Ken Gross

Cartographer and artist.

[Ken Gross @mapartist]

Three plates. Four colors. Special new paper just for this print. What a lot of work!!!!
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Trout Mountain Fire Map on St-Armand etching paper. @gamblincolors Ultramarine (❤️!!); @graphicchemicalinkco Vine Black and Carbazole Violet; @charbonnel1875 Moy… https://t.co/nKDERmiAtJ

[Ken Gross @mapartist]

Up until now I have mostly shown you the black plate; the blue plate isn’t very interesting. And until now I haven’t been able to work on the green plate because I needed to complete the black plate first. If I do this right, then you’ll see the full dim… https://t.co/uZGBYa15dT

[Ken Gross @mapartist]

THIS is my spit-bite brush. After several years, it is still working fine despite the fact that I dip it into ferric chloride on a regular basis.
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Blue plate done, this is the black plate.
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#map #mapart #maplove #mapmaker #cartographer #cartograph… https://t.co/AKlPuVB3HR

[Ken Gross @mapartist]

I’m hurriedly trying to meet a deadline later this week for this print. There’s a show that I would like to enter and I still have much to do!
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This is initially going to be a three plate/four color map. I have the aquatint screens set up and the areas … https://t.co/1JhP7F4EjX

[Ken Gross @mapartist]

Well, I made the trip! It’s only nine hours of driving! I stayed for a bit, ran into Lyell and Carand (I don’t think they recognized me), and looked at everyone else’s work. I recognized a few pieces, which was rather nice. After awhile, I started feeli… https://t.co/O6wnfPOluj

[Ken Gross @mapartist]

I’m always afraid of ruining the plate: this is only my second attempt at engraving!
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#map #mapart #maplove #mapmaker #cartographer #cartography #cartographyart #geography #handdrawnmap #handdrawnmaps #topographicmap #topography #handmademaps #hand… https://t.co/tS0DeVFS25

[Ken Gross @mapartist]

Museum Show!
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I'm very excited to announce that my print "Borderland" has been included in a BIG INK show curated by The Gibson Gallery at SUNY-Potsdam in Upstate New York. Check it out! Plan a trip to New York's North Country!
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The second photo is the… https://t.co/qC6hcWhZwx

[Ken Gross @mapartist]

Road Trip to New York? - https://t.co/BZaPqeEARa

[Ken Gross @mapartist]

My hands hurt today: I think that I’m getting old and developing arthritis. Because of this, I couldn’t wipe the plates off as well as I would have liked. But I’m thrilled with this print. Why?
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This is the first time that I’ve ever used more than one p… https://t.co/UBYdH79wF7

[Ken Gross @mapartist]

Very slowly working on the same print. Don’t you hate it when responsibilities like work get in the way? That and self doubt!
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This section of Millinocket Lake will have a graduated tint (as viewed through a so-called linen tester) after applying the s… https://t.co/mBjE8Op1Io

[Ken Gross @mapartist]

À la poupée. Whoa! Fancy French terms! Okay, let’s unpack this term and what it means for a relatively boring print.
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My background is in commercial printing, so sometimes I think in terms of #cmyk and yet artistic printmaking creates a more #painterl… https://t.co/eL3trxn4fW

[Ken Gross @mapartist]

Just posted a photo @ Ken Gross, Artist https://t.co/04x8xk1pGW

[Ken Gross @mapartist]

Usually I fly by the seat of my pants when I do an #aquatint so I thought that I’d try to make a test print with more scientific attempt to make a gradient. I do better being loose!😂 This test also gave me a chance to try out some new inks: GC carbaz… https://t.co/pNKbewWrHM

[Ken Gross @mapartist]

Just posted a photo @ Ken Gross, Artist https://t.co/3QMAb0Yoo7

[Ken Gross @mapartist]

Hooray! A #newtoy ! My airbrush booth just arrived. This will enable me to apply #aquatint to my plates; the next print will need five plates with a fine screen of dots. This is a safe non-toxic process when compared to traditional rosin boxes and it tak… https://t.co/HJHnjJDkCw

[Ken Gross @mapartist]

Just posted a photo @ Ken Gross, Artist https://t.co/AXQAmTIvWq

[Ken Gross @mapartist]

Should @elonmusk be strapped to the front end of a roller coaster at a theme park managed by an absolutist libertarian?

[Ken Gross @mapartist]

Should @elonmusk be replaced as Twitter CEO by an AI?

[Max Boot 🇺🇦🇺🇸 @MaxBoot]

Getting suspended by Musk on Twitter is becoming a badge of honor like being sanctioned by Putin.

[Ken Gross @mapartist]

Heads up: the Muskox in charge has declared that promoting other social media companies is now a big no no. I might not be able to post anymore. Same handle on IG for the true source.