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.

Blue fence, red door

Reddish Vale prints

A montage of Gum Arabic prints of Reddish Vale park.

Yesterday, I produced a small set of paper lithographs using the Gum Arabic printing process. I decided to experiment with colour and inks. I love the finished results and hope to continue working on other subjects using the same method.

Feared & Farcial Futures

Look out for my new dry point print which forms part of the Feared & Farcial Futures exhibition opening this month. I will also be selling a selection of etching aquatint prints and handmade cards at the Bury Art Museum shop from Friday 28th February to Saturday 20th May 2017.

Thanks to Alan Birch for organising.

Poster courtesy of Bury Art Museum

Lyme Park

Crowther Street

Lowry in Stockport

Yesterday, I was working on one of my last prints for this year which was my long awaited Lowry print. As you can see from the photos, after I had burnt on the aquatint resin, I then stopped out areas of the plate using a circuit board pen which is great for small detail. Applying stop out prevents certain areas from being etched by the acid (usually areas to leave white). I then repeat the acid bath process over a number of times know as “bites”. Depending on the time the plate is bathed in the acid and the strength of the solution to water, you get various tonal affects. Lighter tones usually only take a few seconds; darker tones take longer.

“Lowry in Stockport” (Etching aquatint print) 25 x 11 cms – printed on Fabriano paper.

Update: Sold print

My etching aquatint print of Underbank Hall was sold at the recent preview of Stockport Art Guild 96th Exhibition.

Price: £95.00

Size: 12″ x 9″

Sold a print

Looks like I have sold one of my etchings at yesterday’s Art Guild’s preview. Not bad on the opening day.

96th Exhibition

I am thrilled that two of my recent etchings are in the 96th Stockport Art Guild exhibition at Stockport War Memorial and Art Gallery which is on from 3rd December 2016 to 7th January 2017.

Night prints

Here are my latest etching aquatint prints which have a night theme. The first print is of the 16th century Underbank Hall which is now a bank and the second print depicts Stockport Plaza, a 1930s cinema and variety theatre in the centre of Stockport.

Underbank Hall by Neil Robinson (Etching Aquatint) 2016 — Underbank Hall by Neil Robinson (Etching Aquatint)

The Plaza by Neil Robinson (Etching Aquatint) 2016 — The Plaza by Neil Robinson (Etching Aquatint)