Original artwork description:

There's something compelling about a lone tree on a hillside, clinging on for dear life! This "Survivor" looks as though it's been battling with the elements for some time! This subject is cast into silhouette by a swirling sky and anchored by a hillside with patterns like exposed rocks.

A monotype is a unique printed picture. I use rollers and dabbers to spread out the ink on a smooth plastic surface (like perspex or plexi-glass) then make marks with a cloth and other tools. I incorporate textured materials by impressing inked up wallpaper and fabric. The colours are printed in layers wiping away and using paper stencils each time it goes through the printing press to transfer the ink from the plastic to the paper. It's printed to the edges of the paper so the deckle (wavy) edge is part of the print. It is flat mounted onto acid free board with archival tape, wrapped in cellophane and carefully flat-packed in a specially made box.

Materials used:

Oil-based ink on Rives BFK cotton rag paper. Mounted on acid-free mount board.

Tags:

#landscape #trees #texture #winter #tree #purple #countryside #violet #printmaking #hills #england #country #rural #landscape print #british #english #mauve #patchwork #farming #britain #printmakers