Author: stockportinprint

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.

Stockport Exchange etching

Here is my artists proof (AP) of the Stockport Exchange etching featuring the railway station which I printed this afternoon at Prospect Studios.

Six acid bites were used to achieve the first Etching Aquatint print.

Stockport Exchange & station etching

On Saturday, I resumed work on my project by starting a new print taken from a recent sketch of the newly built Stockport Exchange and also the refurbished exterior of the train station.
Proof print attached. I hope to produce some more etchings of this area in the near future for the project.

Paper for lino printing

Japanese Simili paper sheets, 43cmx61cm, 80gsm, ivory white, acid-free, chlorine-free, with archival permanence, pliant, and suitable for lino, woodcuts and stencil printing.

Source: Greatart.co.uk
Price: £16.50

Tiviot Dale print

Here is my latest etching aquatint print of ‘Tiviot Dale Railway’ that I created yesterday from sketches and reference photos depicting the once active railway line and station. If you look closely, the print shows what has become of the area with a motorway and the new shopping development of Redrock. This print completes a set of three prints showing Stockport’s past.

Size: 25 x 11 cms

Japanese woodblock printing

Over the weekend, I visited the British Musem in London and saw a very fascinating exhibition on Japanese woodblock printing technique. It’s a printmaking technique I would like to try out.

S.i.P. on Instagram

You can now follow me on Instagram at: instagram.com/stockportinprint

Double printed drypoints

Here are the results of my printmaking this weekend using double printed drypoints.

Urban sketching

Today, I took part in some urban sketching organised by Annette from Stockport Art Guild

Artists met at the art gallery and we had 2 hours to sketch around Stockport either inside or out.

I chose to sketch at Stockport Exchange near the railway station and found a perfect place to sit outside the new hotel. The weather was cool and rainy, but I managed at couple of good sketches using fineliners and pencils.

Crowther Street etching (Sepia)

Sepia version of my etching aquatint of Crowther Street made famous by L.S. Lowry.

Linocut completed

Titled: ‘Window’ (6 colour Lino cut)
Today, I finally printed the last colour (Grey) on my hand burnished reduction lino cut.

The last colour outlines the brick work and brings the whole print together.