Artwork description:

With its secret, hidden paths and gloriously wild nature, Hampstead Heath has to be the most romantic spot for lovers to lose themselves...
From a sketch made during my Lockdown walks.

This is a drypoint, a form of etching where the image is created by scratching directly onto the plate. Since no acid is needed, the metal isn't dissolved as on an etched plate, but is thrown up on each side of the line, creating a thicker, soft line. This wears down with each successive print, hence the small edition of 10 prints.

I've left ink or polished it off in areas to create the tone - this is the painterly mono printing part of the process. Each handcrafted print is unique and variable and numbered E.V (Edition Variable)

Orders are wrapped in acid-free tissue, flat-packed between two layers of board in a stiffened envelope and dispatched signed and tracked within four days.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to send a message!

Materials used:

Somerset Textured paper 250g, Intaglio inks, etching press

Tags:

#nature #forest #atmospheric #love #trees #lovers #walk #valentines #walkers #hampstead heath #evocative #hampstead art #couple in #valentines gifts #valentinesday