So much has been going on with my academic work - BUT I have been very active when it comes to discovering something a bit new (ish)...
When I was an art student in London back in the early '90s, I was lucky enough to study for one term with print maker Norman Ackroyd. I did some formal acid etchings at the time, and had really forgotten about printmaking all together as some of the processes were a little arduous. Here in Portsmouth we do have a thriving arts community and I was inspired by the lino cuts of Chris Wood and of my old school friend from Warminster (who now works in Salisbury) Simon Howden. So I decided to have a go at some simple lino cut work myself. It was very liberating and brought out some graphic approaches to image making that I had long forgotten. The process is addictive and I can set up everything for printing in my kitchen! Below is a selection of work - some themed around the winter holiday, as they made nice keepsakes for family and friends. They are all in black and white - some with a little hand panted colour on them.
I then tried to be more adventurous....
... and started making these....
Which turned into these!!
It was last weekend that I tried to create a larger work - the process was very rewarding...
This simple composition of oak tree with black bird, thrush and blue tit was fun to do and although fairly stylised, it was a great way to discover how to make a larger piece. I have been looking at other lino cut works by other artists and really want to expand on this further - so.. watch this space!
The works are for sale if you would like one please get in touch below.
