New Print

The start of a new print. A small patch of lino cut away to remain white and the block is ready for printing. Not really given any thought to the colour palette yet as much will depend on the first printing as this is going to set the atmosphere for the whole print.

Block inked up with a blend from dark grey through orange to yellow.

and printed.

The next stage involved some complicated cutting to remove the bulk of the sky

and then a small patch of blue inked up

 
and printed.

The blue patch on the block was removed and another blend from blue grey to orange inked up across the bottom of the block

and printed.

Next the block was carved to add some detail into the wheatfield and inked up with a blue grey to light green blend.

and printed.

The intention was to get this print finished in time for next weeks Wirksworth Arts Festival weekend but from this point the carving is likely to be quite time consuming and I don't want to rush it just for the sake of trying to get the print finished.