Coastal Path II

I have been a printmaker for about thirty five years having trained in Newcastle and at the Royal College of Art. I specialise in woodcuts, all of which are printed by hand, as oppose to a printing press, resulting in singular works.

 

Working with wood allows me to control the depth and intensity of the print, building layer upon layer of rich colour. Colour is an integral part of my work , as I seek to reflect the richness of the landscapes around me.

 

I am a keen cyclist and when out riding have been inspired by the vivid, bright and often stark nature surrounding me. My woodcuts are abstracts of the vistas I ride through on the moors and my locale.

 

The work is hand printed using a wooden spoon and rollers, which allows better control on the printed areas.Though the works are prints, my methodology often feels painterly and the resulting images are one-offs. Each work is unique in its own way and this too, reflects the ever-changing landscapes which serve as my inspiration.

LOCKDOWN WALKS 

 

This past year has been a strange time for us all. For a large part , creativity escaped me with a houseful of shielding, working from home and remote learning menfolk.

 

Unable to travel due to lockdown restrictions, we embraced our stunning, surrounding countryside and coastal paths. When allowed, heading further afield to equally beautiful Dartmoor and the River Yealm.

 

Although initially not printing, I produced many drawings of these walks. Once schools returned, so did my studio time and I could then turn these drawings of our walks into this new body of work.

 

Using woodcuts as a medium I have tried to capture the sense of space, openness and colour of our surrounding area.

 

During lockdown, we realized how lucky we are to live in such a beautiful part of Devon.

Woodcut on Paper

24x32cm

Framed under glass