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Printmaking: collagraph

A collagraph combines elements of intaglio and relief printing on one printing plate by adding layers of adhesive or solid material to it. I have used the smooth side of a sheet of hardboard and created an image with glue, acrylic texture medium, carborundum and engraving tools.

Tree Shelter

Tree Shelter
Speedball waterbased relief ink,
Charbonnel intaglio ink on cartridge paper. 2007
43×48 cm

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Printmaking: relief print

Liverpool is one of my favourite places in England. This print is based on a photograph of the “Three Graces”, those famous buildings on the waterfront. The architectural shapes of the buildings are cut in cardboard and printed in solid colours; the finer outlines were cut into a lino block and printed on top.

Liverpool

Liverpool.
Lino/cardboard print, Speedball relief ink on cartridge paper. 2008
17×15 cm

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Printmaking: linoprints

I’m working on a series of linoprints for Perth and Kinross Creates, a group exhibition at Perth Museum and Art Gallery in October 2016.
Artists were asked to submit proposals for work they wanted to show, preferably work based on the museum’s collections.

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