▁became ▁a ▁common ▁theme . ▁She ▁often ▁did ▁rough ▁water colors ▁there , ▁trying ▁to ▁capture ▁the ▁feeling ▁and ▁color ▁p alette ▁of ▁the ▁unique ▁place . ▁Unfortunately , ▁these ▁studies ▁do ▁not ▁surv ive , ▁but ▁their ▁impact ▁clearly ▁inform ▁her ▁large ▁abstract ▁land sc apes . ▁ ▁Am anda ' s ▁color ▁sense ▁and ▁strong ▁design ▁also ▁contribute ▁to ▁their ▁effect iveness . ▁Ev oking ▁the ▁sens ib ilities ▁associated ▁with ▁ge ography ▁writ ▁large , ▁mountains ▁and ▁se as , ▁la kes , ▁rivers , ▁for ests , ▁and ▁always ▁the ▁desert ▁were ▁the ▁subjects ▁of ▁her ▁broad ly ▁realized ▁art . ▁ ▁Fig ural ▁and ▁landscape ▁l ith ography ▁ ▁A ▁l ith ograph er ▁of ▁some ▁ren own ▁– ▁Block ▁taught ▁stone ▁l ith ography ▁at ▁John ▁Her ron ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁years — the ▁artist ▁felt ▁very ▁comfortable ▁in ▁the ▁complex ▁and ▁demand ing ▁medium ▁of ▁print making . ▁Her ▁press ▁was ▁for ▁two ▁dec ades ▁the ▁only ▁private ▁l ith ograph ▁press ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Indiana , ▁don ated ▁to ▁John ▁Her ron ▁for ▁her ▁students ▁upon ▁her ▁ret irement . ▁ ▁E sch ew ing ▁the ▁often ▁block y ▁and ▁repet itive ▁style ▁of ▁her ▁contempor aries , ▁not ▁interested ▁in ▁the ▁fa cile ▁or ▁geomet rical ▁designs ▁running ▁through ▁the ▁art ▁of ▁the ▁day , ▁Block ' s ▁prints ▁fall ▁v agu ely ▁into ▁two ▁categories . ▁Fig ural ▁art ▁and ▁landscape ▁art , ▁the ▁two ▁most ▁common ▁them es ▁throughout ▁all