A Photographer’s
Eye With An Artist’s Vision
Judith
Rothenstein-Putzer has been putting a new spin on her love
of photography by creating Alcohol Transfers with Pen and
Ink. The mixed media technique she uses is a hybrid
between printmaking and photography. The process
involves printing an original photograph onto a transparency
which is then transferred on to printmaking paper soaked in
an alcohol-based solution. Depending upon the
concentration of alcohol and the type of printmaking paper,
the results vary from the softness of watercolor to the
boldness of acrylics. When the transfer is completed,
Rothenstein-Putzer enhances the negative space with pen and
ink thereby creating dynamic linear and color effects in the
artworks. “Sometimes I take pleasure in capturing the
moment for its form or color. Other times, I try to
expand the boundaries of reality.”
The artist and her husband have
been avid travelers for many years, which to the artist is
synonymous with photography (She’s been known to pack more
camera equipment than clothes)! Covid-19 has
definitely put her wanderlust on the back burner. With
an arsenal of photos from previous trips and nothing but
time on her hands, she has spent the past 18 months going
through thousands of images looking for inspiration for new
work.
Rothenstein-Putzer’s subject
matter tends to be very eclectic. She remarks that
some of her photos are the typical tourist shots, while
others tend toward social commentary. Sometimes she
just looks at objects in everyday life with regard to color,
form and space. Those are the ones that are generally the
basis for her art. Many tours have included a stroll
through the vibrant local markets to get a feel for daily
living and a taste for the exotic meats, produce and flora.
Rothenstein-Putzer has taken these images and created an
open series of “small works” called “Central Market”. Still
life’s or abstracts, each work makes us stop and look at the
color, design and beauty one sees in day-to-day life.
In addition to the new “Central market”
series, the artist has also added to her popular
“Cityscapes” series with some larger multi-layered mixed
media works for this year.
An award-winning artist,
Rothenstein-Putzer has been participating in the “Tour
d’Artistes” for 10 years since its inception. She will
be returning to the “By George Originals Studio”, 15225 E.
Mustang Drive, Fountain Hills, AZ.
For additional
information: www.ArtworksByJudith.com; 480.836.0952
