Nov 10
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This is a reduction method colour linocut. It is printed from one block. Firstly I cut out the white shapes only and printed the block using yellow ink. Then I cut out the yellow shapes on the block and printed blue on top of the yellow to make green, then cut and printed another green. Then finally I cut out the green areas and printed black on top of the other three colours. With the reduction method, registration is crucial; it is vital to line up the block in exactly the same position on the paper each time I print.
I also have to decide my edition size in advance and once I have printed the edition, I can’t go back and print more because nearly all areas of the design have been cut away. This time I printed an edition of nine.
Someone recently said that the image looked good rotated through ninety degrees so that the woman is lying down – I agree.
image size (w x h) – 300mm x 300mm
technique – four colour reduction linocut
edition size – 9
paper – Fabriano Artistico
The image was recently used on the poster of the Doddiscombsleigh Art Show. Located in the beautiful village of Doddiscombsleigh just outside Exeter, the Doddiscombsleigh Art Show is a biennial exhibition and sale of work by a selection of artists from the South West.
Doddiscombsleigh Art Show Poster
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This is my favourite print.
Thanks Joe. This is my favourite comment!
This is my favourite print too.
This is my all time favourite print, it’s well cool!!!!