Finished Carving Waratahs…Linocut…Linoblock…Linoprint

Finally just finished carving the "Waratahs" linoblock. It has been a slow progress - it took all day to finish the central panel leaves. The image on the left shows the linoblock and template image. A detailed close-up is below - it shows the different types of carving including the finer linework. Now off to... Continue Reading →

June 19, 2008 0

Carving Waratahs…Linocut…Linoprint…Linoblock

Still carving away on the "Waratahs". It is slow but that's because it has some intricate carving that needs to be taken carefully. When carving small complex areas with a number 1 blade (the smallest v-shaped gouge - lino carving tool) you need to go slowly and carefully. The artists lino whilst easier to carve... Continue Reading →

June 18, 2008 1

Carving a new Linocut – Linoblock…Waratahs

I am currently carving this new linoblock - Waratahs. I am still deciding on the style of hatching I would like to carve on the leaves - so have left the sections that you can see on the leaves at the top of this image as flat raised areas - need to make the decision... Continue Reading →

June 15, 2008 0

In the garden today…Grevillea “peaches and cream”

Grevilleas are lovely in the garden and are a good source of nectar for many of the local native birds. This plant is a more recent addition to our garden but has grown well and has these gorgeous flowers. I have grown many of the plants that I use in my artwork. Although those waratahs... Continue Reading →

June 14, 2008 0

Swamp bloodwood…Corymbia ptychocarpa

There a few of these lovely trees in our area -previously classified as Eucalyptus ptychocarpa but on the re-classification round-about have become Corymbia ptychocarpa. Shame that the linocut I made several years ago is called Eucalyptus... Their common name is Swamp or Spring bloodwood - a Western Australian species. They tend to be an open... Continue Reading →

June 11, 2008 0

Filing…Photo Database

I spent some time over the weekend re-organising workspaces - filing paper files in a new small 2nd hand old grey filing cabinet I picked up on sale (along with a quite comfortable work chair which was also a bargain) - will get around to spray painting it purple in the future - to which... Continue Reading →

June 11, 2008 0

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