Artwork description:

Hot off the Press November 2024!

'Witts Cottage' depicts an actual thatched cottage of the same name in Sutton Scotney, a village in Hampshire, Southern England.

This detailed linocut print has been a long time coming. I was inspired by the cottage when I attended an event near it back in June 2022, but I only started the linocut project towards the end of June this year.

I love the heavy shape of the thatched roof, and the combination of geometric architectural elements and organic plant forms. The cottage in reality has a large area of blank wall on the right, which would have looked a bit odd, so I introduced a fantasy spiralling plant support with more climbing roses, to fill the gap. Also, there always has to be something animating my compositions, so here I have a little cat at the gate, and a song thrush (which I have seen and heard in the area) perched on top of the plant support.

The linocut is hand-printed in artists' quality oil-based ink on quality Ho-Sho acid-free printmaking paper.
The title of the artwork, the edition number and my signature are discreetly incorporated in pencil on the artwork itself.

The print is sold unframed, for ease and economy of shipping. However, it is despatched in a commercially-manufactured mount set, which comprises a mitre-cut textured off-white mount, backing board and cellophane bag. The mount set measures 14 x 11” (or 35.5 x 28 cm, outer dimensions) to take A4. So not only is your purchase ready to present as a gift (if that is your plan with it), but the mount set, together with other robust packaging, protects the print during shipping. There is plenty of margin for framing and the mount set can be discarded, if you have other plans for the print.

Please note that I am willing to ship to most countries, so if the shipping profile for this artwork does not include where you are, please feel free to message me to make a request.

Materials used:

Artists' quality oil-based printing ink on acid-free paper

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