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.

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.

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:

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

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