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Phil
Tognazzini
A
fourth generation Native Californian, Phil Tognazzini was born on April
5, 1956 in San Luis Obispo, and was raised on the family ranch in the
small town of Cayucos. He was schooled locally, and attending Cal Poly
in San Luis Obispo where he graduated with a B.S. Degree in Fruit Science.
He resides at the family ranch where he is involved in raising beef cattle
and growing avocados.
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Ready
to Rope
by Phil Tognazzini
10" x 8"
Watercolor
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Roper
by Phil Tognazzini
5.5" x 5"
Pen and Ink
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Preparing
the Gather
by Phil Tognazzini
7.5" x 9.5"
Pen and Ink
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California
Loop
by Phil Tognazzini
Etching
Print
Edition of 50
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Hackamore
Colt
by Phil Tognazzini
Etching
Print
Edition of 75
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Along
with his love of the land, Phil's other interest in life has been his
artwork. He has been drawing all of his life. Influenced by the old Santa
Barbara artist Ed Borein, Phil enrolled in a night course in printmaking
at the local junior college. He was hooked. For the past ten years or
so etching has been his primary medium. More recently, Phil has resumed
working in watercolor and pen and ink, finding a diversity of mediums
stimulating and enjoyable.
The
ideas for Phil's artwork come from ranch life - gathering cattle, local
brandings, and the beautiful countrywide of the Central California Coast.
He enjoys not only portraying modern cowboys, but the old California vaqueros
as well.
Once
Phil has an idea for his etching, he draws and refines the subject until
the composition and proportions are accurate. The completed design is
then transferred to a zinc plate coated with hard ground. The image is
then defined by scratching lines through the ground with an etching needle,
much the same as drawing linework on paper. Once the basic form is achieved,
the plate is immersed in a nitric acid solution with the acid "biting"
the plate where the metal is exposed. This process is usually repeated
several times, removing and applying new ground each time until Phil gets
his desired effect. The plate is then inked; surface wiped off; and placed
on the printing press with paper on top. The inked design is then transferred
to the paper for one finished print. The inking/wiping procedure is repeated
for each print until the edition is complete.
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