"The artist...is also a born adventurer. His explorations, unlike those of a tourist, are rewarded by the discovery of beauty spots unmentioned in the guide books, and with tireless curiosity and an exceptional proneness to wonderment, he will come upon objects of remarkable interest overlooked or even shunned by more disciplined observers."

Augustus John, R.A.




Saturday 24 April 2010

Gallery News, Scraperboard Engravings

I am now exhibiting some Scraperboard Engravings and Linocut Prints at;

Talents Fine Arts
7 Market Place
Malton
North Yorkshire
YO17 7LP
www.talentsfinearts.co.uk

This is the first time I have exhibited Scraperboards. These drawings have been made over a number of years for various illustration projects and then stored away in a folder and it was only a chance remark from someone that made me think of showing them.

Whooper Swans.
Pen and Ink Scraperboard. 106mm x 150mm.
Sample illustration drawn for the Hamlyn Publishing Company.

Male Wheatear.
Pen and Ink Scraperboard. 105mm x 125mm.

Cover drawing for the 1992 Huddersfield Birdwatchers Club Report.
Short Eared Owl.
Pen and Ink Scraperboard. 95mm x 125mm.
Illustration from the 1992 Huddersfield Birdwatchers Club Report.




Rising Trout.
Pen and Ink Scraperboard. 60mm x 100mm.

Illustration from; Richard Jefferies: A Spirit Illumined. Published by the Richard Jefferies Society. 1987.


Male Redstart.
Pen and Ink Scraperboard. 85mm x 125mm.
Illustration from the 1992 Huddersfield Birdwatchers Club Report.



One for the Pot.
Pen and Ink Scraperboard. 60mm x 100mm.
Illustration from; Richard Jefferies: A Spirit Illumined. Published by the Richard Jefferies Society. 1987.



Goldcrest.
Pen and Ink Scraperboard. 60mm x 80mm.
Drawn for a British Birds Magazine Competition.


Brown Hare.
Pen and Ink Scraperboard. 145mm x 100mm.


Dipper.
Pen and Ink Scraperboard. 60mm x 80mm.
Drawn for a British Birds Magazine Competition.



Churchyard Barn Owl.
Pen and Ink Scraperboard. 60mm x 100mm.
Illustration from; Richard Jefferies: A Spirit Illumined. Published by the Richard Jefferies Society. 1987.







2 comments:

Keith Tilley said...

Beautiful work Stuart. As good as I've seen anywhere, even by Tunnicliffe.

Stuart Brocklehurst said...

Hi Keith

Thanks for the comment. Thats quite a comparision. I,ve always admired Tunnicliffes scraperboard work, in many ways I prefer them to his coloured work.