Printmaking

Relief prints

Although I use a variety of printing techniques and materials I most often use wood for my printing plates; I like to incorporate the grain in my designs. I usually use a reduction technique and hand burnish each print; I like the extra texture and variation you can achieve that way. Because of the extra time and care this involves I produce very limited editions.
I’ve realised over the years that I much prefer to make individual pieces of art rather than several editions of the same piece, so I found the perfect solution for me is to produce variable editions of a print. That way I can mix up wood and lino cuts with mono print techniques, varying the colours and textures to produce different images every time.
Most of my prints now are variable edition prints, with every print made unique by design. I work into each plate when it is inked to produce the different textures and I use varied colour palettes. So although there may be 5 or 10 prints of an image every one produced will be unique.

Drypoint etchings

Sometimes an image just calls for simple details and form and, in those cases, I turn to monochrome drypoint etchings. These are images scratched into a surface with sharp tools. The ink, unlike in relief prints, is pushed down into the grooves made and is then picked up and printed when the paper is pressed down onto the plate by a printing press. These, again, will be limited editions as the plate doesn’t last long. But the prints in these editions will all be very similar.

Sunset Bay
Limited edition reduction woodcut print
Approx 45cm x 30cm
£265 unframed

Shelter
Limited edition drypoint etching
Approx 16cm x 15cm
£100 unframed

Cloud Bank
Limited edition variable woodcut print
Approx 22.5cm x 22cm
£85 unframed

Above the Clouds
Limited edition woodcut
Approx 20cm x 22cm
£85 unframed


Last Leaves Of Autumn
Limited edition lino print
31cm x 40cm
£265 unframed


Autumn Pond
Limited edition (10) reduction woodcut print.
Image size approx 45cm x 30cm.
£265 unframed

Monterey Pine
Limited edition lino print
Image size approx 30cm x 40cm
£200 unframed

Thinking of Summer
Limited edition lino print
Image size approx 31cm x 41cm
£265 unframed

Winter Ridgeline
Limited edition woodcut reduction print
Image size approx 45cm x 30cm
£265 unframed

Striding Edge
Image size approx 45cm x 30cm
Varied, limited edition woodcut relief print
£265 unframed

Full Moon – Woodcut and lino print
Limited edition of 5
Image size approx 35cm x 45cm.
£265 unframed

Tree Line with Rooks
Variable limited edition
Woodcut and linocut
Image size 40cm x 45cm
Price £265

Tree line
Variable limited edition
Woodcut and linocut
Relief print
Image size 40cm x 45cm
Price £265

Wren
Drypoint engraving
Approx size of image 10cm x 9cm
£30 unframed

Drystone wall and tree
Drypoint engraving
Approx size of image 14.4cm x 10cm
£100 unframed

Dolomites
Woodcut relief print
Approx image size 35cm x 45cm
£265 unframed

Blencathra
Variable limited edition
Woodcut relief and mono print
Approx image size 41cm x 31cm
£265 unframed

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