Review of 2025 in pictures

2025, 20:20, A.I., Art For All Day, Boars Head, Chester Open, Eco Image Transfer, Etching Aquatint, exhibition, Green Door Printmaking Studios, Grosvenor Open Exhibition, Home printing, Hotbed press, Intaglio, International Print Exchange, Lifetime Membership Award, Local history, Mezzotint, Sketching, Stockport, Stockport Art Guild, Stockport Heritage Centre, Stockport History, Stockport Open, Stockport Viaduct, Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery, Year in pictures 1 Minute

Here’s a gallery of prints and images from this year.

Boars Head Hotel by Neil Robinson, Drypoint
Vernon Park bandstand by Neil Robinson, Eco Image Transfer
'Calm' by Neil Robinson, Eco Image Transfer print (IPE 2025)
Vernon Park bench "Crowthers family gift" by Neil Robinson, Eco Image Transfer
Prints in Chester Open exhibition
Me with print of "Produce Hall" at Stockport Open exhibition
"Viaduct" by Neil Robinson, Mezzotint (20:20)
Eco Image Transfer workshop
"Pear mill" by Neil Robinson
"Pear mill" by Neil Robinson
Me receiving my receiving an Honorary Lifetime Membership from the President of Stockport Art Guild Angela Herd Hall
"Woodbank Hall" by Neil Robinson, pencil sketch
"Woodbank Memorial Park" by Neil Robinson, Eco Image Transfer + A.I.

The main highlight from this year was receiving an Honorary Lifetime Membership. It was huge surprise and I was deeply flattered to receive the award in recognition of my outstanding contribution to Stockport Art Guild.

Other highlights include my very first go at hosting a series of printmaking workshops using the Eco Image Transfer technique. The workshops have proved very popular. I am also pleased to have prints in both the 20:20 Hotbed Press International Print Exchange and the IPE – International Print Exchange.

I have also started to work with Generative Artificial intelligence (AI) to bring to life my prints.

In the summer, I visited the heritage centre and did some reading up on local history including Woodbank Park.

On a day trip to London, I looked around the annual London Original Print Fair (LOPF) at Somerset House which is always worth a visit. A worthy mention was visiting PrintFest in Ulverston and the Manchester Contemporary Art Fair at the GMEX.

I am looking forward to a new year of printmaking, watch this space, there’s more to come!

Here’s wishing everyone who reads this blog a Happy New 2026!

Cheers,
Neil.

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I specialize in printmaking especially etching aquatint and my other passion is painting seascapes and landscapes in acrylics. I am also interested in photography and experimenting with digital art. As a starting point, I use a mixture of sketches and photography to create prints and paintings. The artwork and design featured on this web site originates from my school, college and university days and also more recent work that I have created from regular printmaking workshops and art holidays. I regularly exhibit my art in the annual Stockport Art Guild exhibition of which I am a member.

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