Original artwork description:

It's quite a dark image, much of my work has a streak of pitch black humour running through it !
This is a monoprint, so it's unique: the only one that exists.
It was made by inking up a blank printing plate, then "drawing" on the plate, to remove areas of ink, creating the design.
READY TO HANG: Mounted on bevel-cut mountboard and framed in one of our very substantial solid pine frames, hand made at our own carpentry workshop. Frame is in black with a wonderful soft wax sheen. Glazed with very rigid 3mm optical grade acrylic, preferred over glass by most museums due to its superior safety and protection factors.
Working from my studio in the wilds of Wales (UK) I use an etching press to make the print. That's one of those medieval-looking hand cranked contraptions that squeezes the plate against damp paper with thousands of pounds of force. The ink transfers to the paper, leaving the printing plate blank again. So only one can be produced.

Materials used:

paper, etching ink, linseed oil

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