Monthly archive: February 2012

An Alphabet of London – linocut book by Christopher Brown

I first encountered the work of linocut artist and illustrator Christopher Brown at a St Judes exhibition where his enchanting little thumbnail images of humorous characters caught my eye. I also heard him talk entertainingly about his mentor, the great Edward Bawden, at St Bride Library in 2010. He had many anecdotes which he told with […]

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Coming soon – bigger and better linocut exhibition!

Things are gearing up nicely for the third installment of the touring linocut exhibition I have put together. Linoleum – The Cutting Edge will be on show at HemingwayArt in Oxfordshire from 14 – 29 April. This is the latest incarnation of BIG ASS Linocuts and Linomations, which showed at Pie Factory in Margate and […]

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Museum of linoleum

I just came across this and had to post a link. Nuff said. Museum of Linoleum

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Reduction linocuts of LA neon signs by Dave Lefner

I just found this amazing video of linocut artist Dave Lefner. Dave makes linocuts using the reduction printing technique, a high-risk and painstaking process. This video by Ric Serena is beautifully shot and really shows linocut at its colourful best. I love the way Dave is using linocut to capture the beauty of those old […]

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Diver linocut – work in progress

Here’s a sneak peek at what I’m working on this week. I’m getting a bit obsessive about the folds of cloth. I’ve been working over a photo I found online, using a pen to darken the shadows and white out paint to heighten the highlights. I haven’t yet decided where it’s going. I’d quite like […]

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More thoughts on what to name my new studio

Thank you to everyone who has given me feedback on what to call my new printmaking studio in Margate. So far the clear leader is ‘Print Station’ or a variable thereof. I like it a lot, it sounds like a no-nonsense studio where you can go and get some printing done. Unfortunately that’s exactly what […]

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Sky Arts features Linocutboy

It’s a very short clip but if you stay alert you will spot me inking up my Crazy Horse linocut in my Margate studio. A film crew from Sky Arts interviewed me a couple of weeks ago but obviously decided I had nothing interesting to say (fair enough, really)! There are some nice shots of […]

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Jarvis Cocker illustration

Following on from my linocut of Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock I am working on a new portrait of Jarvis Cocker, another of my geek heroes. I haven’t started carving the lino yet, but here’s my preparatory drawing. I think I need to work on Jarvis’s eyes as they’re a bit goggly at the moment. I’m […]

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New studio name – help please!

I’m in the early stages of setting up my own printmaking studio in Margate, my new home. It’s a great little town by the sea on the North Kent coast and I think it will be perfect for running printmaking workshops, both for the locals and for visitors (I’m thinking week-long courses in the summer). […]

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Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock – Linocut illustration

Linocut illustration of Sherlock Here’s my latest linocut illustration – a portrait of Benedict Cumberbatch in the recent BBC series of Sherlock (one of the best things on tv recently). My illustration portfolio needs beefing up a bit, so I’ve embarked on a series of portraits of intellectual heroes (geek heroes if you will) from […]

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