPH FROM THE SIGNED AND NUMBERED EDTION OF ONLY 225 I  HAVE ACCESS TO. IT IS STILL BE OFFERED AT A VERY REASONABLE PRICE  ALTHOUGH IT HAS BEEN "SOLD OUT" AT THE PUBLISHER FOR ALMOST A YEAR. ANY QUESTIONS EMAIL ME OR CALL THE GALLERY. 480-288-0910 OR EMAIL ME AT GALLERYGEORGE@CS.COM     Place a Bid!