Lumberjack

I'M A LUMBERJACK AND I'M OKAY.

My prints are always related to my paintings. Currently I'm working on a series of 16 lumberjack prints based on a painting which dates from 2009.
Here's the painting and here are the prints. For information, inquiries and purchase send an e-mail to karinbos@freedom.nl

Karin Bos, Lumberjack, oil on canvas, 40 x 50 cm, 2009,
private collection the Netherlands

Karin Bos, Lumberjack 1, laser cut woodprint on screenprinted fabric, 20 x 25 cm, 2013

Karin Bos, Lumberjack 2, laser cut woodprint and watercolor on paper, 20 x 25 cm, 2013

Karin Bos, Lumberjack 3, laser cut woodprint on swood, 22 x 27 cm, 2013

Karin Bos, Lumberjack 4, laser cut woodprint and watercolor on paper, 20 x 25 cm, 2013

Karin Bos, Lumberjack 5, laser cut woodprint and watercolor on fabric, 20 x 25 cm, 2013

Karin Bos, Lumberjack 6, laser cut woodprint and watercolor on paper, 20 x 25 cm, 2013

 

Karin Bos, Lumberjack 7, laser cut woodprint and watercolor on paper, 20 x 25 cm, 2013

Karin Bos, Lumberjack 8, laser cut woodprint and watercolor on paper, 20 x 25 cm, 2013

Karin Bos, Lumberjack 9, laser cut woodprint gouache and watercolor on fabric, 23 x 27 cm, 2013

Karin Bos, Lumberjack 10, laser cut woodprint on screenprinted fabric, 20 x 25 cm, 2013

Karin Bos, Lumberjack 11, laser cut woodprint and gouache on paper, 20 x 25 cm, 2013

Karin Bos, Lumberjack 12, laser cut woodprint gouache and watercolor on paper, 20 x 25 cm, 2013

Karin Bos, Lumberjack 13, ink on laser cut wood mounted on paper, 35 x 45 cm, 2013

Karin Bos, Lumberjack 14, laser cut woodprint gouache and watercolor on paper, 20 x 25 cm, 2013

Karin Bos, Lumberjack 15, laser cut woodprint gouache and watercolor on paper, 20 x 25 cm, 2013

Karin Bos, Lumberjack 16, laser cut woodprint pencil and watercolor on paper, 20 x 25 cm, 2013

Karin Bos, Lumberjack girl  #A, mixed media on paper, 56 x 76 cm, 2006

My series Lumberjack girls on paper are related to two oil paintings.

Karin Bos, Lumberjack girl  #B, mixed media on paper, 56 x 76 cm, 2006

Karin Bos, Lumberjack girl  #C, mixed media on paper, 56 x 76 cm, 2006

Karin Bos, Lumberjack girl  #D, mixed media on paper, 56 x 76 cm, 2006

Karin Bos, Lumberjack girl  #E, mixed media on paper, 56 x 76 cm, 2006

Karin Bos, Lumberjack girl  #F, mixed media on paper, 56 x 76 cm, 2006

Karin Bos, Lumberjack girl  2, oil on canvas, 40 x 50 cm, 2005

Karin Bos, Lumberjack girl, oil on canvas, 40 x 50 cm, 2004, Collection CBK Alphen aan de Rijn

Woodcuts by Karin Bos

Karin Bos, Headtunes, woodcut on paper, 55 x 55 cm, 1996, edition 15

Karin Bos, Peanuts, woodcut on paper, 50 x 85 cm, 1994, edition 9

Karin Bos, Beautiful, woodcut on paper, 30 x 30 cm, 1992, edition 10

Karin Bos, Big Art, woodcut on paper, 30 x 30 cm, 1992, edition 10

Karin Bos, Good, woodcut on paper, 30 x 30 cm, 1992, edition 10

Karin Bos, Great, woodcut on paper, 30 x 30 cm, 1992, edition 10

Karin Bos, Nice, woodcut on paper, 30 x 30 cm, 1992, edition 10

Karin Bos, Well Done, woodcut on paper, 30 x 30 cm, 1992, edition 10

 This Big Art series I created as a humorous comment on the art world is almost sold out.

The 6 woodcuts I call my Big Art series are inspired by the stamps I received as a child at school as a reward for doing a task well. As adults we still depend on others for approval, more often as we would like to; during a job interview, applying for a grant or entering an art contest, we need the "approved" stamp to reach our goal. Especially nowadays, 10 years after creating this series, almost every television program is set up as a contest. It seems as if we are obsessed with the concept of competition.

Karin Bos, Too complex to catch, woodcut on paper, 30 x 150 cm, 1993, edtition 6, SOLD OUT

The texts in Dutch these "party ducks" shout are literally comments I received from art committee members. Stereotypes as "Keep up the good work", "It has something to it", It's a little sloppy", "It has to mature".
One day I received two letters on the same day: one was an approval and the other one a denial.
The first one said, because your work has so much quality we give you this grant, the other one said, because your work has not enough quality, we won't select your work. That's how I learned as a young artist to put the opinions of others into perpective. Relativation helps to develop as an artist, is my experience.

Karin Bos, Beetje slordig, woodcut on paper, 40 x 50 cm, 1994, edition 4

Karin Bos, Ga zo door, woodcut on paper, 40 x 50 cm, 1994, edition 4

Karin Bos, Moet nog rijpen, woodcut on paper, 40 x 50 cm, 1994, edition 4

Karin Bos, Zit wat in, woodcut on paper, 40 x 50 cm, 1994, edition 4

Karin Bos, Fabulous, woodcut on paper, 30 x 30 cm, 1998, commission for Akzo Nobel. (several artists proofs available for purchase)