Moon at Dusk

Micah Schwaberow

Micah Schwaberow creates a subtle, abstracted color woodcut of a sunset over a lake and trees. The glow of the moon is softened and partially obscured by fog and clouds and the scene is reflected in the body of water in the foreground.

To achieve this effect Schwaberow uses the grains of the woodblocks, especially in the sky, to create a "movement" in the clouds and a softness to the light of the moon. He cuts against the grain when creating the vertical trees, both on the horizon and reflected in the water.

Like his teacher, Toshi Yoshida, Micah uses the blocks for "Moon at Dusk" and adds another block to create a second print, "Moon at Dawn", which adds reeds to the lower foreground and changes the color to change the time of day to dawn.