Waratahs! Waratahs! Waratahs! – Waratah Tryptich – A Fine Art Linocut

Well anyone who has followed me on this blog for a while will know I LOVE Waratahs. There is such a majesty & structural quality to these particular Australian wildflowers not withstanding their bright red colouring with deep green leaves & the fact the flowers occur on long stems coming up from the ground. They... Continue Reading →

December 11, 2013 2

Blue Mountains Wildflowers first prints

Well today I tackled the first printing of this new design. I set up the print studio and rolled out the ink onto the glass plate ready to ink the carved lino block. You get an impression of how the print will actually look printed from the first roll of the black ink onto the... Continue Reading →

August 19, 2013 1

Four new printed linocuts – well the black and white proofs at least!!

I have finally got around to printing four new linocut prints this evening. These have been sitting ready to print for months but 'life' has just been too busy so far this year - hopefully there will be more time for art in the second half of the year. Here are some images of the... Continue Reading →

July 15, 2011 4

and PRINTED!!! Linocuts to Linoprints

Just finished printing the last 3 designs I carved. After getting all organised to start early this morning in my old printing clothes I went to the paper drawer to find what I thought was a packet of the particular acid free rag paper was not the one I was using for this particular series....sigh...... Continue Reading →

November 1, 2010 4

Waratahs – first proof linoprint

Have just finished and photographed the "Waratahs" linoblock - this is the first proof print to check the carving. One mistake that is glaring is on the left side down the bottom between the bract of the flower and the central panel. So will fix this tomorrow and any other minor adjustments ...

June 19, 2008 0

Printing Linocuts…some common problems…

The aim of printing a linoblock is to achieve a smooth even transfer of ink from the raised surface areas (or relief) that has been left after carving away the areas you wish to remain white or in the case of a reduction linocut the areas of colour you are building from the background to... Continue Reading →

May 19, 2008 42

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