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Frans Masereel

Frans Masereel 1889 1972 Die Passion eines Menschen 1918 ChateauBoynetAgency 2012 [wpdevart_youtube]nPINngUibbM[/wpdevart_youtube] The City [wpdevart_youtube]PL3A50F1056B5192F7[/wpdevart_youtube] Google images Frans Masereel (31 July 1889 – 3 January 1972) was a Flemish painter and graphic artist who worked mainly in France. He is known especially for his woodcuts. His greatest work is generally said to be the wordless […]

Single Colour Linocut

Single colour linocut: The Brief This project involves planning, cutting and printing an image where the cuts in the lino will print as the colour of the printing paper and the ridges left on the lino will be inked. To support your work you will have drawings and themes starting from original ideas and developed […]

Natural Landscape

A Landscape Waiting: overview and assessment For this project I decided to use a part of the River Cam just down the road from my house for this project. I love the the flat landscape in February with its grey skies and skeletal trees. At this time of year it is particularly evocative of the […]

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Linocut Inspiration

See also post: Linocut Technique Linocut uses a cheap, versatile material that gives possibilities for dynamic mark-making and bold shapes with simplified colour. It has been used by for many different types of prints including portraits, political works, landscapes and typography. It has been particularly popular as a medium for political protest, including the Russian […]

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John Piper

John Piper was born in Epsom, Surrey, in 1903, the son of solicitor Charles Piper. He was educated at Epsom College and trained at the Richmond School of Art, followed by the Royal College of Art in London.[1] He turned from abstraction early in his career, concentrating on a more naturalistic but distinctive approach. As […]

Inspiration

My printmaking has been influenced by printmakers and artists from many different parts of the world. Links to blog pages for detailed overviews of my main sources of inspiration from different countries can be found below in alphabetical order. Many more visual references are shown in my logbooks. Africa Njideka Akunyili : Nigerian artist, now working […]