Tidal Waves of the North Sea
Calm seas are lovely but it's the wildness of a stormy sea that gets me whipped up as a viewer. Watching the swirling sea foam and the rising waves roll in and crash together invigorates my creative spark and conjure so much energy. I have decided to celebrate this energy through my signature vivid style of Lino reduction print.
Combining these powerful wave images with sunrise and sunset backdrops brings in acidic contracts that makes the compositions pop.
The Peacock & The Printmaker
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Lino reduction print of a wave off the Beadnell Links shore during Storm Babet set off with an ombre sunset background. Edition of 10.
Print table showing the prepare inks ready for the ombre background of ‘Tumbling’. In the background are the Cranfield Colours inks used in Heather Moore’s work.
Rising - a tidal wave at its peak against a sunrise ombre background - on the drink wall in The Peacock & The Printmaker studio in Newcastle.
Process photograph showing the first carve after the background was printed on ‘Tumbling'. 7 layers of colour were printed to finish the print.