This post will go into my thoughts and approach in printing my ‘Descending Blencathra’ silkscreen print, layer by layer. If you’re new to screen printing or have been printing a while but perhaps feel intimidated by more complex prints hopefully…
The Nine Standards are a row of large stone cairns that sit prominently atop Hartley Fell, on the edge of Cumbria and the Yorkshire Dales. Visiting on a hazy winter’s morning provided me with quite an eerie experience. Very still…
I am delighted to be involved in an exhibition of work by three artists inspired by adventuring in the mountains and hills. The exhibition will be at UpCo in Otley, Yorkshire with a launch evening 7pm on Friday 10th March.…
I did a poster for Leeds band Yard Act. I really like the video for ‘Land of the Blind’ and immediately wanted to indulge my love of vintage magician posters by creating something similar for James’ persona in the video.…
Screenprinted poster designed and printed for the band Porridge Radio‘s performance at Sea Change in Totnes, 2022. The artwork is taken from a paper collage I made of pieces of a vintage photograph of water slides. In a unique twist,…
After producing the initial flat artwork to use as a starting point (see Part 1 here) I have now created the coloured layers that will enable me to screen print the final piece. This process involves pulling out the main…
I’m teaching a weekend screen printing workshop in a couple of weeks! It’s taking place at the studio where I print, West Yorkshire Print Workshop in Mirfield, West Yorkshire. I’ve been a bit rubbish about spreading the word so I…
With my previous landscape print, the artwork was revealed gradually as I printed it. In an effort to show more of my ‘pre-print’ process this time, here is mostly completed Stage 1 of my next big print project. This is…
A friend and longtime supporter of my work emailed me this the other day. He lives in Sweden and returned home just as the sunlight was bouncing from the windows of the building opposite, through his own windows, and illuminating…
New video showing the process behind my Trow Gill Gorge print. Enjoy!
I am really excited to finally be able to properly share my new landscape fine art print: my depiction of the stunning Trow Gill Gorge in the Yorkshire Dales. This 10 colour screen print has been a few months in…
I thought I’d share a couple of strange visual things which I experienced recently. I spent the day printing the final colours on my new landscape print. The final colour is a slightly darker version of the previous colour. It’s…