MILLIE WHIPPLESMITH PLANK
In creating a woodblock print, Millie Whipplesmith Plank becomes involved in a conversation between the wood and her imagery. Her work is informed by her cattle ranching heritage and it celebrates biodiversity and the preservation of open spaces. Rich colors, simple shapes, and the nostalgia of traditional woodblock prints combine with the energy and texture of spontaneous line.
I start with a definite idea of what I want to create but the wood has its own opinion. It takes my tendency for meticulous detail, chuckles, then pushes the work in a different direction.
Included in the 2017, 2015, 2014 Birds in Art shows at the Leigh Yawkey Museum in Wisconsin, her most recent print was just added to their permanent collection. Millie was accepted into the Society of Animal Artists in 2017, and served as Artist in Residence at both Glacier National Park in 2014 and Lassen Volcanic National Park in 2016. She is a Board Member of the California Society of Printmakers and part of the Rogue Women of Southern Oregon.
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Where the River Flows
13”x19”
Woodcut print. Black 0.75” frame and 1.5” matte. Framed dimensions are 15.25”x21.25”
$850 framed $400 unframed. 10% of proceeds will be donated to the Southern Oregon Land Conservancy
Paws for Reflection
16”x22”
Woodcut print. Wood 0.75” frame and 2.5” matte. Framed dimensions are 19.25”x25.25”
$1150 framed
Hidden Railway
14”x17.5”
Woodcut print. Wood 0.75” frame and 2.25” matte. Framed dimensions are 17”x20.5”
$475 framed
The Trail
18”x14”
Woodcut print. Wood 0.75” frame and 2.75” matte. Framed dimensions are 21.5”x17.5”
$650 framed
Nursery Guardians
14”x22”
Woodcut print
$475 unframed
Rapture
22.5”x14.5”
Woodcut print. Black 0.75” frame and 1.5” matte. Framed dimensions are 24.75”x16.75”
$950 framed
Am I Real?
11”x17”
Reduction woodcut. Wood 1.5” frame and 2” matte. Framed dimensions are 14.5”x20.5”
$750 framed