“Walking The Coast”

When walking along the coast, this kind of expansive vista crops up regularly, I've found. There's always an open aspect when the sea is to one side or the other. And this means you can often see for miles ahead.

The sensation of space and scale is often overwhelming – in a good way – or so I find. I stop and drink it in feeling good to be alive. How about you, do you do that?

That's what this print is all about, and it's a theme that threads through much of my art in various ways.

A modestly sized print considering the epic landscape it's depicting, it'll make even more of an impact once framed and hung.

Creative printmaking

Original printmaking is a creative process, so plans can change during the production of a print – this is the beauty of a process not dominated by machinery.

A printmaker working in several colours, as I do, has to plan a print thoroughly. That said, it's not possible to completely predict everything, such as how inks will play when layered together.

This was the case with this print. I changed my mind about how I wanted it to look when finished mid‑way through printing the edition.

Because these linocuts are handmade, with every colour and every print printed individually, there's lots of scope to change your mind at any point. And I do!

The finished print is simpler than I'd planned and it's truer to my original idea. It's often the way, the first idea you have turns out to be the best one!

This coast lino print makes a fine pair when displayed with "Seabird Cliffs"

Exhibited: 2019. Solo show. Burton Agnes Hall & Gardens 2019. East Yorkshire, UK