Welcome to Digital Block Prints

created by artist Roy E. Hughes

Digital block prints are artwork that have the style of old travel posters from the 1920s and 30s. The design is drawn on a digitizing table hooked up to a computer. Once the design is drawn, it is colored in using the computer. Read More

Shirts, Mugs, and Totes at CafePress

Visit my shop R. Hughes Art at CafePress for shirts, totes, and mugs of Glacier and the San Juans.

These items make wonderful gifts or remembrances of your good times in special places.

New art this month

Whoa! What is this? Over the past few months I have been experimenting with creating World War II aircraft using the digital block print technique. This is an example of the results. If folks like this subject matter in this style, I will be creating a new web site featuring aircraft, rather than including them on this site. Let me know via email what you think of this subject matter.

Going-to-the-Sun 75th Anniversary

Order your Annivesary Poster Today.
To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Going-to-the-Sun Road, I have created a special poster. (See a larger version.)

This scene, along with more than 20 other of my views along the Sun Road are now on exhibit at the St. Mary Visitor Center in Glacier National Park and the Hockaday Museum of Art in Kalispell.

Formats of Digital Block Prints

Most digital block prints are done in the format of a small poster size printed on paper and sold unmatted. Canvas scenes and panoramas are another format for digital block prints. A few pieces are in the format of hand-painted watercolors with a black overprint; they come matted. The limited edition format is printed on paper, signed and numbered by the artist, and are matted. Read More