Reduction Linocut Prints by Jim Good

Artist Statement

The inspiration for this set of prints comes from Madison’s iconic landmark buildings, the ones you pass every day without looking closely at them. The prints were created for the book “The Gallery of Lost Gargoyles,” cowritten with his friend, Bob Kann. Kann wrote the stories, and Good made these prints to illustrate them. This exhibition includes all 21 original linocut prints, showing details of notable buildings around Madison and the gargoyles that purportedly once perched on them.

Bio

Jim Good is an east sider and a longtime sketcher, painter and printmaker. He worked as an architect and disaster management specialist for 35 years, retiring from that job at the beginning of 2025. Since then, Good has been busy making reduction linocut prints and using watercolors. While watercolor is a fast madhouse flurry of creation, printmaking is a slow and meticulous process. Good loves both.