The Wildlife Trusts X: Rothbury – Limited edition print
The Print
Each print comes with it’s own certificate of authenticity signed by me. Only the finest materials were used to make this limited edition print, which I have produced myself. Both the paper (Somerset Enhanced Velvet) and the inks (Epson UltraChrome Pro) are of archival quality, meaning the print could last up to 400 years.
Size: The framed print is 53.5 cm x 53.5cm and the unframed print is 50cm x 50cm. A standard size that should enable you to get a frame easily online if you choose this option.
The Technique
I draw with Uni-ball Signo ballpoint pens on raw linen canvas. To prepare the surface I lighten the canvas with a white oil paint wash. Once this is dry, I draw with the biro, as I would with pencil on paper. After the drawing is complete, it’s varnished (to fix the ink in place) and more white oil paint is used to add light and finalise the composition. The ink is actually surprisingly versatile, in terms of its colour. If I want a blue tinge to the work I can layer white oil paint over it, or leave the canvas showing through to leave a sepia tone.
The Inspiration
This was the tenth artwork created as part of The Wildlife Trusts project. The project lasted just over a year and involved us travelling around England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, visiting 53 Wildlife Trusts reserves, across 20 separate Trusts.
This work is the heart of the project in my view. Firstly, it’s the largest (140 x 100cm) but it is also trying to capture the state of our planet. We visited the most exciting and newest Wildlife Trust reserve, Rothbury (in Northumberland), and saw a fallen silver birch tree. It was still alive as most of it’s roots had managed to stay in the ground. Just like the planet, it’s in a lot of trouble, but is fighting on and if we do the right things it’ll be fine. There is also an ancient fort and a cup and ring stone at Rothbury, and on the right of the picture you can see those links to the past forming a line from the fort through the stone (which was carved up to 6,000 years ago) and onto the rings on the roots of the tree. We owe it to our ancestors and future generations to restore this planet.
Description
The Print
Each print comes with it’s own certificate of authenticity signed by me. Only the finest materials were used to make this limited edition print, which I have produced myself. Both the paper (Somerset Enhanced Velvet) and the inks (Epson UltraChrome Pro) are of archival quality, meaning the print could last up to 400 years.
Size: The framed print is 55 cm x 35cm and the unframed print is 50.5cm x 40.5cm. A standard size that should enable you to get a frame easily online if you choose this option.
The Technique
I draw with Uni-ball Signo ballpoint pens on raw linen canvas. To prepare the surface I lighten the canvas with a white oil paint wash. Once this is dry, I draw with the biro, as I would with pencil on paper. After the drawing is complete, it’s varnished (to fix the ink in place) and more white oil paint is used to add light and finalise the composition. The ink is actually surprisingly versatile, in terms of its colour. If I want a blue tinge to the work I can layer white oil paint over it, or leave the canvas showing through to leave a sepia tone.
The Inspiration
This was the tenth artwork created as part of The Wildlife Trusts project. The project lasted just over a year and involved us travelling around England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, visiting 53 Wildlife Trusts reserves, across 20 separate Trusts.
This work is the heart of the project in my view. Firstly, it’s the largest (140 x 100cm) but it is also trying to capture the state of our planet. We visited the most exciting and newest Wildlife Trust reserve, Rothbury (in Northumberland), and saw a fallen silver birch tree. It was still alive as most of it’s roots had managed to stay in the ground. Just like the planet, it’s in a lot of trouble, but is fighting on and if we do the right things it’ll be fine. There is also an ancient fort and a cup and ring stone at Rothbury, and on the right of the picture you can see those links to the past forming a line from the fort through the stone (which was carved up to 6,000 years ago) and onto the rings on the roots of the tree. We owe it to our ancestors and future generations to restore this planet.
Additional information
| Framed or unframed | Framed, Unframed |
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