Inspired by Nature: Five Printmakers at the Arnold Arboretum

Photo of Amy McGregor-Radin, Lynda Goldberg, Gayle Smalley, Mary Beth Maisel, and Arlene Bandes looking at prints — Inspired by Nature printmakers: Amy McGregor-Radin, Lynda Goldberg, Gayle Smalley, Mary Beth Maisel, Arlene Bandes

Five printmakers—Arlene Bandes, Lynda Goldberg, Mary Beth Maisel, Amy McGregor-Radin, and Gayle Smalley—take you on their journeys into nature with this virtual art exhibition of prints. Each artist embodies a unique way of observation, a new exploration of printmaking techniques, honed and owned in personal styles that complement the very nature that they witness and admire. Read this story to learn how this show was affected by (and was adapted to) the COVID-19 pandemic.

See the Printmaking Demo and Talk on the Arnold Arboretum’s YouTube channel.

The artists meet monthly for critiques, support, and a challenge to explore beyond the limits of their art. They are also all active members of the Nature Printing Society.

Members have exhibited in numerous galleries and museums including Attleboro Art Museum, The Art Complex Museum (Duxbury), The Boston Athenaeum, and the Fuller Museum of Art (now Fuller Craft Museum), among others. Maisel and Goldberg contributed chapters to The Art of Printing from Nature, published by the Nature Printing Society. Goldberg and Bandes are instructors in the Greater Boston area.

All rights of the images reside with the artists. For more information on making a copy, reusing an image, or purchasing prints, please send your request to arbweb@arnarb.harvard.edu

For information on the work itself, or to inquire about purchasing artwork, please also send your request, with the artist’s name, to arbweb@arnarb.harvard.edu You will be put in touch with the artist.

Through this show, we hope you will be Inspired by Nature.

Print with ginkgo leaves in orange black, gray — East/West 4 by Arlene Bandes 24” x 22” Monotype Collage copyright 2020 Arlene Bandes

Print in three parts of ginkgo leaves — Ginkgo Hide and Seek by Arlene Bandes 14 1/8” x 21 5/8” Monotype Collage with Gelatin Plates copyright 2020 Arlene Bandes

print and collage of leaves in blacks and reds — Sycamore Dance by Arlene Bandes 20 ¼” x 26 ¾ “ Monotype Collage copyright 2020 Arlene Bandes

Ptin with maple leaves — The Maple Dancers by Arlene Bandes 28 ½” x 22 ½” Monotype Collage (including reduction block plates) copyright 2020 Arlene Bandes

print and collage with maple leaves — To the Moon and Back by Arlene Bandes 25” x 18” Monotype Collage copyright 2020 Arlene Bandes

Print of vines in blues and greens — Clematis Vines by Lynda Goldberg 30” x 38″ Monotype copyright 2020 Lynda Goldberg

Print with meadow grasses in gray and yellow and turquoise — Meadow by Lynda Goldberg 19″ x 26″ Monotype and mixed media copyright 2020 Lynda Goldberg

Print in grays with meadow grasses — Summer Day by Lynda Goldberg 28 ½” x 28″ Monotype and Watercolor on Zuan Paper copyright 2020 Lynda Goldberg

print of grasses — Full Moon, Monotype by Lynda Goldberg 37″ x 25 1/2″ copyright 2020 Lynda Goldberg

graphic print — Twirling, Monotype by Lynda Goldberg 29″ x 22″ copyright 2020 Lynda Goldberg

graphic print in two sections — Twirling, Monotype by Lynda Goldberg 25 1/2″ x 19″ copyright 2020 Lynda Goldberg

Print with 8 trees in a row — Companions by Mary Beth Maisel 11″ x 15″ white line woodcut copyright 2020 Mary Beth Maisel

Print of tree with checks covering image — First by Mary Beth Maisel 15” x 10” Woven Gelatin Plate Print copyright 2020 Mary Beth Maisel

Print of three trees in horizontal format with checkered background — Observers by Mary Beth Maisel 15” x 30” Woven Gelatin Plate Monotype Collage copyright 2020 Mary Beth Maisel

Print of one leafless tree on dark background — Archways by Mary Beth Maisel 22” x 30” Gelatin Plate Monotype Collage copyright 2020 Mary Beth Maisel

Print of trees with ferns and leaves — Courageous by Mary Beth Maisel 22” x 30” Gelatin Plate Monotype copyright 2020 Mary Beth Maisel

Print and Collage with trees and leaves — Woodsey by Mary Beth Maisel 22″ x 40″ Mixed Media copyright 2020 Mary Beth Maisel

Print of tree rings with vertical band — POV Pine by Amy McGregor-Radin 10″ x 7″ White Line Woodcut copyright 2020 Amy McGregor-Radin

Print with tree rings, grass around them — POV Cedar by Amy McGregor-Radin 8″ x 7″ White Line Woodcut copyright 2020 Amy McGregor-Radin

Print of tree rings framed with wavy border — POV Beech by Amy McGregor-Radin 9 ½” x 8″ White Line Woodcut copyright 2020 Amy McGregor-Radin

Print of trees with stream in winter — Winter Woods by Amy McGregor-Radin 6″ x 4 ½” White Line Woodcut copyright 2020 Amy McGregor-Radin

Print with tree rings and fungus — A Walk’s Reward by Amy McGregor-Radin 20″ x 26″ White Line Woodcut copyright 2020 Amy McGregor-Radin

Print of tree rings/slice of a tree — Old Friend by Amy McGregor-Radin 14 ½” x 14 ½” White Line Woodcut copyright 2020 Amy McGregor-Radin

Print of three Chinese chestnut leaves — Chinese Chestnut by Gayle Smalley 10 ¾” x 7 ¼” Monotype copyright 2020 Gayle Smalley

Print of two swamp chestnut oak leaves — Swamp Chestnut Oak by Gayle Smalley 10 ½” x 7 ½” Monotype copyright 2020 Gayle Smalley

Print of one pin oak leaf — Pin Oak by Gayle Smalley 11″ x 7 ½” Monotype copyright 2020 Gayle Smalley

Print of pine branch with clumps of needles — Winter Sky by Gayle Smalley 11″ x 8 ¾” Monotype copyright 2020 Gayle Smalley

Three Prints in a row with patterns of leaves — Tint triptych by Gayle Smalley 9 ¾” x 17 ¼” Paper Dyed with Natural Dyes copyright 2020 Gayle Smalley

Print of nice redbud leaves in various sizes — Eastern Redbud by Gayle Smalley 15″ x 11 ¼” Monotype copyright 2020 Gayle Smalley