Small print March: gel and interior filler on plate

The Art Printworks small print March!

The series of 6x6 and the even smaller prints for Small Print International…


Six by Six by Eleven – the prints: prints on the drying rack

Six by Six by Eleven: the prints, part 2

The second set of prints. I thought that I had taken pictures of all of the…


Six by Six by Eleven – the prints: cross shaped print (detail)

Six by Six by Eleven: the prints, part 1

In my last post, I showed the eleven plates I had made, to be printed the Print…


Six by Six by Eleven: birch plywood printing plate with stuck glasspaper (close up)

Six by Six by Eleven

With September's exhibition at The Ropewalk coming up fast, I've been so busy…


Fabulous print set from Hot Bed Press

Fabulous print set from Hot Bed Press

Earlier today, I travelled to The Ropewalk to collect my personal set of…


Print Stories: '6x6' Part 3: image 10

Six go to market

Today, I took six of my '6x6' mounted prints to The Ropewalk to go on sale. In…


home page image: 'Seam' – gold detail

Print Stories: metallics

For a little while now I've been experimenting with the idea of working…


Hull – my print on show at InPrint 2015

Print Stories: InPrint exhibition in Hull

Yesterday, I went along to see the work of our Ropewalk Print Room group as…


Print Stories: post-print embellishments – gold thread

Print Stories: post-print embellishments

Recently, I've been looking at the work of other printmakers and artists who…


Michael Brennand-Wood: image 9

Michael Brennand-Wood at NCCD

Last week, after a business meeting in Sleaford, I took the opportunity for…


Print Stories: '6x6' print from poured varnish plate – red oxides/gold

Print Stories: '6x6' Part 3

Yesterday, I had a brilliant print session at The Ropewalk. Once in a while,…


Print Stories: '6x6' colours on an inky scrapped sheet

Print Stories: '6x6' Part 2

Yesterday's print session at The Ropewalk was really good fun, and quite…


Print Stories: '6x6' Part 1: finished poured varnish plate

Print Stories: '6x6' Part 1

Later today, I'll be off to The Ropewalk to try a new set of plates. I have…


Print Stories: Garage Goodies – the prints II – print 1 (close up d)

Print Stories: Garage Goodies prints 2

In the last 'Garage Goodies' post, I showed the first set of prints from a…


Plate of horizontal landscape made by scratching the mount board surface, peeling away and various carborundum/glue combinations (closeup)

Print Stories: Garage Goodies – the prints 1

In the first 'Garage Goodies' post, I wrote about the making of a series of…


Print Stories: Garage Goodies

Recently, I've decided to look at experimenting with an image series, linked…


Printing in Lincoln. Untitled: black and gold image (detail)

Print Stories: Printing in Lincoln

Last Wednesday, I spent a whole day (yes, a whole day!) printing in the…


Elisabeth Frink. Riace II, III, and IV

Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Yesterday saw my first visit to Yorkshire Sculpture Park. The park is a…


London Calling 3

Whilst in London, I caught up with a friend for lunch and a stroll around Tate…


Painting by Cy Twombly: untitled (Bacchus) 2006-8

London Calling 2

The recent London trip wasn't entirely about my Royal Academy submission. I…


Royal Academy Summer Exhibition – deliveries sign

London Calling 1

I have just returned from a couple of days in London. The main reason for the…


'Anomalies': September show at The Ropewalk: 'Geometry II'

Print Stories: Royal Academy Summer Exhibition

I really feel that I'm tempting fate by even writing about this at this stage.…


print Story: 'Darker Forms' image 3

Print Stories: Darker Forms 3

Following my last post, which showed the prepared plates ready to print at The…


Print Stories: Darker Forms 2

Really excited to be heading back to The Ropewalk today! It'll be good to meet…


Print Stories: Darker Forms

It's been a while since my last post. I've just been incredibly busy in my 'day…


Brigg: section from research notes

Print Stories: A Sense of Place (part 1)

It's been a while, I know, but I'm not one to post if I've nothing substantial…


Print Stories: Winter Solstice – conclusion

In my last post, I introduced my latest project, a brief set by The Ropewalk,…


Preparatory sketch: 'The Sun God'

Print Stories: Winter Solstice – beginnings

I have a new project! For its Christmas exhibition, my usual print venue, The…


Inking tools in the print room

Print Stories: Lincolnshire Coast 7

In my last post, I described the creation of the last two plates in this…


Plate detail, with matchsticks embedded in the surface

Print Stories: Lincolnshire Coast 6

Today, I worked on creating the third and fourth printing plates for what will…


The carborundum/varnish mixture painting process complete

Print Stories: Back to the new 2

Yesterday, I printed the plates I was working on in my post 'Back to the new…


Lincolnshire Coast series, image 2: print hanging in studio at The Ropewalk, Barton upon Humber

Print Stories: Lincolnshire Coast 5

Yesterday, I went along for another print session at The Ropewalk. My main aim…


Painting the carborundum/varnish mixture onto the plate surface

Print Stories: Back to the new 1

Tomorrow, I'll be off to The Ropewalk for another printing session. Right now…