This plate has been hanging around since the spring! My first-stage print had a very unsatisfactory sky… After stripping it away and adding a new aquatint, I have got something I am happy with. So there are now seven prints … Continued
I’m exhibiting at this event on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th September in the Scout Hut on Cemetery Lane in the centre of the town. We’ll be open from 10.00am to 5.00pm both days, so please come and say hello! … Continued
My latest print in this series illustrates Magpie Mine, near Sheldon. Mid-Derbyshire has a history of industrial lead mining going back to Roman times. Lead mining at this site goes back to at least the 17th century. The Shuttlebark vein of lead … Continued
Following a couple of visits to Youlgrave back in the summer of 2022, I have at last completed a plate of Robin Hood’s Stride, viewed from the stone circle known as the Grey Ladies, or Nine Stones Close. It is … Continued
The third print in the Helford series depicts a decaying iron boat, aground on the beach adjacent to the pier at the entrance to the creek from the Helford river. There is an intriguing story attached to this boat, described … Continued
Over the summer, I made several visits to the wonderful Helford river on Cornwall’s Lizard peninsular, and have now completed the first two prints in the series. Go to the new Helford section under the ‘My prints’ heading to view … Continued