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Earlier this year in March I was driving through Marazion and just had to stop and take photos, the light on the Mount was so dramatic I wondered if I'd be able to catch it on paper. For linocut don't forget to flip your image ! No. 1  Cut out everything you want to keep white. I drew on a simple image in pencil. My first colour was a pale yellow to add the brightness to the contrasting drama. You can see my pencil drawing coming through. No. I mixed 2 pale greys one more yellow than the other. you...

It took me all night but I made a video! I'm so proud of myself. And it was fun so now I know how I shall make more xx

My latest print story, from the inspiration to the finished artwork.

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First the hedgerows were white and I couldn't resist having a go at capturing the Blackthorn blossom... ... then it all fell off and made me think of delicate snow.   I started by cutting out all the white petals, then the pale green and finally a darker green to add more depth and detail. the lino halfway there. Both these prints are in the Mini Prints Collection.    

The inspiration - looking from the dunes across the beach at Lelant with St Ives in the background. the plan drawn onto tracing paper, a reduction cut print with lots of layers the first cut in the lino - everything I want to keep the white of the paper, surf, St Ives houses, clouds first two colours mixed base layer for the sky and the grasses printed 2nd cut, grass detail, sand on the beach, horizon skyline colour mixing for 2nd layer of grasses and some beach sand detail grey clouds added and an olive green to the grasses and a 4th...