Handpainting – handcolouring – Practicing & Experimenting – ‘Old Man Banksia’
Handcolouring linocuts can mean a simple process of filling in the blanks with colour but for me it is a much more complex process. In this Banksia serrata design – Old Man Banksia – this design has a limited palette of creams/greens and a range of browns. I am relying on tonal values as well as colour to build up the image, and some under painting of yellow & reds. Below is the colour proof – the final colour of the seedpod for this design I have pared back to more brown & less red/yellow. Laying down the watercolour … Continue reading Handpainting – handcolouring – Practicing & Experimenting – ‘Old Man Banksia’
From linocut design to handcolouring – four new prints
Four examples of original plant/image to final design after designing, carving, printing and finally handcolouring. There are two of a new series of smaller 15cm x 15cm designs, This first one is Eucalyptus caesia – also known as ‘Silver Princess’. The second one is a Waratah – Telopea speciocissima. The third is a Coastal Tea Tree – Leptospermum laevigatum Art Deco Series – image size – 8cm x 22cm Finally some flying foxes – the Grey headed Flying Fox – in amongst some Grevillea robusta – I am looking forward to painting this one in particular. This … Continue reading From linocut design to handcolouring – four new prints
Handcolouring testing – ‘Regeneration’ – Waratahs Linocut Part 1
Once I have printed a number of ‘proofs’ or the whole edition with extras as ‘proofs’, I can then set about experimenting with handcolouring techniques and colours until I decide on the final result I want to achieve. Often I … Continue reading Handcolouring testing – ‘Regeneration’ – Waratahs Linocut Part 1
Handcolouring testing – ‘Regeneration’ – Waratahs Linocut Part 2
This is the completed handcoloured linocut – ‘Regeneration’ – Waratahs – linocut. I have called it “Regeneration”. After the destruction that occurs in bushfires the waratah ‘regenerates’ from a ‘lignotuber’ which is a type of starchy or woody swelling found … Continue reading Handcolouring testing – ‘Regeneration’ – Waratahs Linocut Part 2
What a difference a background colour can make – Emu Linocut
Having finally carved, printed and now coloured this linocut (after working on the original drawing over a year ago and the pre-sketch ideas over 2 years) I finally have finished! I had hand painted the emu above as you can see but it felt a bit empty so added a graded wash of ‘Australian Red Gold’ which I am quite pleased with. I must say this one of my favourite watercolour pigments as it just seems to have a glow about it. I think the background colour can make a huge difference to any work and often it may take … Continue reading What a difference a background colour can make – Emu Linocut
Handcolouring Linocuts – Tawny Expressions – first hand coloured drafts
For my work I chose to print my linoblocks with one colour – usually black and then hand-colour. The main reason I have made this choice is that for my chosen subject matter, I want to be able by hand-colouring my designs to use graded and blended colours – essentially to use watercolours or occasionally guache not simply as flat colour but in a more painterly fashion. For me is suits the style I have developed and how I want to portray Australian flora and fauna. I use the linocut in black to create a more dramatic structure within to … Continue reading Handcolouring Linocuts – Tawny Expressions – first hand coloured drafts
Wildflowerings Linocut & Art Tutorials 