This is my first attempt at steel plate etching, under the guidance of David Bower. It needs further etching to increase the value range, but it’s exciting to see the variety and quality of marks that are possible with this technique!
These are the results of a hugely enjoyable afternoon in August spent learning about monotype printing with David Bower. Monotype is described as the most painterly technique of printmaking and it’s really liberating to see what sort of marks can be made. I love the fact that, unlike other printmaking techniques, you get instant …
This is my first ever limited (variable) edition print run. It’s a drypoint etching in perspex.
More drypoint and linocut experiments focused on trying to separate line, value and colour from form.
This is my print from yesterday’s drypoint printmaking workshop with Linda Davis. Linda was a brilliant tutor and the whole day was great fun!
Here’s another linocut reduction print test from a while ago, just to try out a simple/bold image.
This is a reduction linocut print I produced a few weeks back to test my new printing press. The process is also referred to as a ‘suicide print’ since additional linocut material is removed after printing each new colour, so it’s virtually impossible to recover from any mistakes. This image was inspired by a new …
Here’s a print I made of South Stack Lighthouse during an Island Art Group workshop with Howard Coles during which he introduced us to the Collagraph method of printmaking using textured wallpaper.
Yesterday I took part in an induction course for the new community printmaking studio that has recently been established (with funding from The Arts Council of Wales and The National Lottery) by TOGYG, The Old Goods Yard Group of Artists who are based in Treborth, Bangor. The course was conducted by Jo Alexander and was …
