Artwork description:

Wood engraving - exhibited in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2015

A rat's-eye view of Clapham North tube station on the Northern line of the London Underground.

Clapham North is one of only two stations on the Northern line to retain a central island platform. This view shows a stationary train on the southbound side of the platform, with the end of a painted 'MIND THE GAP' warning in the foreground.

A handmade, limited edition print. Signed and numbered by the artist. Actual image size is 12x18cm; printed on a larger sheet of paper to allow for mounting and framing. Prints from this edition are also available framed: see Rebecca's Artfinder shop for details.

Wood engraving is a form of fine art printmaking. The artist uses specialised tools to create the image in relief (and reverse) on the end grain of a block of hardwood - usually boxwood - by removing the 'white' parts of the image. This technique is painstaking and highly technical, and allows for the creation of exquisitely detailed works. Rebecca's wood engravings have been exhibited in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, with the Society of Wood Engravers, and in galleries across the world from Japan to the USA.

Materials used:

Wood engraving, ink on paper

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