Following my first Monotype Walmer, here is the next one. I made the work today using a copper plate, water mixable ink, and an etching press, printing onto Somerset paper, producing this unique print.
Monotype Walmer (II)
Month: November 2023
Monotype, Walmer, 2023
I spent a pleasant morning working on this small monotype (18cm x 13cm) based on recent drawings, along this special stretch of coastline, at Walmer, Kent. I may work on a series of these monotype studies…
light and dark (V)-(VIII)
These unique prints (U/P) are inspired by my move from Cornwall to the Kent coast, at Walmer, UK.
I carry a sense of place; bringing memory of moorland life, its light and dark skies, landscape, streams, on this return journey, to where I see the French coast, on most days, once again. I have used carborundum to make the studies. The plate is inked up, put through an etching press, to make the strong black and whites and gradually, subtle light and darks. I am attracted to the Carborundum technique, invented in the 1930’s – it holds a resonance for me in the arts and poetry pamphlet-making.
light and dark (I)-(IV)
These unique prints (U/P) are inspired by my move from Cornwall to the Kent coast at Walmer, UK.
I carry a sense of place; of moorland life, its light and dark skies, landscape, streams, to this stretch of coast in Kent, using carborundum to make the studies. The plate is inked up, put through an etching press, to make the strong black and whites. I am attracted to the Carborundum technique, invented in the 1930’s – it holds a resonance for me in the arts and pamphlet-making.
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