February 12, 2015
Emerald Water Anglers will be featuring Jonathan Marquardt of BadAxe Designs.
Artist Bio
I have been a fisherman and an artist as long as I can remember. My father, Tom, taught me everything I know about fishing and took me to my first fly fishing school at the Blue Quill Angler in Evergreen, Colorado. It is my father’s love of fishing that you will see in all of my designs. My work is for everyone who loves the outdoors and natural things. While I love catching big fish as much as the next guy, I will take a small stream and a small fish on a small rod all day long.
My primary medium is linocut printmaking, both single color and more detailed multi-color reductions. Printmaking is detailed, satisfying and sometimes very frustrating. I start each print by sketching the image in reverse onto the face of the block. I then use a series of sharp gouges to carve out the areas where ink should not cover the paper. Each print is a hand-made piece of art and is numbered in a limited series.
To break the cycle I like to work in oils and watercolors, especially when traveling, and you will see these works on my page as well. I find inspiration in so many places and always travel with some method to record what I see.
Emerald Water Anglers is located at 4502 42nd Ave SW Suite A