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Fun in printing today

December 8, 2021December 8, 2021valgedge3498Leave a comment

They probably need trimming a bit, I will leave them to dry then practice hanging them.

More prints

November 17, 2021valgedge34982 Comments

Photopolymer plate made made with a photo manipulated in procreate and made up from frottage and photographs.

These are the practice prints, so looking forward to using the Japanese paper for the final prints.

I am working on my Degree project

November 16, 2021valgedge34981 Comment

As before I am inspired by mans effect on the planet, this time thinking about colonisation and land enclosure. Using wood from an old fence I frottaged images then laser cut them into wood to use for relief printing. Below are some of my practice prints, starting with free screen print in colour then a relief print over. The paper is newspaper.

Ozzy

August 31, 2021October 5, 2021valgedge34982 Comments

Just started a new painting, basic drawing to give me an idea of where to paint. Olly is a venerable labrador with a face full of character so I am looking forward to this developing.

It seems odd to be using white on a black dog, but the light shines on his coat and his mussel is grey.

Next layer , starting to come alive not too sure about the background but as the darks get darker it may be OK.

I’ve tried a different background it looks very different, I’ve contacted the buyer she thinks the left ear needs to be wider and says his right eye is blue, she has sent more photos to help me.

He is a lovely old boy I want to do him justice.

I think it is finished, I’m just waiting for the buyers feedback.

The buyer requested a charge of pose, I have to admit it looks better. All part of the learning process. He is a combination of 4 different photos. I hope to meet him and see his likeness in the flesh.

Playing with pastels

July 27, 2021August 16, 2021valgedge34981 Comment

Having fun learning new skills and techniques with pastels pure and simple with Graham Oliver as our tutor

Working on a new picture from one of my own photos it isn’t finished but I think it is starting to come together.

Done some work on the rocks I’m going to leave it for now.

I’ve been really struggling with this picture I’m still not 100% happy with it.. The wonderful thing with pastels is you can keep painting layer after layer until you are happy.

I’ve decided it is finished, today I’ve taken pictures to be framed, let’s hope they know what they are doing, pastels have to be kept clear of the glass and the frame has to be sealed to reduce water damage.. fingers crossed.

Flowers in my garden

July 14, 2021July 17, 2021valgedge34983 Comments

We have made our back garden into a wild flower oasis. These are the first of my flowers. Drawn in coloured pencil on Bristol board

A little more added I find it very hard to make the white petals stand out on the white paper. For those interested these are grown from wild flower seeds and are wildlife friendly, we have seen lots of bees of various kinds and butterflis. We also have two hedgehogs that frequently visit.

The flowers are corn flower, Marigold and Corncockle. Brilliant names.

Summer flowers

June 8, 2021June 23, 2021valgedge34983 Comments

Going back to my roots with this piece of art. Coured pencil botanical flowers. This is a Cana lily, as you can see I still have a lot more to do.

More colour needs adding to the drawing on the left and the leaves and bracks still need to be done. Like all plants every time I go back to it the plant has not only moved but has also changed colour. The flower is definitely getting darker.

More today so glad for the photos taken as the plant has changed so much

Cana lily taking so much time as every time I work on the next flower I spot something that needs doing on the previous one.

Waves

May 19, 2021June 20, 2021valgedge3498Leave a comment

Waves

When a special friend comments they can see a wave in your work it can have an influence n what you do next. I hope to change these digital sketches to Lino prints in the near future.

A little home printing

May 11, 2021May 11, 2021valgedge34982 Comments

The seal on our kitchen window has broken and patterns are forming between the panes I’ve drawn a picture using some of them and cut them into lino. I’m relatively new to lino printing so doing 3 layers was interesting. I do like the final images though and it has excited me, so expect more.