Monthly archive: April 2012

Steamroller linocut printing event in Oxford

The steamroller linocut printing event is just a day away now. I can’t wait! I’ve printed lino with a steam roller before, but this is a proper old, coal-fired one. It’s going to take an hour to just heat the engine enough to move it and then it has to be driven ten miles to […]

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New linocut of a Deep Sea Diver

My new linocut of a deep sea diver is taking shape slowly. It always takes me longer than I think it’s going to and always ends up being more complex than I intended! The image is based on an old photograph I found online. I’m not interested in just copying the image so before I’m […]

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Ink rollers

I recently bought some new ink rollers. I have quite a good collection now so I thought I’d take a pic and do a fake instagram job on it. Here’s the result! Some day when I have more time I’ll write about the different rollers I’ve used, what brands to buy and what kind of […]

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Linocut geeks – John Peel illustration

Here’s my illustration of John Peel – the latest portrait in my Geek Heroes series of linocuts. I’ve also done Jarvis Cocker and Benedict Cumberbatch. All three are available from my Etsy shop. Let me know if you have any good ideas who else I can do (preferably British!) I used my lovely new ink […]

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Linoleum: The Cutting Edge exhibition of linocuts

The exhibition of linocuts I curated opened last night at HemingwayArt, Oxford. We had a great turnout and there was a huge amount of interest in the work which was very gratifying after all our efforts! Here are a few photos… Left: Victoria Browne. Right: Bill Fick Wine waiting to be guzzled Prints by Peter […]

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Linocutboy interview at Jotta Live

I’ve been on tv again! Not sure how this keeps happening. I was interviewed by inqb8r a couple of weeks ago when I did my Linocutboy pop-up shop for Jotta Live in London. Inqb8r is a multimedia production company that distributes content to university and student accommodation around the UK. So instead of watching Countdown, those lucky students […]

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Linoleum exhibition at HemingwayArt Oxford

Linoleum: The Cutting Edge, an exhibition of linocut prints, animation and other lino-based art opens tomorrow at HemingwayArt gallery, Oxford. I’ve spent the last three days hanging framed prints, formatting videos and installing Mark Andrew Webber‘s piece which hangs across the ceiling of one of the gallery rooms. Mark Andrew Webber with his installation Other […]

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Linoleum: The Cutting Edge

LINOLEUM: The Cutting Edge HemingwayArt Gallery 14 April to 29 April 2012 Artists from the UK, USA and Germany present works that push the boundaries of the seemingly simple linocut artform, through large-scale prints, installation and animated films. The artists are Victoria Browne, Steve Edwards, Bill Fick, Wuon Gean Ho, Scott Minzy, Nick Morley, Carsten […]

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