Artwork description:

Limited Edition colour linocut of a barn owl flying at night near the Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire.

This is a large linocut (just under A3) made using several carved blocks of lino, one for each colour. The ink is transferred to the paper by rubbing the back with a baren and a wooden spoon. (Takes a while!).

This is an edition of 50, and, as always with linocuts, each print will vary slightly since they are produced by hand. Each print is numbered, titled and signed on the front by me, the artist.

This linocut was inspired by a visit to Jodrell Bank Observatory for the Bluedot Festival. I've always been interested in telescopes, observatories, and other structures for scientific enquiry. In this case, this eye - the Lovell radio telescope - peering into the darkness contrasts with the barn owl, an embodiment of nature itself. Or something like that!

The linocut is approximately 39cm wide and 28cm high (roughly A3 - so fairly large), printed in oil-based inks on acid free cartridge paper and comes with a mount, backing board and cellophane wrap. The mount brings the overall size to roughly 50cm by 40cm - which is a common size and easy to frame.

For international orders, the artwork will be rolled with acid-free tissue paper and delivered in a tube without a mount.

Materials used:

oil-based printing inks, colour, lino

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