prints of 2014

A bright zingy start to the year with these glorious Physalis or Chinese Lanterns based on the armful I gathered from mum's garden. So glad I did it then because she's only had one or two lanterns this year.

This was a commission piece, it was great to challenge myself with some human subjects for a change!

We took a trip to the Isle of Sheppey back in April, I don't remember ever having been there before even though I grew up just 20 miles or so 'upstream' on the Thames.

And from the neighbouring Medway estuary - Upnor Dinghies .

My last print of the year came out of trip to the most southerly point in Scotland. It was a great eye-straining challenge but hopefully worth it!

These an earlier prints are available in my Folksy and Etsy shops.

Thanks for following my blog this past year and here's to a very merry 2015 :-)

Upnor Dinghies

#DRAWAUGUST to #PRINTOCTOBER

#drawaugust sketch based on dinghies tied up on the River Medway at Upnor

drawing transferred to lino, one plate for the boat block colours
and the other for the timbers

Boat colours printed first

First carving of the timbers plate

Test print with markup

Block colour and 1st layer of grey for the timbers

The Blue House at Shellness

The ink on the Blue House at Shellness has now had a good two weeks of drying time (which is more than my impatience normally allows) and has now been editioned and listed in my Etsy and Folksy shops.

Sometimes I like to check the progress of my cutting without getting inky and find a rubbing made with a soft and chunky colouring pencil and scraps of thin paper is just the job.

For more blue house for this link