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.

Tea Kitchen Exhibition

Update: I have a mini exhibition of my printmaking on display soon at The Tea Kitchen, The Old Sunday School, Roe Street, Macclesfield from Tuesday 19th January to Monday 14th March 2016. See flyer below for details on this event.
I have a mini exhibition of my printmaking on display at The Tea Kitchen, The Old Sunday School, Roe Street, Macclesfield from Tuesday 19th January to Monday 14th March 2016.
I have a mini exhibition of my printmaking on display at The Tea Kitchen, The Old Sunday School, Roe Street, Macclesfield from Tuesday 19th January to Monday 14th March 2016.

20:20 Print

I have just printed off my remaining 20:20 prints for Hotbed press using my new portable press. I decided to print a drypoint this year. Just need to sign and number the edition of 25 ready for hand in next week.  

Photowalks, holidays and history

August was a busy month for me and also time off from this blog and printmaking. I had an enjoyable 9 day holiday in Scotland taking in the Edinburgh Fringe, Inverness, Loch Ness and Glasgow and also organizing two tours of Stockport. In between my holidays and walks, I have taken some new photographs mainly of Reddish Vale viaduct and country park which I have never visited before. I wasn’t disappointed and hope to return to this lovely place in the future.

The photo walk I devised went very well apart from the rain which didn’t dampen spirits of those that attended. Some eye catching imagery was created on the day. The results of the photo walk can be found here at the meetup.com site: http://bit.ly/1IQk7n5

We were blessed with nice sunny weather for the Stockport Explorer Guided Tour in mid August. We learnt how Strawberry Studios was put on the  music map with the likes of artists such as; 10cc, Neil Sedaka and Paul McCartney. We also learnt about the devastating plane crash that happen in 1967 and we were lucky enough to meet one of the eye witnesses who rescued people from the crash site.

At present, I am working on my 20:20 Hotbed press print for October. Fingers crossed it will be ready for the deadline.

Bye for now.

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