Original artwork description:

*PLEASE NOTE I HAVE REDUCED THE PRICE OF THIS MONOPRINT (NORMAL PRICE - £45) DUE TO A BLEMISH IN THE PAPER THAT CAN BE COVERED BY A MOUNT CUT TO THE CORRECT DIMENSIONS BY THE PURCHASER - THE ACTUAL IMAGE ITSELF IS UNAFFECTED. SEE PHOTOS FOR CLARIFICATION *

In a previous life I was an archaeologist and still enjoy visiting the sites. I recently visited West Wales and was thrilled to finally get to see Pentre Ifan, the largest and best preserved Neolithic dolmen in Wales, if not the UK. Dating from 3,500BC it is still extremely impressive and although the stones weigh many tonnes, it still gives the impression of being delicate.

This image is based on a photograph I took and subsequent drawing and has been created using a monoprint process created by German artist Paul Klee where oil paint (black, in this case) is painted onto one side of a piece of paper which is then carefully placed, paint-side down, onto a piece of watercolour paper and the image required is drawn onto the unpainted side, thereby transferring black lines onto the watercolour paper. The first sheet is removed and the image can then be painted over using watercolours, with the black oil-painted lines acting as a resist. Due to the nature of the process, small black marks and smudges are frequently accidentally transferred but this, together with the watercolour painting, only highlights the individual nature of each ‘print’. While it is quite possible to produce the image again, each one will be different as no two paintings will ever be identical.

This image is transferred/outlined with Winsor & Newton oil paint and then painted with Winsor & Newton Professional watercolours onto 300gsm/140lb Hot Pressed Daler-Rowney Aquafine Smooth watercolour paper.

DELIVERY INFORMATION
In order to avoid trips to the Post Office, I shall be arranging for delivery to be via courier (not Hermes!) and shipping charges will reflect this. As prices will vary depending on the purchaser's location, if the actual shipping price is less than that charged, I will refund the difference. I am happy to arrange collection.

IMPORTANT - Rather sadly I've decided that, following Brexit, I can no longer sell my artwork to purchasers in the EU. The customs/VAT regulations are an absolute nightmare and I don't want to risk purchasers having to fork out a lot of unforeseen extra money when taking delivery, and even if I agree to pay Customs and VAT upfront before sending out, the red tape involved just looks horrendous.

I will still be selling to customers outside the EU as there's been no changes there so everything remains the same. My apologies, all I can say is that I voted to remain.

Materials used:

oil paint, watercolours

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