Behind the print: "Monet's Garden"
Diana Croft on how she made her new six-colour reduction linocut, inspired by a visit to the impressionist artist Monet’s garden.
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Mar 295 min read
Nikolas Wereszczynski: ‘Printmaking is a very physical process – the calluses make it inch ever closer to being a folk craft’
Nikolas Wereszczynski draws inspiration for his prints from folk culture, animism and the tactile act of making something with your hands.
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Feb 224 min read
Chris Moody: 'I find intensely lived-in places fascinating'
Greenwich Printmaker Chris Moody talks about how his travels around the world – both past and present – inspire his art.
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Jun 6, 20234 min read
Behind the print: "A Swoop of Summer Swallows"
Tim Mitchell talks about his recent swallows etching and the challenges of trying to capture the baking heat of summer in ink.
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Mar 13, 20232 min read
Behind the print: "Memories of Tuscany"
Elaine Marshall evokes the lush colours of early summer with her linocut “Memories of Tuscany”, inspired by drawing trips with friends.
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Jan 23, 20234 min read
Behind the print: "Late November"
Find out how Jennifer Jokhoo makes her intricate linocut prints of natural landscapes throughout the seasons.
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Oct 13, 20224 min read
Behind the print: "Passing Storm (Waterloo Bridge)"
Jennie Ing's linocuts of London explore her love of architecture, the bustle of the city and contrasting colours.
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Sep 26, 20222 min read
Featured artist: Silke Heuer
Silke Heuer’s beautiful, layered etchings are inspired by Modernism, interior spaces, abstraction and still life.
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Aug 10, 20224 min read
Behind the print: "A Parliament of Owls"
Steve Edwards on his marvellous series of owl prints, getting into the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, and combining etching and lino.
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Jul 17, 20225 min read
Behind the print: "From the North"
Julian Davies explores pattern, colour and imagined landscapes in his featured artist show at Greenwich Printmakers.
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Jun 26, 20223 min read
Behind the print: "Wolf Moon"
Diana Croft explains explains the inspiration behind “Wolf Moon”, her six-colour reduction linocut.
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Jun 9, 20225 min read
Behind the print: "Late Harvest"
Angela Brookes combines monoprint and drypoint to give the same scene a completely different atmosphere through her skilled use of ink.
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Apr 30, 20225 min read
Behind the print: "Shoreham"
Kit Boyd’s paintings and prints explore our place in nature. His latest etching pays tribute to Shoreham in Kent, where Samuel Palmer lived.
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Apr 12, 20222 min read
Behind the print: Landscapes from Cornwall
Jacki Baxter’s instinctive, vibrant prints capture her emotional responses to landscapes and her love of colour.
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Feb 2, 20223 min read
Behind the print: "The Dark Hedges II, Co. Antrim"
Sue Whitmore on her atmospheric “Dark Hedges” etchings, which highlight her expressive drawing and her love of dramatic landscapes.
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Jan 11, 20222 min read
Behind the print: "Plane Gold"
Peter Wareham explains how he made this expressive etching and relief print that captures the glow of autumn sunlight on London plane trees.
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Sep 17, 20214 min read
Behind the print: Maureen Sweeney on monoprints
Maureen’s vibrant prints draw on her experience as a painter. She explains why she loves monoprints – and you can even make them at home.
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Aug 29, 20216 min read
Behind the print: “Summer Light” and “Night Walk, Blackheath”
Lucy Ward's atmospheric landscapes explore how changes in light can make us react differently to a familiar scene.
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