The Bride - completed

Printed a final subtle dark on the print, just to add some extra modelling into the shadows.

The Bride

17colour reduction linocut, printed in 12 stages.

212mm x 149mm

Edition of 18

Printed on Fabriano Rosapina.

This lump of weathered gritstone stands on Bridestones Moor overlooking the upper Calder Valley. It stands around 14ft high, 9ft across the top but only 2-3ft across the base.

Nearly Finished

Printed the penultimate colour on the print. Just one more slightly darker tone to go now to put some added depth into the shadow areas on the standing rock.

Continuing the new print

The next stages of the new print, starting now to work on the tones on the rocks and finishing off the foreground grasses. Colours 7, 8, 9 & 10.

Colour 7

Colour 8

Colour 9

Colour 10

The tonal shift between colours 9&10 is quite subtle, with hindsight it might be too subtle. But I've already cut the block so its too late now. Another 2 stages should see the print finished.