Posts under ‘Black and white linocuts’

I printed this block in just black, but I think I will experiment with two greys and black next. The wall in the foreground will be light grey, the middle ground including the tree and birds will be black and the sky will be dark grey – I think.

The first time that you ink up a block is very exciting. It’s the first time that you get a sense of the contrasts within the print.

image size (w x h) – 112mm x 292mm technique – linocut edition size – proof

This poor bittern probably requires a background of some reeds to hide in. I’m going to cut a second block for the background and print it in an olive green colour. image size (w x h) – 94mm x 298mm technique – linocut edition size – proof

A rather a lost and confused shag. image size (w x h) – 99mm x 295mm technique – linocut edition size – proof

No cutting today, just a trip to the laundrette, tidying up, hoovering, cooking and ironing. This image was part of a series of domestic images I cut for a book called Washday Whites.

This image has been hanging about in my head for years. I finally got round to cutting it. My tools are a bit blunt at the moment, so it’s quite a rough cut, but I think it works quite well. image size (w x h) – 105mm x 300mm technique – linocut edition size – [...]