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Cornwall is full of these magical places. With water so inviting you just want to get in. After a long walk this pool is bliss. I've been wanting to cut this place for a while but struggled with the composition so in the end i did combine a couple of pics and a little artistic licence.   the drawing on the lino after flipping the photo first colour sunny rock highlights 2nd colour 3rd and 4th colours 5th and 6th colours 7th colour a photo of the lino 8th colour 9th colour ink on lino 10th colour 11th colour 12th colour...

Yes I know, another water picture but you know I love them. As soon as I saw this beautifully clear water and the gorgeous distorted rock shapes, I knew there was a print in there somewhere.  I was excited to get the perfect photo while not slipping on the rocks and drowning my phone. I work directly from my photo which is flipped. My studio set up usually looks like this. The image on the lino is the same way as the flipped photo but the hanging drying prints are the right way round. I start with a simple drawing...

So here's how I made my monster of a print, it's taken 2 months and I'm very happy with how it turned out.  March 2024 I was lucky enough to visit the Iguazu Falls in Argentina. ( and unlucky enough to get bitten by mosquitoes and catch dengue fever )  It was Amazingly beautiful and as you can guess I took loads of photos, some of which are on my instagram but you'll have to scroll back to March Hazel McNab Photos  This photo was my favourite, I love the composition. The way the thin trunk of the tree cuts straight...

Last October I was excited to be asked if I'd design some prints for the St Ives Brewery's Craft Beer cans. I felt it was a great honour and it made me feel like I must be accepted as a proper St Ives artist despite being a Northerner. Firstly I went out to visit the locations and took photos. I was a bit worried, as to me composition is the most important starting point and designing for a can with text in important places compromises the composition. I made a tracing paper template so I could check the design layout...

One of my fave beaches. And most of 2023 it had sand. All rocks again now but how lovely it was with the sand.  I loved this photograph, so it's been a plan to cut it since I took the picture. The combination and strength of the foreground shapes makes it quite an unusual composition.  I have found this my most confusing puzzle of a print so far. I got a bit stuck in the middle but it all worked out in the end. so... working out Rinsey rockpool Here we go with all the stages Drawing on lino  First...