Check out this "Flaming Locks" Vista Steve Hardy has created! Beautiful flowers and engaging mountains. The best of both worlds!! This beautiful masterpiece retails for $250 unframed and $355 framed, the name of the piece is "Flaming Locks".

One of my all time favorite Serigraphs of Steve Hardy's. Beautiful scenery for the changing fall season! Look at all the wonderful colors used in this print. Looks similar to the scenic view right before heading to Charlottesville on I-64!

This print is from Hardy's Vistas and Mountain Scenes Gallery.

Serigraph Screen Printing Process:

1. Plate Work-Most important element in the screen printing process. For each color that is printed in a serigraph, a plate must be made. There are different techniques used to achieve the results wanted with each color.

2. Screen Preparation- Time to expose the plate on to the screen. Coat the screen with a light sensible emulsion. Then exposed to a highly intensive light to help to harden the emulsion, creating the stencil for the screen.

3. Printing- Lengthy process. Generally only two colors are printed a day. You start with one color at a time and have to print that for however many prints you are making.. You must do this before you start the next color. This process can take up to six weeks to complete.

4. Ink Mixing- Done during the process of printing. Decisions involving color are extremely important in order to achieve a print containing appealing colors. Usually the color is printed before the plate is ready so the printer can plan how to order his/her color ordering.

5. Post Production- Where the printer pays attention to detail. Once printing is finished every print is examined very carefully to clean up any small imperfections. This completes the end-to-end process of completing a serigraph print.

SIMILARITY?
I THINK SO... what do you think?! Let me know! Beautiful flight of birds over the water. Looks like what you see when you go to the beach. If you want to see a better picture of this print visit http://shardyserigraphs.com/ then click the Wildlife Gallery to see more prints of wildlife.

Squeegee/Roller-use different sizes of durometer for different types of printing application.
Nylon screen- nylon, mesh, or wood screens can all be used. Pick your preference!
Aluminum Frame- purchase to fit the size of the print you are trying to create.
Ink- plastisol, water based, nylon. You can also purchase inks for the type of material you will be printing on.
Screen Stencil- comes in different shapes and size, important part of printing process.
Pallets- come in a variety of shapes, usually retails anywhere from $40 to $100 dollars.
Flocking/Glue- use to stick layers and pieces of mesh and screen together.

Check out this Steve Hardy's webpage to view all of Hardy's "Watersports Gallery" including windsurfing and paddle boarding serigraphs.  He has beautifully colored silk screens of reefs, jaded shoals, boats and much more! Action shots and still prints available.

Hardy suggests taking windsurfing and paddle boarding lessons at Silver Beach, Virginia! Hardy is an excellent windsurfer and paddle boarder himself! A man of many talents!

Check out S. Hardy's Newest Series of Flags! Support America, collect flags and put them all around the house like my mom, feel like being Patriotic, having a 4th of July Party?! Steve Hardy's Serigraph print of American Flags in a different array of styles would make a beautiful addition to any collection especially if you are trying to cozy up any room!