It’s #Caturday Saturday again and back in November 2015 I printed up some plywood that I had carved with some stylised images of my cat, Sparta Puss, climbing a net curtain. She threw some great shapes. I based the woodcut on sketches I had made.
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Last Week To See…
It’s the last week to see the Queen Street Gallery Open Art show 2026. There’s so much excellent artwork there, as well as a gallery shop and lovely café right next to the gallery (Number 46). The gallery is just a few minutes walk from Neath railway station, which is on the mainline from LondonContinue reading “Last Week To See…”
Another Drawing To Lino Print
This is the fourth portrait drawing I’ve turned into a linocut print since since I started back at Swansea Print Workshop after a long break (see here). Below is the original sketch with the different stages of the process – carving the block and then inking up with Cranfield SafeWash Relief ink. This model has a veryContinue reading “Another Drawing To Lino Print”
From Drawing To Lino Print
This is the third portrait drawing I’ve turned into a linocut print since since I started back at Swansea Print Workshop after a long break (see here). Below is the original sketch with the different stages of the process – carving the block and then inking up with Cranfield SafeWash Relief ink. COME AND LEARN HOW TOContinue reading “From Drawing To Lino Print”
Carving the Portrait: 1
Here’s another small block of grey lino that I’m turning into a portrait. The original sketch was done during a life drawing session at Swansea Print Workshop and I’ve traced and reversed it onto the block and started cutting. I’m using traditional lino with Flexcut carving tools and the Flexcut Slipstrop system to keep theContinue reading “Carving the Portrait: 1”
Cornflour And Vinyl
I carved a few small vinyl blocks today, based on my field drawings a few years back when I travelled around South Wales with pre-historian Dewi Bowen and film-maker Melvyn Williams. Dewi was researching his book, “Hunting the Wild Megalith“. I used cornflour sprinkled onto the blocks today, to get an idea of the carvingContinue reading “Cornflour And Vinyl”
The Process Of The Portrait: 3
I did a first proof of my new linocut portrait this week. I did as much carving as I thought necessary, following my decision to almost treat the flesh like a geographical feature (see here), and decided to print one to see what I had. I’m not 100% happy with it but I think I’mContinue reading “The Process Of The Portrait: 3”
Mari Lwyd 2026
I’ve FINALLY printed my Mari Lwyd 2026 lino block. It’s been cut and waiting for some weeks but life got in the way. Here she is, the first proof and the inked block.
The Process Of The Portrait: 2
I had to make some decisions today on how I would represent the skin in my portrait. I had cut around the main line drawing, I’ll refine it later, but the question then is do I carve out the main area of skin or not? The model has darker skin so I didn’t want toContinue reading “The Process Of The Portrait: 2”
The Process Of The Portrait:1
I carried on carving my little lino block portrait of one of the life models I work with at Swansea Print Workshop. I’ve done her hair and the outline of the main lines of her face, now I have to decide how I’m going to cut the rest. Lots of things I could do. Decisions…
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