Out on the Moor

It's been some time since I seem to have completed an edition of prints, so to get over the feeling that I haven't accomplished much so far this year I made this quick linocut based on a sketch I did back in February at Top Withens. Keeping to a restricted colour palette and the number of passes to 5, it's much simpler than my usual prints.

The first colour is a blend of blue through grey to pale yellow.

Next another three colour blend from grey, through pale grey to ochre. The ink mixed on the slab and then printed over the first colour. This has completed the sky in just two passes.

The third pass is a dark grey through brown to a darker ochre colour in the foreground.

The fourth pass is a two colour blend of darker grey to brown. This adds texture to the ruin and trees and more detail into the foreground grasses.

The final and fifth dark brown completes the print. I'll post a better photo once dry.