Next couple of colours on the curlew print, a mid brown and darker blue grey. A final dark brow will see it finished.
Wednesday, 22 June 2016
Curlew print - next colours
Next couple of colours on the curlew print, a mid brown and darker blue grey. A final dark brow will see it finished.
Sunday, 19 June 2016
Curlew - First stages
Started on a new lino print, originally intending it to be of two curlews but after some preliminary juggling around decided to leave the second bird out.
After cutting out the white areas, the first colour above, is a blend of 3 pale greys working from top to bottom.
Next much of the cloud surrounding the bird is cut away and the block inked with a pale yellow brown.
Colour 3 is a pale blue. I thought a lot about how to do this. Initially I was going to do it as a blue to pale blue grey blend as I needed the lower part of the print to look as if it was receding into the distance. In the end I decided on using a flat blue colour, relying on the greys of the cloud in the lower half to shift the appearance of the blue there making it look less bright than in the top half where it sits alongside the white of the paper.
Colour 4. With the sky finished all that remains on the block is the shape of the bird, this is inked in a darker version of the first brown colour.
Colour 5. A darker blue completes the shadows under the birds wing. Should be finished after another couple of colours. Hopefully in time for the Art Market at Holmfirth next weekend. If not it will be finished for the Sheffield Print Fair in July.
After cutting out the white areas, the first colour above, is a blend of 3 pale greys working from top to bottom.
Next much of the cloud surrounding the bird is cut away and the block inked with a pale yellow brown.
Colour 3 is a pale blue. I thought a lot about how to do this. Initially I was going to do it as a blue to pale blue grey blend as I needed the lower part of the print to look as if it was receding into the distance. In the end I decided on using a flat blue colour, relying on the greys of the cloud in the lower half to shift the appearance of the blue there making it look less bright than in the top half where it sits alongside the white of the paper.
Colour 4. With the sky finished all that remains on the block is the shape of the bird, this is inked in a darker version of the first brown colour.
Colour 5. A darker blue completes the shadows under the birds wing. Should be finished after another couple of colours. Hopefully in time for the Art Market at Holmfirth next weekend. If not it will be finished for the Sheffield Print Fair in July.
Sunday, 12 June 2016
Latest works
Been a bit quiet on the posting front lately but here is a selection of the finished and works in progress so far.
Mezzotint plate in progress. I've been working on this plate on and off since the end of April. I think I've gone as far as I can now and need to take a print from it, to see if what I think is on the plate, translates on to paper. Once I have an impression taken I'll be able to see which areas need further work.
1st stage of a new linocut, a 3 colour blend from top to bottom of warm and cool grey through to a darker warm grey.
Pendragon Castle, Mallerstang.
Reduction Linocut.
18 colours printed in 9 stages
Edition of 10
Mezzotint plate in progress. I've been working on this plate on and off since the end of April. I think I've gone as far as I can now and need to take a print from it, to see if what I think is on the plate, translates on to paper. Once I have an impression taken I'll be able to see which areas need further work.
1st stage of a new linocut, a 3 colour blend from top to bottom of warm and cool grey through to a darker warm grey.
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