Started to edition the new mezzotint and managed to pull 12 impressions today. All the stage proofs were printed in charcoal black. For the edition I'm using a blue shade black for the top half of the print and a brown shade black for the lower half. The difference between the two is slight and subtle and doesn't show too well in the photographs. I don't want it to look like it is printed in two colours, I just want the foreground to look warmer in tone than the background.
My work is representational and naturalistic. I go for a walk with a sketchbook and make drawings of anything that interests me. Then back home in the studio I use the sketches to try and make the best print that I possiby can.
"The artist is also a born adventurer. His explorations, unlike those of the tourist, are rewarded by the discovery of beauty spots unmentioned in the guide books, and with tireless curiosity and an exceptional proneness to wonderment, he will come upon objects of remarkable interest overlooked or even shunned by more disciplined observers."Augustus John, R.A.
Sunday, 18 May 2025
Sunday, 11 May 2025
Hen Harrier
New Linocut print completed this week.
Hen Harrier
10 colour Reduction Linocut printed in 9 stages.
190mm x 170mm
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