EXHIBITIONS
EXHIBITIONS coming up
WWT Slimbridge
11 June 2020 – 7 September 2020
I am looking forward to exhibiting again with Shelly Perkins at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust HQ at Slimbridge. We were last there together in 2016 and are very pleased to be joining forces once more. This time around I will have a number of original woodcut prints together with my watercolour sketches and paintings. It should be fun!
PREVIOUS EXHIBITIONS include:
North Somerset Arts Weeks
Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust at Slimbridge in 2016
Society of Wildlife Artists, The Mall Galleries, London
Scottish Ornithologists Club HQ, Aberlady near Edinburgh
The Wildlife Arts Society International
Cornwall Bird Watching and Preservation Society
Edge of salt marsh 1
Edge of Salt Marsh 1 is a hand-printed woodcut. Every woodcut print is slightly different so is an original work of art.
The Edge of Salt Marsh series is a Variable Edition (V/E) because each print uses a different colour palette. The prints are also individually hand-finished, so each print is a one-off.
The free-flying ducks printed outside of the frame are a feature of this series of woodcuts.
Do you know how I printed Edge of Salt Marsh 1?
- Firstly I carved 2 woodblocks (in reverse).
- I began by inking up an uncarved block for the background colour.
- Once this had dried I inked up the first carved woodblock.
- I printed this on top of the background colour before repeating the process with the remaining carved block.
So for Edge of Salt Marsh 1 I used a total of 3 woodblocks with fade-resistant inks on acid-free paper.
To see other woodcuts in this series please click on Edge of Salt Marsh
Edge of Salt Marsh 3
Edge of Salt Marsh 3 is a hand-printed woodcut. It is an original print and the quirks of hand-printing makes each woodcut different. The Edge of Salt Marsh series is […]
Edge of Salt Marsh 2
Edge of Salt Marsh 2 is a variable edition, hand-printed woodcut. Woodcuts are original prints as each one is slightly different. The Edge of Salt Marsh series is a Variable […]
Edge of salt marsh 1
Edge of Salt Marsh 1 is a hand-printed woodcut. Every woodcut print is slightly different so is an original work of art. The Edge of Salt Marsh series is a […]
Edge of Salt Marsh 2
Edge of Salt Marsh 2 is a variable edition, hand-printed woodcut. Woodcuts are original prints as each one is slightly different.
The Edge of Salt Marsh series is a Variable Edition (V/E) because each print uses a different colour palette. All the prints are also hand-finished so they are “one-offs”.
The free-flying ducks printed outside of the frame are a feature of this series of woodcuts.
Do you know how I printed Edge of Salt Marsh 2?
- Firstly I carved 2 woodblocks (in reverse).
- I began by inking up an uncarved block for the background colour.
- Once this had dried I inked up the first carved woodblock.
- I printed this on top of the background colour before repeating the process with the remaining carved block.
So for Edge of Salt Marsh 2 I used a total of 4 woodblocks with fade-resistant inks on acid-free paper.
To see other woodcuts in this series please click on Edge of Salt Marsh
Edge of Salt Marsh 3
Edge of Salt Marsh 3 is a hand-printed woodcut. It is an original print and the quirks of hand-printing makes each woodcut different.
The Edge of Salt Marsh series is a variable edition because I have printed each one with a different colour palette. All the prints are also hand-finished so they are “one-offs”.
The free-flying ducks printed outside of the frame are a feature of this series of woodcuts.
Do you know how I printed Edge of Salt Marsh 3?
- Firstly I carved 3 woodblocks (in reverse).
- I began by inking up an uncarved block for the background colour.
- Once this had dried I inked up the first carved woodblock.
- I printed this on top of the background colour before repeating the process with the remaining carved block.
So for Edge of Salt Marsh 3 I used a total of 4 woodblocks with fade-resistant inks on acid-free paper.
To see other woodcuts in this series please click on Edge of Salt Marsh
Lapwing and Snipe
Lapwing and snipe are favourites of mine and this is a typical habitat in which you might see them. I love watery reflections.
As a child, I used to see hundreds of lapwing in freshly ploughed fields but, sadly, they are in decline. Numbers are now so low that they are on the RSPB red list of species causing the greatest conservation concern.
They are a winter visitor to salt marshes and I look foward to their arrival each year. I just hope they continue to come.
About this Lapwing and Snipe Print
Resting Lapwing and Snipe is a limited edition giclée print, so there are only 25 prints available.
A giclée is a very high quality, fine art, inkjet print. It is printed on acid-free paper using fade-resistant inks, so is expected to last for very many years.
An inkjet printer sprays ink onto paper to produce this archival quality print. The word giclée comes from the French verb gicler meaning to squirt or spray and was first coined by French printmaker, Jack Duganne, in 1991.
To find out more about this print please email me.
Some of my limited edition giclée prints are shown below:
Goldfinches and Teasels
This is a limited edition giclée print, one of only 25, of goldfinches and teasels. I am still setting up this website so this page is still under construction.
Hare and Curlew
“Curlew and Hare” is a limited edition giclée print of only 25. A giclée print is an archival quality print using fade-resistant inks on acid-free paper. The word giclée was […]
Lapwing and Snipe
Lapwing and snipe are favourites of mine and this is a typical habitat in which you might see them. I love watery reflections. As a child, I used to see […]
Woodblock printing
I love the act of carving wood, it is meditative and calming but that is just a small part of the process. When it comes to printing there are endless possibilities.
Yacht and Denny
I love this view of a yacht passing Denny Island. What began as a simple watercolour sketch was finished with oil pastels to give texture and soul.
This is a giclée print.
This is a new website so this page is still under construction. I hope you will come back another time.
Hare and Curlew
“Curlew and Hare” is a limited edition giclée print of only 25.
A giclée print is an archival quality print using fade-resistant inks on acid-free paper.
The word giclée was coined by French printmaker Jack Duganne in 1991 to define a fine art digital print made on an inkjet printer and comes from the French verb gicler meaning to squirt or spray.
This is a new website and this page is still under construction. I hope you will come back another time.
Hare and willow
This is a hare seen on the Somerset Levels. It is available as a giclée print.
This is a new website so this page is still under construction. I hope you will come back another time.
Woodcut9
This is a new website so this page is still under construction. I hope you will come back another time.
Woodcut11
This is a new website so this page is still under construction. I hope you will come back another time.
Curlew at Battery Point
Please note I am still setting up this website and this page is still under construction.