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.

Exhibition time

I attended the 99th Stockport Art Guild Art Exhibition. The Guild is celebrating its centenary this year and has published a book celebrating the history of the art club. Exhibition runs until 16th January 2020. I have two etching prints in the exhibition which depict the precinct and the railway station. I also have two […]

Screenprint so far..

Here is the latest stage of my first attempt in producing a multilayered screen-print. Title: “Blue fence, red door” Size: 17 x 12″ Ink used: Acrylic paint added to screen-print medium

Automatons print

Central Library print

This is my latest print for the project which I am currently working on. Central Library 22 x 14 cms Etching Aquatint

Printmaking in Wales

Recently I took a break from working on my Stockport series and reserved a place on a printmaking weekend away in Anglesey, North Wales at Penmon Point organised by Alan Birch Despite the bad weather on the Sunday which lasted most of the day, I managed to print off seven prints in the lighthouse keepers […]

Turners Art Shop exhibition

I have an etching aquatint print depicting the Hatworks in the current Turner’s Art Shop Gallery Exhibition at Stockport War Memorial and Art Gallery until 3rd November 2019.

Garrick Theatre print

This print depicts the Garrick Theatre which is located just off the A6 in Stockport. I used a different technique this time by first printing a drypoint print with black ink, then I printed a single triple-coloured linocut on top using which gives a painterly finish. I cut out areas of the lino to mark […]

Sold: Viaduct print

My mix-media print of Stockport has recently been sold at the Stockport Open exhibition.

Print Auction

Stockport Open Exhibition

One of my two mix media prints of Stockport has been accepted in this year’s Stockport Open. Will find out Friday (tomorrow) which of my prints made it in. Looking forward to the preview and meeting other artists. Update 13/7/19. My print of the viaduct was accepted into the 2019 Open exhibition. See picture.