New Polzeath 14th May looking for compositions.
Gorgeous big dramatic landscapes and reflections. Lovely light although slightly dark, but with enough sun to catch the white spray and that gorgeous green light in the rolling wave.
I really fancied this crashing wave challenge and had no idea how it would work out. I'm very happy with the end result
I love cutting water and haven't done a print which had so much white in.
My basic drawing with lots of measured even lines across the bottom for the lines of the sparkles
First cut, everything to stay white which meant a lot of tiny detailed cutting before I got my first colour down.
ink on the lino. I think this was my 3rd colour
a few layers starting to build up the shape of the waves and the spray on the paper
detail of fine cuts on the lino
the grey sky added and happy to see all those tiny cuts for the spray has worked
developing the lapping water in the foreground and bringing out the sparkles
detail of the green wave and the final dark grey giving the waves depth
finished piece
how it could look in a frame on a wall
14 colour reduction linocut
Limited edition of 14
image size 63.5 x 46cm
paper size 57 x 76cm Somerset satin 250gsm