This piece is framed. It was painted in March 2020 just before travel restrictions were put in place. A bright and breezy day with fragments of chalk from rabbit scrapes to make into pigment. The cost of postage is not included in this price.
In March 2020 this was one of the last site visits I made before travel was denied. I sat up on the hillside just above the stream of visitors as the morning sun behind the arch created intense contre jour... a remarkable green/turquoise reflection shimmered in the water. Chalk fragments were scattered around me...they are often tossed out by rabbits.…
Eype beach looking west has some extravagant sweeps and dips...at first light the sun just touches the headlands...it doesn't last long. The rest of the coast is in night shadow. Diptych. Handmade cotton rag paper. This is currently displayed unframed- suspended on wooden batons - this allows the piece to find its own shape and to have no glass interference...do…
EARLY SUN TOUCHES DURDLE DOOR PROMONTARY. 2019. Watercolour and site earths on handmade cotton rag paper. 71x36cm paper size. The piece is framed: dimensions 89x55cm framed. The piece was made along St Oswald's beach west of Dungy Head. A rich local palette can be gathered along the cliff base and on the way down into the steep valley.
Eype beach looking west has some extravagant sweeps and dips...at first light the sun just touches the headlands...it doesn't last long. The rest of the coast is in night shadow. Diptych. Handmade cotton rag paper. This is currently displayed unframed- suspended on wooden batons - this allows the piece to find its own shape and to have no glass interference...do…
This is a unique print...an Artist Proof. Signed on the front in ink. Medium: Hand-finished intaglio print: integrated printed and painted marks. Techniques involved: Photo etching, collagraph ( Ladram Bay Otter Sandstone) earth ink (Mercia Mudstone), black and grey ink applied ‘a la poupée’, hand applied blue, red, yellow and white acrylic. Printed on Arches Cream paper 250gsm. acid free…
Title: Earth Gull: Ladram Call. 2017. Edition: 20 (signed by the artist in pencil on the back of the print) Medium: Hand-finished intaglio print: integrated printed and painted marks. Techniques involved: Photo etching, collagraph ( Ladram Bay Otter Sandstone) earth ink (Mercia Mudstone), black and grey ink applied ‘a la poupée’, hand applied blue, red, yellow and white acrylic. Printed…
EARTH GULL ARTIST PROOF (4) Unique print. Hand-finished intaglio print. 36x36cm Medium: Hand-finished intaglio print: integrated printed and painted marks. Techniques involved: Photo etching, collagraph ( Ladram Bay Otter Sandstone) earth ink (Mercia Mudstone), black and grey ink applied ‘a la poupée’, hand applied blue, red, yellow and white acrylic. Printed on Arches Cream paper 250gsm. acid free 100%…
FEEDING YOUNG. NESTING SWALLOWS. A unique piece (not a print) using crylic and graphite on a repurposed etching. 49x39cm. September 2010. A late family in an open-sided shed in Applecross, North West Highlands of Scotland. The swallows and me both making use of this shelter between frequent showers. We became accustomed to each other. I used the textures of an…
Watercolour and site earths on handmade cotton rag paper. 71x36cm paper size. The piece is framed: dimensions 89x55cm framed. The piece was made looking east to Dungy Head. A rich local palette can be gathered along the cliff base and on the way down into the steep valley.
FISHERMAN WITH NEEM TWIG. Mahabalipuram Beach. Tamil Nadu. February 2010. 31x43cm This gentleman sat comfortably for a long while as I drew ...he gave me permission graciously I I felt able to look hard...where as in many situations looking hard felt intrusive. We started at 7am by which time the sun was already well risen.
