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.

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)

The Boo 2016 Xmas Art & Craft Market

I will be selling my prints and Christmas cards at the Boo Art & Craft Market between 26-27 November. Why not visit.

New look to the blog

I am currently making a number of changes to this website blog which include;

Consolidating my old website and moving elements of it to this blog and also changing the look of the blog.

Art Exhibition

Lino print (7th and final colour added)

Today, I added the final colour to my church print. I started by created a small print block from an off cut of Lino and cut away to get the shape of a cross to represent the St. George flag. I then used some oil based red printing ink and added some oil to soften the ink. Using a small roller, I gently applied the ink to the block. I then placed the block on top of each print and applied pressure using a barren with about 15 passes of the barren. Below is a photo of the finished relief print. I have learnt a lot by producing this Lino print and hope to produce more prints and improve my technique.

New print subjects added

Here are two new print subjects I will be adding to the project.

Map of Stockport town centre
192 bus (Which will feature in the Central Library print)

Lowry in Stockport etching

Apart from working on my relief print today of the church, I have started a new etching entitled “Lowry in Stockport” which is inspired by a photo taken of Lowry sketching the viaduct in the early 1960s.

Here is a proof print I produced this afternoon Showing the initial line created from a drawing.

Proof: Lowry in Stockport — Lowry in Stockport

Lino print (6th colour added)

I added the sixth colour to my relief print of St. Georges church today. I used black with a little white to highlight parts of the church and the road in the print. The final colour will be added to the flag using a separate print block.

Lino print (5th colour added)

Today, I resumed work on the long awaited St. Georges church lino cut I have been working on these past few months.

I still have another two colours to add which I will be adding next month.

So far I have added the following colours:

Orange (1/3 Lemon Yellow, 1/3 Vermillion & 1/3 White)
Light blue (½ Ultramarine & ½ White)
Lime Green (½ Lime Green & ½ White)
Dark Green (½ Lime Green & ½ Prussian Blue)
Light grey (½ Black & ½ White)

I also started work on a new etching which I will reveal in my next post.

Stockport Open Exhibition

I am really pleased to find out that one of my etching prints has been accepted for the Stockport Open exhibition this year.