I'm exhibiting with 'Staffordshire Enjoy Art' at the Nicholson Gallery, Leek, Staffordshire from tomorrow

I have 5 pieces in this show, 3 lino prints and 2 monotypes, and it opens tomorrow!

If you don't know Leek, it's a lovely little market town in the Peak District.  Well worth a viit!

ARTFINDER: Cat licking its paw by Linda Nevill - Cat licking its paw' lino print. There's nothin...

 New cat print now available on Artfinder...



ARTFINDER: Cat licking its paw by Linda Nevill - Cat licking its paw' lino print. There's nothin...

Lilly etching

Lilly etching with collage (chine colle)

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Walsall Leather Museum - etching of Keith Bryan's Saddlery

Sketching at Keith Bryan's Saddlery in Walsall led to my creating an etching of the workshop interior. It was an amazing, traditional workshop in an early Victorian building.  There was a real sense of history as well as intense activity as leather was cut, stitched and shaped into beautiful, gleaming saddles.  A fascinating place to visit and I fel that the traditional etching process complimented the activity well.

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What do cats do all day? Sleeping, eat, washing and maybe a bit of climbing!

 ' Cat licking its paw'  another new linoprint.   A prelim to bedtime!

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Lino cut cats!

I'm building up a small collection of blue linocut cats!  Sleeping, climbing, sleeping and sleeping zzzzzzz

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Texture and watercolour - granulation

I love the effect of granulation, creating visual texture for particular areas of sketches e.g. buildings in shade.  The colour I use most that has this quality is Ultramarine Blue.   The pigment settles on the paper in a way that isn't completely smooth but textured.  This happens particularly with traditional colour like earth colours and cobalts and doesn't usually happen with modern, organic colours.

If you don't want the effect of granulation though, there are many other colours to choose from or you could use distilled water, instead of tap water, to reduce the effects of granulation.