expert linoprinting
NOT my work I'm afraid but a print I own, one of an edition of 6. It's a large linoprint about 18 inches tall by Sarah Kirby, a fellow member of the print workshop I used to attend. She's a really superb printmaker. This is above my TV and I never tire of it.
I think working on a larger scale is probably easier in lino as I find it isn't easy to get delicate lines on a small scale. Not so easy to get a good quality print without a press of course.
With lino the notion of 'notan' is important - the balance between dark and light and the counterchanges of light against dark and dark against light - I think this print shows this perfectly.
Do you like it?
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The design is inspired and you're very right, the mix of light and dark is crucial for prints to work well. This is why I used thumbnails to experiment with different aspects of light and dark before I cut mine.
Wow, lucky you to have this piece to look at every day.
At the price of art shop lino I'd be very nervous cutting into an 18" piece.
Can't wait to start another myself.
so much work and then to go wrong near the end Robyn - imagine!! :>O
I'm glad you all like it
just remember to reverse the words Katherine - I once forgot!
But, having said that intaglio is possible in lino, I will post something.
It's still rainy here so the drying time may mean another day or so before I can scan the finished article.
The Kirby print is beautiful, Vivien
can't believe how much different stuff you do vivian
this looks fun to do and very sharp
I will study that