HSC Major Works from long ago…Drawings…Illustration

A  blast from the past - whilst cleaning up today I came across all my old HSC Drawing Major Works from *cough* years ago...(1981). They are a mixture of watercolour pencils, coloured pencil and (rotring) pen and ink. I must say looking back some were more successful than others...

Tawny Frogmouth Stare…Linocut…

Have just finished handcolouring and scanning this new linocut. It is of a tawny frogmouth - a native Australian bird - my favourite! I have been working to a schedule for this one but managed it - just - I hope. Certainly have been challenging the limits on the recurrence of my RSI in my... Continue Reading →

Carving a new linocut

Today I am working on carving a new linocut. I will just show you a section of the linoblock I am carving with the section of the design I am working from. As usual I have drawn the image/design I want to work on and then developed that into a 'carvable image' by colouring it... Continue Reading →

Designing…linocuts…inside the processing…

Designing linocuts or any artwork can be a very individual process depending on many factors including the media the artist works in, the style of work and can even come down to the space/time available. Many artists work in a highly intuitive and spontaneous manner, particularly in the contemporary arts practice and produce the most... Continue Reading →

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