This is a quick linoblock print of a Napoleon Cannon done on paper with speedball blockprinting ink. The inspiration for this print was a picture taken Antietam two falls ago.
The Napoleon cannon is an American made smoothbore artillery piece that was made of bronze. It was lightweight enough to travel from engagement to engagement while also able to be used as a howitzer. The Napoleon could fire a 12 pounds of shot (shell, cannister, or sphere) over 1, 600 feet.
It weighed 1,128 lbs and took 6 horses to pull it. It was still “light” enough that it could be maneuvered by a team of men to set up up precisely, and to fire in different directions.
Published by jbrakefieldfineart
I'm an artist working in Colorado. I prefer mediums that allow me be as tonal or as structed as I please. The landscape provides countless joys for me as I attempt to understand its patterns.
In 2009, I graduated from the Maryland Institute, College of Art in Baltimore, MD with a Bachelor of Fine Arts with an emphasis on Drawing. Here, I created works that appeared in the 2008 issue of Drawing Magazine.
While attending Colorado State University, I taught Painting, Figure Painting, and Principles of Design as a Graduate Instructor. I graduated with a Master of Fine Arts degree in Painting in 2014.
Since then, I have worked to be a part of the artist community of Northern Colorado. I was one of the first members of the Gallery 970 Co-op in Loveland. I am a member of the Northern Colorado Artist Community in LaPorte where I am active as an instructor.
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